Ottawa is golden for West Ferris duo

Photo of Zamir Meralli and Ryan Willick of West Ferris S.S. provided.

North Bay Regional Science Fair
News Release

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Ottawa, Ontario May 16, 2008 – North Bay Regional Science Fair (NBRSF) award winners are bringing home the Gold from the Canada-Wide Science Fair 2008, held in Ottawa, Ontario May 10th through 18th.

Congratulations go to Zamir Meralli and Ryan Willick of West Ferris who received the Bronze Medal, in the Senior Engineering division plus $700 cash, the Manning Innovation Achievement Award worth $4,500, and scholarships to University of BC, Ottawa and Western University with their project “Go With the Flow.”
Muhammad Waja of Widdifield S.S. with his project “Remediation Sensation”, received an Honourable Mention in the Senior Physical Science division, as well as the Canadian Stockholm Junior Water Prize award for the best single project related to water quality, water resource management, water protection, water treatment or wastewater treatment (potential all expense paid trip to Stockholm Sweden in mid August for the International Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition).

The Canada-Wide Science Fair is the largest extra-curricular youth activity related to science and technology in Canada, bringing together our country’s most brilliant young minds. Each year, some 450 top young scientists are chosen to compete from the best ranks of approximately 25,000 competitors at over one hundred regional science and technology fairs staged across the country.
These elite participants from grade 7 to 12 compete in seven divisions, in the Junior, Intermediate and Senior categories for medals and other prizes worth over $900,000.

NBRSF Media Chair and National Science Fair Committee member, Susan Terry commented, “This CWSF is the Olympics of academics where students present their discoveries sparked by wonder. North Bay students work very hard and have always excelled at the CWSF. We are very proud of them and wish them every success in their future endeavors.”

The students will return at 3:20 pm on Sunday afternoon at the Ontario Northland Bus Terminal if anyone wishes to greet them on their return.

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