Welding Rodeo Sparks Interest in Trades

0:00It's April 18th. I'm Corey with The Story, and this is Canada News today, your AI-powered local news. Sparks were flying at the 11th annual welding rodeo in southeast Calgary this past Saturday where 32 students from 8 local high. Schools battled it out in welding and metal fabrication challenges. The event heated up with a fun Wizard of Oz theme, pulling from movies like the Wizard of Oz and Wicked, as kids tackled time tasks like building. Door these house from blueprints and crafting themes sculptures from scrap metal, plus an optional well-test. Students raved about the thrill of it all, that intense focus under the hood where nothing else matters but the perfect bead and the joy of turning. Sketches into solid metal creations instead of softer stuff like clay. Organizes from groupsite boiler makers local 146A, it's key for sparking interest in trades, especially with enrollment dropping at. Murder trade schools, and they stress jobs will always be there for skilled welders.

1:01Prizes including big scholarships went to top performers in their schools, and with the rodeo set to expand to Edmonton this fall, it's clear the push to get more youth into welding is just getting started.