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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 Salmon Arm Observer
Student wins aerospace award By Tracy Hughes OBSERVER STAFF
In a field almost entirely dominated by men, Samantha Wardrop is proving her mettle. Wardrop, an 18-yearold Salmon Arm Secondary graduate, recently won a thirdplace medal in the Skills BC competition for Aerospace Technology. She is currently enrolled in the Aircraft Maintenance program at Okanagan University College, based at the Vernon Airport. “There’s only one other girl in my class, but that didn’t bother me. I knew I wanted to be in some kind of trade and this looked to be the most interesting. There’s so many aircraft systems, and all airplanes are a little bit
different.” The day-long competition tested the skills of future aircraft mechanics, including sheet metal work and building an aircraft component from design drawings, with a few twists along the way. “Some of the lengths were missing, so you had to calculate around that,” says Wardrop. “You had six hours to do it, so it was pretty intense.” Wardop’s instructors selected her for the competition based on attitude, hands-on skills and attendance. “I’m happy with how it worked out. It was great to get a medal.” Wardrop will continue her studies, now with the goal of maintaining and fixing heli-
copters. “There’s good job prospects out there because many aircraft mechanics are looking to retire, but my hope is to move to Revelstoke, live in the mountains and work on helicopters.”
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Wilbert & Shirley (nee Loring) Stewart Wilbert and Shirley have been married for 60 years on April 30, 2015. Celebrated by their family: Berna, Ian, Gareth and Laura, Leona, Rod, Lyall, Jennifer, Owen and Jackson.
Eliason heads SILGA Chad Eliason can add a new feather to his political cap. The Salmon Arm councillor was acclaimed president of the Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA) last week in Kamloops at the organization’s annual convention. For
the past year, Eliason served as SILGA’s first vice-president. “I... am ready to take the next step to help SILGA become the best local area association in the province,” stated Eliason. SILGA represents, local governments in South Central B.C.
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