{"id":180,"date":"2015-01-20T00:53:36","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T00:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=180"},"modified":"2025-04-21T03:52:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T10:52:49","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.virsf.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><br>Home Page (Image Rotation)<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.virsf.ca\/?page_id=1342\">Major Sponsors (Image Rotation)<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.virsf.ca\/?page_id=1421\">Contributors (Image Rotation)<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lgg-home.net\/newvirsf\/virsfpics.php\">Photos from past Fairs (Images on UVic site)<\/a><\/td><td>&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/saysvirsf\/\">Facebook<br><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1221\" src=\"http:\/\/www.virsf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/icon_facebook.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=d103672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Support the Science Fair<br><img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/image\/DonateNowLink\/en\/Donate4.png\" alt=\"Donate Now Through CanadaHelps.org!\" width=\"40%\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">The 2025 Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair&nbsp;will take place on<br>6-7 April 2025<br>Location: Elliott Lecture Wing,<br>University of Victoria<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><!--<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Judging:<\/strong> Sunday, 28 April 2024 (0930 - 1200; 1300 - 1500)<br><strong>Awards Ceremony:<\/strong> Monday, 29 April 2024 (1330 in MacLaurin Building)<\/span><\/p> --><\/p>\n\n\n<p><!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Open to the Public:<\/strong> Sunday, 28 April (1300 - 1600); Monday, 29 April (1000-1230)<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><br \/>You can download a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virsf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/uvic-SUB-map_mod2024.jpg\">UVic Parking Map<\/a>.&nbsp;The nearest public parking is in Lot #1 \u2013 grid C3. The MacLaurin Building is in grid A2. The ECS (Engineering and Computer Sciences) is in grid B3 close to the Elliott Building. Parking is free on Sunday.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">_________________<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><br>The results of the 2025 Science Fair have been posted. <br>Look under AWARDS menu for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virsf.ca\/?page_id=1076\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VIRSF Winners<\/a> menu item or click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virsf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-Final-Winners-List.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this link<\/a><br><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; 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