Nine members of Team Newfoundland and Labrador took home medals at the Skills Canada National Competition in Toronto last week.

More than 500 participants from across the country came together to compete in more than 40 skilled trades and technology fields.

Five of the medalists were students from College of the North Atlantic.

Claire Cooper took top honours in hairstyling, and second-time winner Devin Owens won gold in HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning).

Both Anthony Pascu and Matthew Blagdon took home silver – one in architecture and the other in autobody repair.

Nathan Cooney captured bronze in cloud computing.

Four others also took home medals.

Kelsey Fifield won silver for public speaking, and Jayden Choi also won silver IT office software. Jamie Coombs and Michael Hiscock both took him silver – Coombs for industrial mechanics and Hiscock for plumbing.