Sparking An Interest: Science Expo Hits The Mark

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Jeremy Begin, his sister, Jessica, and Don Williams at APEGBC exhibit

Prince George, B.C. - Nine-year-old Jessica Begin says the neatest thing, for her, at the Science Expo was building an "old-fashioned car bridge" using marshmallows and toothpicks.

She intended to keep working on her projects - building houses to go alongside her bridge - at the APEGBC booth - that's the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC.  APEGBC spokesperson, Don Williams, says the hands-on activity has been a great way to get chatting about the science behind the structures.  "You get a lot of good questions that way." He says, "The kids are all really interested and happy to be here, which is nice to see."

Among the many exhibitors is Science World BC.  President and CEO, Bryan Tisdall, says with funding from the provincial government, Science World has been hitting the road for the past five years to make sure it's more than just a tourist destination, "the big shiny dome at the end of False Creek."  Why? 

"Because science matters," says Tisdall, "Because the future of our province and prosperity of British Columbia is so dependent upon science and technology."

He says more than 200-thousand British Columbians have had the chance to see their exhibit first-hand and 'get their hands dirty' trying science.  And says it is the people working away at building bridges with marshmallows toothpicks, who could one day be building our bridges in British Columbia.

The Science Expo is one of the provincial government's Year in Science initiatives.  The event is free and wraps up at 2pm this afternoon.

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