Students from all across the North Island were at Echo Centre May 1–2 for the 13th annual Regional Heritage Fair.
Awards were handed out following a public showing of the exhibits on May 2. Winners are:
Ken Hughes Memorial Award –
Blake Power, Gill Elementary 5, The CPR Railway; Genealogy Club Award – Serena Woolnough, CEAP 9, What is my Family’s History in BC?; Alberni District Historical Society – Owen Rhodes, Gill Elementary 5, Thorton Creek Hatchery; Neve Watts, Haahuupayak 4, Whaling Long Ago.
Port Alberni Maritime Heritage Society – Jack Kemps, Ucluelet Elementary 5, The Pass of Melfort; Industrial Heritage Society – Cole Robinson, Gill Elementary 5, The History of BC Trucking; Education History Award – Evelyn Grilli, Ucluelet Elementary 5, Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Alberni Valley News – Annemarie Taylor, Partners in Education 8, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet; Pam Craig- Aesthetic Presentation-Davin Ralla, Gill Elementary 5, Totem Poles.
Lieutenant Governor’s Historical Literacy Award -
Lucas Bell, Heritage Christian On-line 7, Insulin; Canada’s History Medal - Cameron MacArthur, Gill Elementary 5, Tim Horton; BC Power Pioneers - Gracie Walls, Navigate 7, John Hart Project.
Fifteen honour medals were also presented to students from Grades 4–9.
grade 4/5
Presenter: Gary Price & Don Hudson
Jordan Simpson Gill Elementary 5 Amanda Green
Alexander Bell Heritage Christian On-line 4 Pacific Herring
Sylvie Parkarnyk Ucluelet Elementary 4 Nuu-chah-Nulth
David Little Haahuupayak 5 Masks
Mattias Hvid Gill Elementary 5 The Chalk River Incident
16 Honour Medals grade 4/5
Presenter: Gary Price & Don Hudson
Noah Lim Ucluelet Elementary 5 Alexander Graham Bell
Jack McQuaid Ucluelet Elementary 5 Jacques Plante: The Man who Changed the
Face of Hockey
Seija Kennington Ucluelet Elementary 5 Canadian Girl Guides
Talisha Mack Haahuupayak 5 Gatherings
Kayleigh Fred Haahuupayak 5 Smoked Fish
17 Honour Medals grade 6/7
Presenter: Gary Price & Don Hudson
Bayja Morgan-Banke Wickaninnish 7 The West Coast Fur Trade
Georgia Nickerson NIDES 7 Women’s Firsts in Aviation
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Virginia Comley Haahuupayak 6 Beading
Tim Masso Ucluelet Elementary 6 First Nations Traditional Fishing
Semiah Bennett Haahuupayak 6 Roy Henry Vickers
18 Honour Medals grade 8/9
Presenter: Gary Price & Don Hudson
Lauren Spink CEAP 8 Pollution in Canada
Ruby Hanson NIDES 8 Women’s Firsts in Aviation
Abigail Stickel CEAP 9 The Royal Canadian Mint
Will Baran CEAP 9 John Franklin
Rya Harach CEAP 9 Canada Takes Flight
People’s Choice (voted – public attending on Saturday)
(Public votes on Saturday: student receives a book donated by the Arts Council)
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Presenter: Marta Williamson
Student’s Choice Award (voted – student participants)
(Student’s vote – student receives a book prize donated by the Alberni Valley Museum)
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Presenter: Kirsten Smith
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