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This is just a quick note informing everyone that the Skills NWT Competition will be happening today, April 20, 2010, at Sir John High School, KCTC, and St. Pats High School.

Only having just got back to town and having to attend Skills are more or less the reasons for the lack up updates going on over here. That being said, I will be at Skills tomorrow filming the event and will later post a recap of the event.

If you find yourself looking for something to do today, I urge you to head to one of the sites and watch the competitions. Trades is a large part of our economy here in Yellowknife and the NWT, so show your support. The competitions will be taking place between 9am – 4pm and the awards ceremonies will be at 6pm at the Tree of Peace.

Another Challenge Cup between the two local High Schools, Sir John Franklin and St. Patrick High School, is over. This years Challenge was a St Pat’s victory all around. I will give you a run down of how the afternoon went. The girls teams face off first for 2 periods starting at 1pm and then afterwords the guys go head to head for a rough and tumble game.

This year it seems that St. Pat’s teams were both on their “A” game, winning both of them. The girls team took a 3 goal lead and kept it, winning the game 4-1. As for the guys team, once they got a 3 goal lead, well they just kept going. The final scored ended up being 7-1.

Being a graduated Falcon it is hard to see Blue and Yellow take a hit like this but I know that both teams did their best and definite entertained the crowd. Congratulations to both teams, and hat tip as well to St. Pats for the victories.

I did not have a camera as it was a spur of the moment decision. If you have any photos please link to them in the comments.