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Big Little Science Centre receives grant to support relocation efforts
A big boost for the Big Little Science Centre’s relocation efforts to downtown Kamloops. The society has been given a $50,000-dollar grant from a local foundation. Executive director Gord Stewart says that is a dollar-for-dollar donation, meaning the foundation will match what the society can fundraise this year, up to $50,000. He explains where that…
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Ingenium brings interactive science to remote schools
Ingenium is providing seven (7) lessons to remote Indigenous communities through a two-way video. The lessons include; Meet the small farm animals, Hidden Worlds: Under the microscope, and exploring Canada’s energy future. The programming is made possible by Connected North, a program within TakingITGlobal, which uses HD telepresence to take students on virtual field trips…
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Big Little Science Centre expects to re-open in early April
Gordon Stewart can see the light at the end of the Bunsen burner. The Big Little Science Centre’s executive director confirmed the educational facility will remain closed until the first week of April, when it is expected to re-open at its new downtown location on Seymour Street.Gordon Stewart said an architect went through the building…
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Okanagan Science Centre looks at inventions based on nature
Humankind likes to think of itself as inventors and innovators, but the truth is Mother Nature has already created it. A new exhibit at the Okanagan Science Centre opens today that examines how ‘man’s’ great inventions are based on things already found in nature. Inspiring Nature, Inspired Techno, Biomimicry and Transport opens today. Carla-Jean Stokes, with the OSC,…
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THEMUSEUM to Open Exhibition in Uptown Waterloo SPECTRUM
On January 24th, THEMUSEUM will weigh in on climate change with ALARM | Responding to Our Climate Emergency, featuring three distinct exhibitions at THEMUSEUM. A fourth exhibition, SPECTRUM | The Climate Emergency Experience will open two weeks later at The Shops of Waterloo Town Square in uptown Waterloo. The partnership is a collaboration between the Uptown Waterloo Business Improvement Area (BIA) and…
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Be inspired by nature at the Okanagan Science Centre
The Okanagan Science Centre’s latest travelling exhibition will soon invite guests to draw inspiration from nature. Inspiring Nature, Inspired Techno, Biomimicry and Transport is an exploration of biomimesis – the idea that innovations all around us are inspired by nature. “Although the word “biomimicry” might not be in everyone’s daily vocabulary, it is visible in…
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Science North’s butterfly gallery turns 20 this year
In the depths of winter, a room inside Science North may be one of the only places in Greater Sudbury that’s a balmy 28 degrees Celsius. “Yeah, we have to have it warm,” said staff scientist Dan Chaput. “Ideally, 40 C and above 90 per cent humidity [for the butterflies]…[but it has to] be somewhat…
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Stollery families, Edmonton police, firefighters and EMS celebrate ‘Super Hero Day’
Everyday heroes in Edmonton were celebrated on Thursday night as part of “Super Hero Day” in Edmonton. The Edmonton Police Service, Edmonton Fire Rescue Services and EMS , along with Stollery families, were welcomed to a free evening at the TELUS World of Science. The idea was inspired by the science centre’s current feature exhibition “Marvel:…
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Travelling exhibit to showcase the high tech side of mining
Sudbury’s science centre is partnering with The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) to develop a mineral literacy program to increase public awareness of the mining industry. The program, called “Our Earth’s Riches,” is a public outreach initiative that will showcase a high-tech mining industry and how it contributes to our way of…