Over 120 junior-high students had their construction skills put to the test at the Johnson Geo Centre over the weekend, at the 27th annual model bridge building competition.

Event Organizers with the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Newfoundland & Labrador tell VOCM News, the number of entrants was down this year. One coordinator suggests it’s the result of the competition no longer being mandatory in the public school system. Read more.