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2017 Recipients of the Top Apprentice Award

Congratulations to the 61 recipients of the 2017 Top Apprentice Award!

Sort list by: Last Name - City/Town - Trade - Employer

RecipientTradeEmployer

Neil Adam
Edmonton

Gasfitter - Class A

Vet's Sheet Metal

Shane Ancelet
Lethbridge

Heavy Equipment Technician - Truck and Transport Mechanic

Calmont Volvo Truck Centre Lethbridge

Kirby Beloin
Vermilion

Parts Technician - Parts Technician

Vermilion Chrysler Ltd.

Shane Calder
Calgary

Floorcovering Installer

Universal Flooring Systems Ltd.

Arden Callsen
Edmonton

Ironworker (Structural/Ornamental)

Ironworkers Apprenticeship Administration Agency

Luke Carbert
Canmore

Heavy Equipment Technician - Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic (Off-Road)

Columbia Ice Fields / Jasper

Francois Chamberland
St. Paul

Motorcycle Mechanic

Power Merchants Ltd.

Jordan Charles
Grande Prairie

Auto Body Technician

Charles Auto Body & Collision

Justin Coate
High River

Heavy Equipment Technician - Transport Trailer Mechanic

Mullen Trucking Corp.

Mitchel Corley
Calgary

Heavy Equipment Technician

Mainline Equipment (Calgary)

Brett DeForest
Edmonton

Steamfitter - Pipefitter

HYTECH Oilfield Projects Ltd.

Kevin Dougall
Calgary

Glazier

Bennett Glass

Robert Dubord
Calgary

Locksmith

Calgary Lock & Safe 1991 Ltd.

Ian Ducharme
Edmonton

Ironworker

Ironworkers Apprenticeship Administration Agency

Thomas Dykstra
Grande Prairie

Instrumentation and Control Technician

Pembina Pipeline Corporation

Trevor Ellens
Lacombe

Agricultural Equipment Technician

Pentagon Farm Center Ltd

James Ellertson
Medicine Hat

Plumber

Baumann's Ventilation & Plumbing Ltd.

Bryce Exner
Chestermere

Crane and Hoisting Equipment Operator - Mobile Crane Operator

Stampede Crane & Rigging Inc

Corey Feswick
Olds

Concrete Finisher

Olds Concrete Services (2014) Ltd.

Morgan Fillier
Calgary

Roofer

CCS Contracting Ltd.

Stephen Follett
Cold Lake

Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)

Imperial Oil Resources Ltd

Wensley Gavins
Lacombe

Crane and Hoisting Equipment Operator - Wellhead Boom Truck Operator

GE Oil & Gas

Allen Griffiths
Lethbridge

Appliance Service Technician - Commercial Appliance Service Technician

Key Food Equipment Services Ltd.

Jeff Hass
Edmonton

Insulator (Heat and Frost)

Pentair Industrial Heat Tracing Solutions

Timothy Hopwood
Calgary

Auto Body Technician - Auto Body Prepper

South Pointe Toyota - Collision Centre

Daryl Johnson
Edmonton

Crane and Hoisting Equipment Operator - Boom Truck Operator

Valard Construction LP

Amanda Kawchuk
Lethbridge

Baker

Crazy Cakes

Ashley Kenwell
Calgary

Painter and Decorator

Victory Painting

Minkyu Kim
Calgary

Auto Body Technician - Auto Body Refinisher

GSL Chevrolet Cadillac (Body)

Daniel Kitt
Lac La Biche

Powerline Technician

Fortis Alberta Inc.

Brady Landry
Bentley

Sheet Metal Worker

Kles-Air Mechanical Ltd.

Steven Larone
Eckville

Appliance Service Technician

Key Food Equipment Services Ltd.

Shane Larose
Calgary

Bricklayer

Pockar Masonry Ltd.

Amy Larson
Irma

Hairstylist

Glow Hair And Body Ltd.

Benjamin Leclerc
Grande Prairie

Lather (Interior Systems Mechanic)

Jarvis Interior Ltd.

Jordan Leroux
Edmonton

Sprinkler Systems Installer

Proudline Fire Protection Services Ltd.

Ian McLaughlin
Edmonton

Metal Fabricator (Fitter)

Weldwork Fabricators Ltd.

Jeremy Miko
Airdrie

Gasfitter - Class B

Sage Energy Corp.

Chelsey Morck
Calgary

Landscape Horticulturist

City Of Calgary Parks #189

Tony Myram
Cremona

Water Well Driller

Myram Drilling

Tyler O'Brien
Edmonton

Boilermaker

Boilermaker Apprenticeship Administration Agency (Alberta)

Kolten Ogle
Blackfalds

Ironworker - Metal Building Systems Erector

Scott Builders Inc.

Austin Pardy
Red Deer

Rig Technician

Nabors Drilling Ltd.

Geraldine Perrin
Grande Prairie

Parts Technician - Materials Technician

Northern Metalic Sales (Gp) Ltd.

Jarred Pinda
Red Deer

Carpenter

Bildex Construction Ltd.

Corbin Roger
Calgary

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic

A K Brown Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Ltd

Tavis Saito
Edmonton

Automotive Service Technician

Koch Ford Lincoln Sales (2003) Ltd.

Michael Sheppard
Calgary

Ironworker (Reinforcing)

Ironworkers Apprenticeship Administration Agency

Tyler Siggelkow-Maggrah
Medicine Hat

Welder

Bromley Mechanical A Division Of Argo Sales Inc.

Warren Sundlie
Grande Prairie

Recreation Vehicle Service Technician

Happy Trails Home & Leisure Centre

Caelan Taylor
Lethbridge

Cook

Earl's Lethbridge Ltd

Dustin Thomson
Calgary

Electrician

Endure Electric Ltd.

Brandon Thomson
Innisfail

Natural Gas Compression Technician

Gas Drive

Monty Toews
Crooked Creek

Welder - Wire Process Operator

Star Fabrication

Matthew Toye
Calgary

Crane and Hoisting Equipment Operator - Tower Crane Operator

Morwest Crane & Services Ltd.

Daniel Turko
Calgary

Auto Body Technician - Auto Body Repairer

Checker Cabs Ltd (Body Shop)

Dennis Van Maanen
Picture Butte

Cabinetmaker

Premiere Woodworking Ltd.

Bryan Verreault
Whitecourt

Communication Technician

Whitecourt Communications

Ryan Wispinski
Edmonton

Machinist

Fraserwoods Fabrication & Machining Ltd.

Teigan Wollersheim
High River

Power System Electrician

CANA High Voltage Ltd

Hoi Tung Wong
Grande Prairie

Electric Motor Systems Technician

GPR Industries (1994) Ltd.

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