Steamfitter/pipefitter apprentice, Euan Mackinnon, and MHC instructor, Chad Baron, pose outside of ExpoCité, in Québec, after Mackinnon's gold-medal win at Skills Canada. Courtesy: Medicine Hat College

By Eli J. Ridder

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Medicine Hat College apprentice wins gold at Skills Canada competition

Jun 16, 2024 | 7:00 AM

It was a positive way to end an apprenticeship program.

Euan Mackinnon, in his final year of apprenticeship training at Medicine Hat College, claimed a gold medal win at the Skills Canada competition held on May 31.

As a member of Team Alberta for the second consecutive year, Mackinnon travelled to Quebec to demonstrate his skills at the two-day competition.

“It’s pretty special,” Mackinnon said in a statement released by the college.

He was challenged to read drawings, thread tube and pipe and test his instrumentation ability to complete a 12-hour project, the college said.

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“It’s cool to actually win something that was just me and all dependent on my performance,” Mackinnon said.

Mackinnon’s sights are now set on completing his journeyman certification forsteamfitter/pipefitter, according to the college.

He also plans to return to Skills Alberta in the future as an alumni and a coach.