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8- The Oakville Beaver, Friday April 4, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Oakville students on top at science fair Oakville students placed among the top in Canada last weekend in science. They garnered the awards as Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning hosted the Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair (BASEF) 2008. The event was the 48th annual science fair for Hamilton, Halton Region and Haldimand, Norfolk and Brant counties and saw nearly 300 students from Grades 7­12 preparing 200 science and engineering projects. After a day of judging on Thursday and a Saturday morning of public viewing by a large and inquisitive crowd, awards were presented to more than half of the participants. Cash, prizes and scholarships worth more than $150,000 were awarded. The Best-in-Fair winner was Tobias Williams of the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board and 20 students won all-expense-paid trips to compete at either the CanadaWide Science Fair in Ottawa or the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta, Georgia in May. At the Junior Level in Physical and Mathematical Science, Scott Cameron and Alan Stagg, of W. H. Morden Public School will go to the Canada-Wide competition for their project Pykrete and Ice. The project saw the students compare a frozen mixture of sawdust and water and ice to find the strength and merits of the blocks of pykrete. For their effort, the duo picked up various awards including: a Canada-Wide Science Fair Trip Award, Gold Merit Award, Primary Fluid Systems Physical Sciences Awards - Second (A), John W. Howard Materials Research Award, Halton Region Chairman's Awards for Student Excellence and a Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Hamilton Branch Award ­ Second. Simon Harris of Appleby College also won at the Junior the head region during Drosophila aging using microarray technology. Two timepoints (mid- and late- life) were analyzed in triplicate. Hakim picked up a trip to the CanadaWide Science Fair, a Gold Merit Award, Ontario Association of Medical Laboratories (OAML) Award, a National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Award, a McMaster University Faculties of Science and Engineering Tuition Award, the International Society for Invitro Biology Award and the Hamilton Association da Vinci Award. The project Watch What You Drink earned Appleby College student Carlo Muser, recognition in the Junior level Health Sciences (human) division. The project's purpose was to determine if the endocrine disrupting chemical, Bisphenol A, leaches into the water contained by polycarbonate water bottles. Muser earned a trip to the CanadaWide Science Fair as an Alternate, the Susan Joyce Memorial Award - Health Sciences and a Silver Merit Award. Also picking up Silver Merit Awards were: David Walker of Appleby College (Does Zinc Help You Think?); Justin Samardzic of Appleby College (H2OlogyThe InTENSE Study of Water); Michael Brandolino of Oakville Christian School (People Power); Laura Stevens of Thomas A. Blakelock High School (The Effect of Distractors on Target Detection); Colin Merkel and David Bell, both of Abbey Park High School (Wireless Morse Code Communicator); and, Sarah Medeiros of Oakville Christian School (Smart Batteries). Earning Bronze Merit Awards were: Sara Zaidi of Al-Falah Islamic School (How does temperature affect the speed of dissolving in water); Sarah Rich of Appleby College (Can Your Backpack Make You Smarter?); Jake Yune of Appleby College (Can You Remember This or This?); John Ivanco of Oakville Christian School (Wind Power In Ontario); Brittany Smrke of Oakville Christian School (Tomorrow's Water ... Today; Alexander Lang of Rotherglen School Oakville (Hydroponics: Growing Plants without Soil); Elizabeth Loughrey of Rotherglen School Oakville (Variables Affecting Memory Recall); Matthew Tudball of Thomas A. Blakelock (Seeing Double); Tim Droppo and Evan Despond, both of W. H. Morden Public School (Locked Out: Can We Design a Hydraulic Lock?); Lucas Cheeseman and Sean Thompson, both of Oakville Christian School (Earth, Wind and Water vs. Foundations); Caroline Gobran of Oakville Christian School (The Toughest Enemy); Camille Beaudoin and Melanie Golbeck of Oakville Christian School (Chlorophyll Conundrum); and, Lauren Wong of Appleby College (Gassy, Grassy, Greener Plants). Other local award winners included: Acquired Brain Injury Awards ­ Second Nada Ahmed of Al-Falah Islamic School (Stairway to the Brain); Artistically Inspired Display Award -- Sofia Qasim of Al-Falah Islamic School, (Electrostatic Water Generator); Canadian Nuclear Society Awards - Intermediate or Senior -- John Ivanco of Oakville Christian School (Wind Power in Ontario); D.E.N.M. DEREK WOOLLAM / OAKVILLE BEAVER EXPLANATIONS: Oakville Christian School students Lucas Cheeseman, left, and Sean Thompson review their project on the effect of natural disasters on different building foundations they designed for the 48th annual Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair. level in the Earth and Environmental Sciences division for his project Electric Sewage. The purpose of his experiment was to see if a useful amount of electricity could be generated from waste water in your house. If a useful amount of energy could be generated, then what diameter pipe would work the best for the job. Among the awards Harris picked up were: a trip to the Canada-Wide Science Fair Trip, the Susan Joyce Memorial Award - Earth and Environmental Sciences, a Silver Merit Award, Halton Region Chairman's Awards for Student Excellence, the D.E.N.M. Mining and Mineral Processing Award and a Canadian Nuclear Society Award ­ Junior. Also of Appleby College, Aaron Hakim, won at the Senior level in the Life Sciences (non-human) Division for a project dubbed Microarray Profiling of Gene Expression in the Normal Aging Brain of Drosophila. This project saw aging defined as the gradual change in the structure and function of multicellular organisms that eventually leads to an increased probability of death. A better understanding of the aging process is important for the future of public health and should contribute to the development of effective strategies to achieve healthy aging. For a detailed understanding of aging, studies of specific regions of the body are necessary. The purpose of this project was to study genome-wide gene expression changes in Think Green. Breathe Easy. HUGE CENTRAL AIR & FURNACE $ Up to 4450* MANUFACTURERS CASH BACK SALE BEST PRICES EVER! Cash Back AND NO PAYMENT! NO INTEREST! FOR 6 MONTHS *OAC HYDRO CASH BACK UP TO UP TO UP TO $2400 + $1500 + $550 GOV. CASH BACK *Call for details. 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At this public meeting, information will be presented regarding the direct and the meetin g, to the Town Clerk, Town of Oakville, 1225 Trafal gar Road, indirect costs of delivering services, and the rationale for the proposed fee Oakville, L6J 5A6 or by email to townclerk @oakville.ca . changes. Under the Building Code Act, 1992, the total amount of building permit fees collected by a municipality must not exceed the anticipated reasonable costs to administer and enforce the Act within its jurisdiction. As of January 1, 2006, the Building Code requires a public meeting be held before a municipality changes its permit fees. The Town's fee model includes a thorough analysis of the direct and indirect costs associated with the administration and enforcement of the Building Code. The subject amendment will adjust the fees to reflect increased costs. 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