Last week was a busy one for one Thompsonite.

Nikhil Handa, one of Vale Manitoba Operations Engineers-in-Training won the Member-in-Training Award from the Engineers and Geoscientists of Manitoba. The award is given to someone training to be an engineer or geoscientist while enhancing society’s knowledge of the profession.

In addition to receiving the award, Handa also became a Canadian citizen last week, making it a special week for him and his family.