(Red Deer Polytechnic)

By rdnewsNOW staff

Skills Canada Alberta

RDP apprentices win nine medals, two gold in provincial competition

May 16, 2025 | 1:42 PM

Red Deer Polytechnic apprenticeship students brought home nine medals from the 2025 Skills Canada Alberta Competition.

The competition, which features a variety of skilled trades, took place in Edmonton where RDP won two gold, three silver, and four bronze medals.

In addition, RDP instructors also mentored two high school competitors who won gold including Ty McCartney (carpentry) and Dane Schmidt (welding).

“We are incredibly proud of the apprentices and students trained at RDP, whose dedication, hard work and talent were showcased at the Provincial Skills Canada Alberta Competition,” said David Pye, Dean of the School of Trades and Technology at Red Deer Polytechnic, in a media release.

“Their success is a testament to the commitment of our instructors, staff and industry partners, who have worked collaboratively to provide top-tier education and training. As Alberta’s third-largest provider of skilled trades education, RDP plays a vital role in developing talent, training more than 2,200 apprentices annually to help meet critical labour market demands across the province.”

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Those who won gold for RDP were Adam Moore (sprinkler systems installer) and Lucas Stang (welding). They advance to represent the institution at the 2025 Skills Canada National Competition on May 29–30 in Regina, Sask.

(Red Deer Polytechnic)

Other medal winners from Red Deer Polytechnic includes Riley Jacobs (silver/ carpentry), Carson Donovan (silver/ pipefitter), Tyler Hagstrom (silver/ sprinkler systems installer), Simon Pell (bronze/ electrical), Miles Alger (bronze/ heavy vehicle technology), Tyson Bucklaschuk (bronze/ plumber), Lucas Drage (bronze/ sprinkler systems installer).

Other notable placements include Greg Arbeau (carpentry – 5), David Stolk (carpentry – 6), Rhian Marinduque (electrical – 6) and Zac Barnes (cook – 9). High school competitor Johan Eriksson, also trained by RDP, placed fifth in carpentry.

Since 2003, RDP apprenticeship students have racked up 93 medals across provincial, national and WorldSkills competitions.

Winners of the upcoming national competition will have the opportunity to represent Canada at the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, China from Sept. 22–27, 2026.