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News
All the latest news on the Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair (VIRSF) will be posted here. Please keep checking back for updates!
Link to the Young Island Newletter page
| 2012 |
| 30 January 2012. Two resources to help students plan their Science Fair Projects have been added to the website: For Elementary Students: An Introduction to the Scientific Method for Elementary Age Students For all Students - a 3-part project description: The need to knead |
| 30 January 2012. The 3rd edition of the Young Island Scientist Newsletter is available. Get the Newsletter and Subscribe HERE or look on the HOME page. |
| 2011 |
| 4 December 2011. The 2nd edition of the Young Island Scientist Newsletter is available. Get the Newsletter and Subscribe HERE or look on the HOME page. |
| 5 November 2011. The Young Island Scientist Newsletter has been created. Get the Newsletter and Subscribe HERE or look on the HOME page. |
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26 October 2011. The Science Fair to be held April 15-16, 2012 will be the 51st consecutive Science Fair on Vancouver Island - one of the longest running fairs in Canada. Note that the Science Fair will take place over 2 days (Sunday & Monday), one day shorter than in the past. The deadline for applications will be Wednesday, March 28, 2012. |
| 2010 |
| 20 September 2010. The Science Fair to be held April 9-11, 2010 was the 50th consecutive Science Fair on Vancouver Island - one of the longest running fairs in Canada. Watch for news about events to celebrate our 50th Anniversary. |
| 2009 |
| 3 March 2009. New link to Science Fair in a Box implemented for Registration |
| 25 February 2009. New link to the YSC Ethics guidelines added |
| 2008 |
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19 May 2008.
Youth Science Foundation Canada announced that 11 of the 16 Team Canada members returned home with awards from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2008, held in Atlanta, Georgia. Michael Peters, 16, from the Vancouver Island Region, was selected to join Team Canada in Atlanta with his project “The Actuator”. Michael won a Scholarship Award from the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance for $1,000 US. |
| 2007 |
22 May 2007. Canada-wide Science Fair results ( ).
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13 March 2007. Seven students will attend the Canada Wide (); New Award – the Aspreva Award ().
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| 12 February 2007. BC students win international award. |
| 2 February 2007. Saanichton teen takes science project to world (Times Colonist article). |
| 31 January 2007. Press release: Science Fairs: from Vancouver Island to Taiwan. |
| 2006 |
| May 2006. Arielle Garrett, Tovel Boucher, Simon Bild-Enkin, Alice Jourmel and Renée Rogers attended the 2006 CWSF in Saguenay, QC. Arielle won Gold in the Earth and Environmental Science category (Intermediate). Tovel won Silver in the Automotive category (Intermediate). Simon won an Honourable Mention in the Engineering category (Intermediate). Alice won the CAP Prize for Physics, a special award. All students were happy with their results. |
| 2005 |
| 1 November 2005. The VIRSF website has been redesigned and moved. Please change your bookmarks to http://web.uvic.ca/~virsf/. If you spot any errors or broken links or would like to make any other comments or suggestions, we would be pleased to hear from you - contact the webmaster. |
