Emily Mah and Jazlyn McGuinty of Widdifield Secondary School, won the Canadian Stockholm Junior Water Prize for their project “Using Tannin-Embedded Biopolymers to Extract Heavy Metals from Contaminated Water,” at the Canadian Wide Science Fair which wrapped up with an awards banquet Thursday night in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
They will receive an all expenses paid trip to Stockholm, Sweden, to represent Canada at the international Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition.
Mah and McGuinty won the TransCanada Award At the North Bay Regional Science Fair.
“This has been an experience that will benefit every student’s science education and their confidence,” said Jazlyn McGuinty about the experience.
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Mah and McGuinty were part of the five-student North Bay team that participated at the event which took place from May 11th through the 17th.
Other local competitors included the team of Skye White and Ian McCormack from West Ferris Secondary School along with Hannah McDonald from St. Luke’s.
The Canadian Wide Science Fair is Canada’s only national science fair, showcasing the projects of 460 young students from 100 regional science fairs.
The North Bay students will return home on Saturday afternoon.
