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2009 AWMAC Ontario Chapter Apprenticeship Contest

This year, 4 candidates participated in the AWMAC Ontario Chapter Apprenticeship Contest held at Conestoga College on March 14, 2009. They were Glenn Frazer, Paul Spiteri, Andrew Dubeckyi and Aaron Lott.

The materials were donated by Upper Canada Forest Products, Wilsonart Canada and Hettich Canada.

This year's judges were Tony Boyce, Frank Sansalone, Kevin Lott and Martin Grinwis.

First place and $500, sponsored by Hettich Canada, went to Glenn Frazer, a 2nd year student at Conestoga College.

Second place and $250, sponsored by Blum Canada, went to Paul Spiteri, an apprentice with DCL Woodworking.

Third place and $100, sponsored by Precision Veneer Products, went to Andrew Dubeckyi, an apprentice with Talon Millwork.

Fourth place and $50, sponsored by AWMAC Ontario Chapter, went to Aaron Lott, a first year student at Humber College.

Special thanks are extended to Conestoga College for hosting the event and all those involved in organizing, sponsoring and assisting with arrangements for this year's event.

AWMAC Apprenticeship Contest 2008

AWMAC Ontario Chapter hosted their annual Apprenticeship Contest at Conestoga College on Saturday, February 16, 2008. Student contestants were Jonas Norrie, Victoria Coverdale, David Lock, Craig Dekeyser, Darren Gander, Matthew Wiesel, Juan Corral and Jeremy Camplin. Materials were donated by Mirmil Products. First prize of $500 sponsored by AWMAC Ontario went to Jonas Norrie. Second prize of $250 was sponsored by Blum Canada and went to David Lock. Third prize of $100 was sponsored by Precision Veneer and went to Darren Gander. Special thanks to Conestoga College for hosting the event and Allan Sparling, Sylvia Sparling, Hillary Sparling, Martin Grinwis, Keith Randall, Marco Mueller, Dylan Kinch, Al Broekema and Jim McGregor for organizing and helping during the event.

AWMAC Apprenticeship Contest 2007

AWMAC Ontario Chapter hosted their annual apprenticeship contest at the Woodworking Centre of Ontario in Kitchener on Saturday, February 10, 2007. Seven apprentice students took up the challenge to construct the contest cabinet #2 within the allotted 9 hours. Participating in the contest were Tyson Flintoft, Eddie Waller, Colin Devilliers, Norman Dupuis, Zach Hewitt, James MacDonald and Gurmohan Lota. The cabinets were judged by AWMAC Ontario president Carlo DeFrancesco and Conestoga College Professor Martin Grinwis. Many thanks to Conestoga College Professor and AWMAC Ontario Past President Alan Sparling, Keith Raandall and students Josh Hoogland and Greg MacDonald for organizing the event.

Contest materials were donated by Mirmil Products. Many thanks to Travis Walker for delivering cabinet materials to Conestoga College.

First place prize of $500.00 was sponsored by AWMAC Ontario Chapter and was awarded to Colin Deviliers. Second place prize of $250.00 was sponsored by Blum Canada and was awarded to Zach Hewitt. Third place prize of $200.00 was sponsored by Taurus Craco Machinery and was awarded to Gurmohan Lota.

The winning cabinet from each participating AWMAC chapter will be shipped to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan where it will be entered into AWMAC's national contest in May. Many thanks to the students that participating in the event.