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  • Wednesday, August 08, 2018 9:31 AM | Deleted user

    The Thetford Mines Mineralogical and Mining Museum will be offering its brand new historical tour starting July 1st.

    This bus tour through the city streets will showcase the major impacts of more than 140 years of mining development. A stop will be made at the O'Brien General Store in Black Lake for a tour of this facility. People will also be able to go to the lookout of the mine shaft located in front. Learn more. (in French).


  • Wednesday, August 08, 2018 9:06 AM | Deleted user

    Down to the Bone is a prehistoric journey back in time to unearth information about some of the more well-known dinosaurs as well as to shed light on newly discovered dinosaurs. In this journey, guests will explore many central themes about how dinosaurs lived as told through dinosaur fossils, skeletons, animatronics. This exhibition features:

    • 8 life-size animatronic dinosaurs;
    • Up to 14 life-size skeletons including one real fossil skeleton;
    • Up to 30 fossils including up to 7 real fossils.
    • A dynamic, interactive touch table to enhance learning initiatives.

    Learn more




  • Tuesday, August 07, 2018 4:26 PM | Deleted user

    One of the many things the Okanagan Science Centre is good at is getting kids to learn while having fun and the latest exhibit does just that.

    Fast Tracks allows children of all ages to build paths of tubes and connections that a wooden ball can roll through.

    Designed and built by OSC head of exhibits Joanne Sale, the exhibit gets children of all ages using their minds.

    Read more.


  • Tuesday, August 07, 2018 4:20 PM | Deleted user

    On her first official visit to Nova Scotia as Governor General, Julie Payette included a discussion with local students about her time as an astronaut, hopefully inspiring the youth to reach for the stars.

    Trumpets, horns and drums filled the air as a military procession welcomed Payette to Government House in Halifax.

    After meeting with the premier, lieutenant-governor and a Mi’kmaq chief, Payette’s next stop was at the Discovery Centre where hundreds of Grade 6 students sat quietly and listened to her speech.

    Read more  



  • Tuesday, August 07, 2018 4:18 PM | Deleted user


    Astronaut David Saint-Jacques is set to fly to the International Space Station for his first mission on December 20th, 2018. During this time, he will conduct several scientific experiments, robotic tasks and test new technologies.

    He recently visited two CASC members: The Ontario Science Centre (OSC) and the Montreal Science Centre. In Toronto, he took part in OCS’s Conversation with an Astronaut talk, speaking about his childhood dreams and how he’s prepared himself for the 6-month mission into space. In Montreal, Saint-Jacques helped open the science centre’s  new moon rock exhibit, where visitors are able to touch a 3.8-billion-year old lunar sample that was collected during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.

    David Saint-Jacques captivated audiences at both science centres, inspiring youths and other visitors to think about the future of STEM research in space.


    Related articles:

    http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/missions/expedition58-59/default.asp

    https://indiablooms.com/world-details/USN/16409/canadian-astronaut-david-saint-jacques-talks-about-his-upcoming-journey-into-space-at-the-ontario-science-centre.html

    https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canadian-astronaut-david-saint-jacques-helps-open-montreal-moon-rock/




  • Tuesday, August 07, 2018 4:13 PM | Deleted user

    July 5,  2018 marked the first ever international LGBTQ+ STEM Day held by Pride in STEM. More than 30 events were organized across the globe in support of people within the LGBTQ+ science, technology, engineering and mathematics communities. There was also a significant online presence with #LGBTQSTEMDay showing up throughout various social media platforms; Twitter alone had over 16,000 tweets with the hashtag.


    The Canadian Association of Science Centres was proud to be one of many supporters of the celebration and were elated to see that our members also participated in the day. The Ontario Science Centre, Saskatchewan Science Centre, Science World British Columbia and HR MacMillan Space Centre were just a few of many who held various talks and seminars to create awareness for LGBTQ+ people in STEM.

     

    Also see:

    http://canadiansciencecentres.ca/News/6360499

    https://www.scienceworld.ca/blog

    http://canadiansciencecentres.ca/News/6347460

    http://canadiansciencecentres.ca/News/6360497

    http://canadiansciencecentres.ca/News/6347460

    https://www.facebook.com/pg/ontariosciencecentre/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10156212749257928



  • Tuesday, August 07, 2018 4:03 PM | Deleted user

    There are two recent opportunities to provide feedback to the Government of Canada:

    Athena Swan Consultation

    The Minister of Science is seeking feedback on a made-in-Canada approach to implementing the Athena SWAN program here in Canada, which is an internationally recognized initiative that celebrates higher education institutions that have implemented practices to advance equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the sciences.

    As recently stated by Dr. Imogen Coe, Professor, Chemistry & Biology at Ryerson University and EDI champion (see list of compiled resources here), “it is imperative that women in science, allies, under-represented groups - all make their voices heard through this process [in order] to develop an Athena SWAN that is representative - and cuts across all intersectionalities and disciplines”. With academic partnerships across the CASC network and even researchers embedded within some organizations, this is an opportunity for CASC members to make our voices count and to share this consultation opportunity with our respective partners.

    There is a specific email address for which to provide feedback  consultations@nserc-crsng.gc.ca and a website where you can find more information about Athena SWAN here.

    Help improve the NRCan website

    Natural Resources Canada needs your help to make its website easier to navigate. We are using a digital Treejack tool to help us test upcoming changes. As an NRCan stakeholder, we are asking for your help to shape the future NRCan.gc.ca website. Please complete the exercise by August 14th: Treejack exercise.



  • Tuesday, August 07, 2018 3:53 PM | Deleted user




    Science Literacy Week is just around the corner and if you're already set to be involved you can add events directly to the newly updated site at scienceliteracy.ca! 

    If you would like to be involved in some way you can still do small-scale programs, partner with local groups or just join the week by highlighting what you do with #scilit starting in September. 

    Stay tuned for a CASC-supported space project currently in the works!

    In addition, Science Literacy Week and Partners in Research Canada will host a nationwide science experiment webinar, and given their huge success last year at Science North (300+ kids - livestreamed to 1600 nationally) they're looking to get science centres coast to coast taking part. You can learn more here: https://pirweb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lADTahgfSGiIq96uUDsshg.

    If you have any questions about the nationwide experiment, you contact the Program Manager of Partners In Research Canada at  sjoyce@pirweb.org.


    If you'd like to get in touch with Science Literacy Week directly, you can contact them at info@scienceliteracy.ca



  • Thursday, July 26, 2018 1:14 PM | Deleted user

    David Saint-Jacques was speaking at the Conversation with an Astronaut programme at the Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, recently.

    When he was a young child, said Saint-Jacques, he had seen a photo of the Earth from the Moon, which had changed his view of the universe and led him to dream of seeing the earth from space for himself.

    A doctorate in astrophysics, David Saint-Jacques also studied medicine and began working as a family physician in remote places in Canada, practising isolated medicine.

    He had completed his family medicine residency at McGill University in Montreal, Canada (2007), where his training focused on first-line, isolated medical practice.

    His work as a medical doctor and as the Co-chief of Medicine at Inuulitsivik Health Centre in Puvirnituq, Nunavik, an Inuit community on Hudson Bay, was mostly in isolated medical practice.

    He also continued to participate in various geology, glaciology and other scientific expeditions.

    He moved to Houston (US) in 2009 for training after he was selected by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).

    At that time, there were 14 members in the 20th NASA astronaut class, out of which only four, including Saint-Jacques, remain as active members.

    He was assigned to the Robotics Branch of the NASA Astronaut Office, after he completed basic training and then acted as Support Astronaut for International Space Station (ISS) Expedition.

    Among the various training imparted to them, meeting challenges was a key component.

    In order to be prepared to face any challenging situation that may arise suddenly in space, they receive training to be alert and well prepared so that there is no scope of making any errors, said Saint-Jacques.

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  • Thursday, July 26, 2018 11:22 AM | Deleted user

    A new exhibition at the Montreal Science Centre allows visitors to touch a genuine piece of moon rock.

    The specimen, on loan from NASA, is the 10th of its kind to be put on display in museums around the world.

    "It was really a privilege," said Cybèle Robichaud, director of programming for the Science Centre, located at Montreal's Old Port.

    The moon rock is nearly four billion years old and was collected in 1972, during the last mission to the moon — Apollo 17. When the centre first contacted NASA, it never expected to get a sample of moon rock that people were actually allowed to put their hands on. 

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