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The free career workshop at Northern College's Porcupine Campus continues today and tomorrow. The Timmins Native Friendship Centre has teamed up with 10 local organizations to offer the 'Jump Start Your Career: Career Path Readiness Workshop'. The event is promoting education, resources and employment for First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples.

Northern College is teaming up with Queen's University in Kingston. The two have partnered to offer an accredited Mining Engineering Degree program at North College's Porcupine campus. Kimberly Woodhouse, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science says it will allow them to use innovative programming and technology to provide expanded educational opportunities where there is a pressing need for engineers.

Northern College is teaming up with three other colleges to promote mental health and well-being. Cambrian, Canadore, Confederation and Northern have joined forces to create a pan-northern initiative called Bridging the Distance. Nearly $1-million dollars from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and University has been allotted for the project. Each college will focus on one of four areas: web portal, distance counseling, faculty and staff support and peer support and will implement specific objectives in order to provide support and reduce stigma around mental health issues.

Timmins students have got skill! Several students from Timmins High are off to Waterloo in May for the Skills Canada provincial competition. Skills Canada is a national non-profit organization that actively promotes careers in skilled trades and technologies to Canadian youth. Cody Fay nabbed first in Welding, Zach Chartier took home top prize for Electrical wiring and Ryley Hardisty will compete in cabinet making.

Winners:

Ryley Hardisty - Timmins High and Vocational School (Cabinet Making)

Carter Schaffner - Englehart Secondary School (Carpentry - Individual)

Mike Weissner, Kurtis Westbrook - Englehart Secondary School (Carpentry, Team of Two)

Scott Hooker, Benjamin Park, Daniel Rowe, Austin Brown - Iroquois Falls Secondary School (Home and Building Team of Four)

Kelly Wiebe, Tony Dougherty - Englehart Secondary School (Culinary)

Zach Chartier - Timmins High and Vocational School (Electrical Wiring)

Cody Fay - Timmins High and Vocational School (First Place Welding)

Scott Cousins - Timiskaming District Secondary School (Second Place Welding)

Hayden Gourley - Iroquois Falls Secondary School (Third Place Welding)