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  • Monday, April 01, 2019 4:35 PM | Deleted user

    The new floor, located in the science centre’s main gallery, is made of nearly 100 recycled tires and was funded and supplied by Kal Tire through its newly launched Kal’s RePlay Fund.


    The competitive grant helps Canadian charities and non-profit organizations with the cost and supply of recycled rubber products such as playground surfaces, flooring, and roofing. A sustainable product, recycled rubber flooring is known for its long-term durability and is perfect for high-traffic areas.

    Kids already love to bounce around and play while learning about nature, outer space and more at the Okanagan Science Centre (OSC), and now they have even more reason to do so with the installation of a new recycled rubber floor at the Vernon landmark.

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  • Monday, April 01, 2019 4:34 PM | Deleted user

    TELUS World of Science Edmonton (TWoSE) has replaced the ageing Discovery Land exhibit with a new and improved permanent children’s exhibit: CuriousCITY.

    “It had been running I think for about seven or eight years and it was crowded and getting worn out, which is a really nice problem to have,” CEO Alan Nursall said. “So we said it’s time we re-imagined that gallery.”

    The exhibit is now twice the size and is rich with hands-on activities and includes familiar Edmonton sights. A replica air traffic control tower from the Edmonton International Airport sits on top of the two-level structure. Below, is an airport security station and airplane for kids to explore.

    “It’s a modern jet aircraft with lots of sound effects and it’s got communication between the cockpit and the replica EIA tower,” Nursall said.

    According to staff at TWoSE, the exhibit that opened on March 23rd, is bigger, brighter and more fun.

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  • Monday, April 01, 2019 4:32 PM | Deleted user

    In honour of World Autism Awareness Day on April 2nd (today), Ripley's Aquarium of Canada is pleased to announce that it has been designated as a Certified Autism Center by the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES). After completing intensive autism sensitivity and awareness training, Ripley's Aquarium of Canada is the first attraction in Canada to receive this important designation.

    Becoming a Certified Autism Center demonstrates an organization's commitment to ensuring guests with autism and sensory sensitivities have the best possible experience. As part of the certification process, Ripley's Aquarium staff underwent extensive training as well as an onsite review which involved the integration of IBCCES Sensory Guides at each exhibit to give visitors more information on sensory impacts.


    "We're thrilled that Ripley's Aquarium of Canada is the first organization in the country to complete this process. Their team's dedication is unmatched and we are so excited families will have another great option to experience together," said Myron Pincomb, IBCCES Board Chairman.

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  • Monday, April 01, 2019 4:23 PM | Deleted user

    Prince George museum the Exploration Place hopes to modernize its archives by digitizing around 900,000 items so that more people can access the information. The Exploration Place houses approximately one-million individual archival items, including documents, visual and audio content and images.


    More than 100,000 of the items are already in the museum's public online database but in order to make the full archive digital, the museum needs to update its software, which is from the 1990s and out-of-date. The museum is working with different levels of government to secure funding for new software. The archives are currently being used by historical researchers, students and science researchers, among others.

    "The collective story that has brought us to today is what's being held in our museums and archives. And that is what creates that sense of place ... it gives people a sense of pride." There are significant collections at the museum belonging to the LheidliT'enneh First Nation, such as audio tape recordings of people speaking the carrier language Dakelh. Calogheros says the reel tapes are in poor condition and there are very few Dakelh speakers left."We could go down to play them one day and they'll just be dust," she said. "It's very urgent that we have [the tapes] transferred ... when you're talking about language preservation."

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  • Monday, April 01, 2019 4:22 PM | Deleted user

    Science North turns 35 years old in 2019. Officials unveiled a renewed fourth floor, filled with all new fun, engaging and creative experiences that will inspire visitors to innovate, build skills, and complete meaningful projects and challenges using digital fabrication, coding, crafting, engineering and electronics.

    The THINK project – this major renewal of the science centre’s fourth level – is the largest investment in this space in its 35-year history.

    “Over the past 35 years Science North has excited, enlightened and inspired the minds of many,” Nickel Belt MP Marc Serre said. “With the opening of the THINK project it is sure to continue to do so for many generations to come. This state-of-the-art facility is where innovation and imagination collide, which will open opportunity for youth to grow, learn and aspire in Greater Sudbury and in the six Northern Ontario communities included in the program expansion. Our government believes in creating opportunities and investing in our youth; by all accounts the THINK project will do just that.”



  • Monday, April 01, 2019 4:20 PM | Deleted user

    The recently-renovated Canada Science and Technology Museum displays an astounding number of artifacts, but visitors only get to see a small fraction of the objects they possess. That will change when Ingenium — Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation opens its new Collections Conservation Centre currently under construction next door to the museum.


    The $150-million project has been years in the making and aims to consolidate the corporation’s world-class collection that is currently stored in three overflowing warehouses that weren’t originally built to house objects to the high standards that a museum needs to properly conserve artifacts for future generations, all while making their collection more accessible than ever.

    “While 12 percent (of our collection) is on display, it means that 88 percent isn’t. That’s why we really set the goal for ourselves to make this new Collections Conservation Centre as accessible as possible to the public, to researchers, to industry and to government,” said Christina Tessier, the CEO of Ingenium, the organization that oversees the Canada Science and Technology Museum, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum and the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum.

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  • Monday, April 01, 2019 4:17 PM | Deleted user

    Thanks to a new $1.5-million investment and multi-year partnership with NAV CANADA, Canada’s Air Navigation Service Provider, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum (Ingenium, Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation) is able to inspire the next generation, from all walks of life, to consider a career in aviation.

    It’s a natural fit to combine NAV CANADA’s efforts with the Canada Aviation and Space Museum’s knowledge, and an opportunity to expose youth to NAV CANADA’s unique role and ground-breaking innovations in the aviation sector.

    Through the development of a permanent exhibition at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, an accompanying travelling exhibition, and educational programming and materials, this long-term partnership will raise public awareness about Canada’s dynamic aviation and space industry. Rooted in discovery and innovation, the sector requires new talent to design, develop, deploy, and maintain sophisticated air traffic management technologies, in order to keep Canada’s skies safe for the future.

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  • Monday, April 01, 2019 4:15 PM | Deleted user

    As the co-founder of Beakerhead, a charity organization that runs programs year-round to advance education at the crossroads of art, science and engineering, Mary Anne Moser has more than 25 years of experience in entrepreneurial roles, including working for a variety of not-for-profit organizations. Recently, she has been named President, CEO of TELUS Spark.


    “TELUS Spark is ready to take on the future and we are thrilled to welcome her to the organization,” Sheila Leggett, chair of the TELUS Spark board of directors, said in a news release. “As a senior executive and CEO, her record of building innovative, community-based enterprises with high performing, collaborative teams, and her commitment to strong internal and external communications make her the perfect fit to lead TELUS Spark into the future.”

    Moser succeeds former president Jennifer Martin, who departed TELUS Spark in June 2018. Martin served as president and CEO since 2008 and helped lead the transformation of TELUS World of Science in the Centennial Planetarium to the 21st century TELUS Spark centre, which opened in 2011.

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  • Thursday, March 07, 2019 2:20 PM | Deleted user

    The newest exhibition coming to Science North offers visitors the unique opportunity to dive deep and explore the intricate biology and physiology of human health and the dramatic effects of disease.

    From organs and muscles to the nervous system and skeleton, BODY WORLDS RX gives an unprecedented look inside the most sophisticated mechanism in the world, the human body. The exhibit opens Saturday.

    “BODY WORLDS RX is a world renowned exhibit and we are thrilled to host it until this September. It focuses on contemporary diseases that afflict children and adults and illustrates their causes and effects,” Guy Labine, Science North’s CEO, said in a release. “In addition to the exhibit, Science North will be delivering exciting programing and specialty workshops over the next six months that stimulate curiosity about the science of anatomy and physiology.”

    Created by anatomist Dr. Gunther von Hagens, inventor of Plastination science and the creator of the trailblazing BODY WORLDS exhibitions, the exhibit features Plastination, a complex technique that removes fluids from the body and replaces them with plastics that harden.

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  • Wednesday, March 06, 2019 2:19 PM | Deleted user

    Schools in St. Theresa Point and Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN) hosted Youth Science Canada regional science fairs in February. 

    St. Theresa Point high school hosted their event Feb. 7-8 while NCN’s Otetiskiwin Kiskinwamahtowekamik (Footprint School) hosted theirs Feb. 27-28.

    They are among 102 regional science fairs hosted by the organization across Canada annually, with approximately 25,000 students competing in total. The fairs are open to Grade 7 to Grade 12 students, who present projects focusing on important societal issues such as health, the environment, innovation and energy, among others. At each of these fairs, one project receives a Ted Rogers Innovation Award that acknowledges future leaders and their innovative accomplishments.

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