Regional Science Fair  2012

Thompson Rivers University plays host to the Cariboo Mainline Regional Science Fair in the spring of each year - the next event is scheduled for April 12th and 13th in the TRU gymnasium.    The top science projects from elementary and high schools from around the region are submitted for judging.  Students can receive awards ranging from books, medals, trophies and monetary or a combination of the same.   Several of these projects are selected to compete at the Canada Wide Science Fair. 

TRU provides the overall "Top Science  Project" an award of  "First Semester Tuition at TRU"

The winner of this award in 2008 was Nicole Goldring, a grade 10 student from South Kamloops Secondary school for her project entitled "Mountin Pine Beetle - The Silent Fire".

For information on how to register please contact Tracey Poelzer, the committee chairperson at  tpoelzer@sd73.bc.ca.

If you wish to volunteer as a Tour Guide, Judge or assist in science tour activities, please contact Janice Karpluk, TRU representative at jkarpluk@tru.ca.

For details on the categories for entry, the judging process, display presentation, backdrop sizes etc, please  visit Science Fair Foundation of British Columbia: