Young scientists from northern Manitoba took part in the Northern Regional Science Fair this past Saturday at Ecole Riverside School.

Grade 4 to 8 students were eligible to participate, with representatives at the fair determined by earlier science fairs at their elementary schools.

Jeremy Jonathan,  a Grade 8 student from Westwood Elementary School, won Best in Fair and will represent the north at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Edmonton from May 23rd to 30th.

His project was in the Health Science Category and was called “Kidneys at Work.”

Last month, Mervat Yehia, a teacher at Ecole Riverside School received a Distinguished Service Award from Youth Science Canada, which oversees science fairs throughout the country and runs the Canada Wide Science Fair.

She has been involved with the organization of the local, citywide and regional science fairs for many years and was recognized for that work in the National Science Fairs Program.