Widdifield duo capture gold at Canada-Wide Science Fair

North Bay Regional Science Fair
News Release

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Winnipeg, Manitoba – North Bay Regional Science Fair (NBRSF) award winners are bringing home the Gold from the Canada-Wide Science Fair 2009, held in Winnipeg, Manitoba May 9 through 17.

Congratulations go to Aaliya Waja and Shelby Wallace of Widdifield, for their Intermediate Health Sciences / Automotive project, “Hands on the Wheel”. Aaliya and Shelby won a gold medal in the Automotive Division, sponsored by AUT021, which has a $1,500 cash prize and an Entrance Scholarship valued at $2,000 from the University of Western Ontario attached to it. They also won a Bronze medal in the Health Sciences Division, sponsored by Canadian Institutes of Health Research, which has a $300 cash prize and an Entrance Scholarship valued at $1,000 from the University of Western Ontario associated with it.
Zahra Merali of West Ferris received an honourable mention and $100 for her Intermediate Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Sciences project, “Rx Neuropathy”, sponsored by Youth Science Canada.

Bernadette Weaver of Land of Lakes received an honourable mention and $100 for her Junior Health Sciences project, “Fact or Foamy”, sponsored by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Rachel Holloway of West Ferris was an excellent representative of our region with her Intermediate Engineering project, “Fish Out of Water”.
The Canada-Wide Science Fair is the largest extra-curricular youth activity related to science and technology in Canada, bringing together our country’s best young minds. Each year, more than 475 top young scientists are chosen to compete from approximately 25,000 competitors at over one hundred regional science and technology fairs held across the country. This year, it was estimated that 500,000 students had participated in school fairs.

These elite participants compete in seven divisions and three age categories for medals and other prizes worth over $1M.

NBRSF Chair Mike Pearsall commented, “The CWSF is the Olympics of academics where students present the accomplishments of a fine tuned mind. North Bay students work very hard and have always excelled at the CWSF. We are very proud of their accomplishments and wish them every success in their future endeavours.”

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