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Virtual Heritage Fair

2020 - 

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2023:

Congratulations to the award winners of the 2023 Virtual Heritage Fair!

Top Score: Stranger Things in Saskatchewan (Lily Kornaga) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Runner-up Score: Heritage Buildings in Saskatchewan (Maryam Yaqoob) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Top Three Projects [Category 1: Photo Presentation]:

  1. Heritage Buildings in Saskatchewan (Maryam Yaqoob) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)
  2. Endangered Animals (Kelly Tan) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)
  3. Technology (Kai Bailey) (Gr. 3, Saskatoon)

Top Three Projects [Category 2: Written Presentation]:

  1. Lights! Camera! Action! (Waris Dhindsa) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)
  2. Canadian Cryptids (Aaron Babcock & Xander Box) (Gr. 6, Regina)
  3. Canadian Heritage and Immigration (MuYan Mei, Diya Nayak, & YuBin Park) (Gr. 8, Rosetown)

Top Five [Six Due to Tie] Projects [Category 3: Mixed Non-video Presentation]:

  1. Wild Horses in Canada (Chelsea Boe & Mackenzie Hintz) (Gr. 6, Hudson Bay)
  2. Bee Extinction (Hailey Banworth-Jung) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)
  3. The John Hopkins Soundstage (Misha Tomashewsky) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  4. Boreal Forests (Penelope Greenwood & Finley McGratten) (Gr. 6, Regina)
  5. Flowers for the Living: Unearthing the Full Story of Nellie McClung (Emelia Mikkelsen) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  6. The Women’s Suffrage in Canada (Urja Jani) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Top Five [Six Due to Tie] Projects [Category 4: Video Presentation]:

  1. Pioneer Clothing (Maddie Rosin) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)
  2. Jordan’s Principle (Kenzie Crocker) (Gr. 6, Moose Jaw) [already qualified for Provincial Fair through Regional Heritage Fair]
  3. Les écoles résidentielles (Avital David & Minda Liang) (Gr. 4, Regina)
  4. L’intelligence artificielle dans les écoles (Sophie Dupeyron) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  5. Vimy Ridge (Anabia Yousuf) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)
  6. My Grandpa’s Story (Brianne Bell) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Top Three Projects [Category 5: Creative Presentation]:

  1. Stranger Things in Saskatchewan (Lily Kornaga) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)
  2. Horses, Harmony, and Hard Work (Lily Grynspan) (Gr. 7, Regina)
  3. Lawren Harris (Rafael Merejilla) (Gr. 5, Aberdeen)

Highest Scores:

Best Grade 4: Heritage Buildings in Saskatchewan (Maryam Yaqoob) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Best Grade 5: Stranger Things in Saskatchewan (Lily Kornaga) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Best Grade 6: Wild Horses in Canada (Chelsea Boe & Mackenzie Hintz) (Gr. 6, Hudson Bay)

Best Grade 7: Horses, Harmony, and Hard Work (Lily Grynspan) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Best Grade 8: L’intelligence artificielle dans les écoles (Sophie Dupeyron) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Best French-language project: Les écoles résidentielles (Avital David & Minda Liang) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Provincial Heritage Fair Finalists:

These projects were selected to attend the 2023 Provincial Heritage Fair on June 14 at Government House in Regina. 

  1. David Bouchard (Thomas Spooner) (Gr. 4, Regina)
  2. D-Day: The Battle of Normandy (Muhammad Muaz Yousuf) (Gr. 4, Moose Jaw)
  3. Emily Carr (Eva Megchun & Estelle Pulga) (Gr. 4, Regina)
  4. Endangered Animals (Kelly Tan) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)
  5. Ethan Bear (Camdyn Sparvier) (Gr. 4, Whitewood)
  6. Heritage Buildings in Saskatchewan (Maryam Yaqoob) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)
  7. Les écoles résidentielles (Avital David & Minda Liang) (Gr. 4, Regina)
  8. Pioneer Clothing (Maddie Rosin) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)
  9. Powwow Dancing (Kimora Bear & Kreedence Raiwet-Bear) (Gr. 4, Whitewood)
  10. Technology (Kai Bailey) (Gr. 3, Saskatoon)
  11. William Grayson (Bentley Hixson) (Gr. 4, Mossbank)
  12. Lawren Harris (Rafael Merejilla) (Gr. 5, Aberdeen)
  13. Lights! Camera! Action! (Waris Dhindsa) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)
  14. My Grandpa’s Story (Brianne Bell) (Gr. 5, Regina)
  15. Our Cree Culture (Rox Mckenzie & Darian Sewap) (Gr. 5, Aberdeen)
  16. Stranger Things in Saskatchewan (Lily Kornaga) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)
  17. Vimy Ridge (Anabia Yousuf) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)
  18. Bee Extinction (Hailey Banworth-Jung) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)
  19. Boreal Forests (Penelope Greenwood & Finley McGratten) (Gr. 6, Regina)
  20. Canadian Chicken Breeds (Santana Crocker & Norah Meckelborg) (Gr. 6, Aberdeen)
  21. Canadian Cryptids (Aaron Babcock & Xander Box) (Gr. 6, Regina)
  22. Wild Horses in Canada (Chelsea Boe & Mackenzie Hintz) (Gr. 6, Hudson Bay)
  23. Anne…la maison aux pignons verts (Ella Robert & Élise Sirois) (Gr. 7, Regina)
  24. Canola’s Innovations (Ahilesh Sivakumar) (Gr. 7, Saskatoon)
  25. Horses, Harmony, and Hard Work (Lily Grynspan) (Gr. 7, Regina)
  26. Saskatchewan Female Sports Achievers (Charlotte Bradley-Dawson) (Gr. 7, Regina)
  27. The Mad Trapper of Rat River: An Arctic Mystery (Alayna Clake) (Gr. 7, Regina)
  28. Water Hemlock (Ellie Pawluk) (Gr. 7, Saskatoon)
  29. Canadian Heritage and Immigration (MuYan Mei, Diya Nayak, & YuBin Park) (Gr. 8, Rosetown)
  30. Flowers for the Living: Unearthing the Full Story of Nellie McClung (Emelia Mikkelsen) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  31. L’intelligence artificielle dans les écoles (Sophie Dupeyron) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  32. The John Hopkins Soundstage (Misha Tomashewsky) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  33. The Women’s Suffrage in Canada (Urja Jani) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Virtual Heritage Fair Award Winners – Topical & Methodological Awards (Regional Heritage Fair Awards)

Each category has three equal winners.

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Arts & Leisure Award

Lawren Harris (Rafael Merejilla) (Gr. 5, Aberdeen)

Le Rubik’s cube au Canada (Mithilesh Amaroo & Gibson Sebastian) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Anne…la maison aux pignons verts (Ella Robert & Élise Sirois) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Sport Heritage Award

Horses, Harmony, & Hard Work (Lily Grynspan) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Hockey in Canada: Inspiring Up & Coming Stars (Henry Shewfelt) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Building the Dream: My Saskatchewan Team (Benjamin Bradley-Dawson) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Citizenship & Governance Award

The Women’s Suffrage in Canada (Urja Jani) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Chinese Immigration (Hanna Zhu) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

L’immigration au Canada (Emmanuel Akinpelu) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Society & Justice Award

Elsie MacGill (Sophie Beros) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Immigration (Hana Ali) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Technology (Kai Bailey) (Gr. 3, Saskatoon)

Indigenous Heritage Award

Powwow Dancing (Kimora Bear & Kreedence Raiwet-Bear) (Gr. 4, Whitewood)

Our Cree Culture (Rox Mckenzie & Darian Sewap) (Gr. 5, Aberdeen)

Les jeux arctiques (Naveed Nayab) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Truth & Reconciliation Award

Les écoles résidentielles (Avital David & Minda Liang) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Chief Tammy Cook Searson (Eliana Quinn) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Fast Freddie (Lawson Lofstrom) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Genealogy (Family History) Award

William Grayson (Bentley Hixson) (Gr. 4, Mossbank)

The Baker Farm (Ashley Sheu) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Filles du roi (Gemma Crocker) (Gr. 7, Aberdeen)

Military Heritage Award

A War for Europe Fought in Africa (Joyce Honga) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Les rôles des Canadiens durant la Première Guerre Mondiale (Jessenia Baete & Heaven Habiyaremye) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Everything You Want to Know about WWII Weapons (William Hernandez & Conrad Holfield) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Multicultural Heritage Award

Canadian Heritage and Immigration (MuYan Megan Mei, Diya Nayak, & YuBin Park) (Gr. 8, Rosetown)

Jackie Robinson (Mason Stallberg) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Eid in Saskatoon (Imaan Shafi) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Natural Heritage Award

Wild Horses in Canada (Chelsea Boe & Mackenzie Hintz) (Gr. 6, Hudson Bay)

Boreal Forests (Penelope Greenwood & Finley McGratten) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Water Hemlock (Ellie Pawluk) (Gr. 7, Saskatoon)

Environmental Sustainability Award

Bee Extinction (Hailey Banworth-Jung) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Endangered Animals (Kelly Tan) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Sable Island (Erik Bourdages) (Gr. 6, Moose Jaw)

Science & Technology Award

L’intelligence artificielle (IA) dans les écoles (Sophie Dupeyron) (Gr. 8, Regina)

The Discovery of Insulin (Kaylee Prange) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Dr. Penfield (Amelia Heffren) (Gr. 4, Moose Jaw)

Saskatchewan Heritage Award

Heritage Buildings in Saskatchewan (Maryam Yaqoob) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Pioneer Clothing (Madelyn Rosin) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Canadian Light Source (Lennox Hammerlindl) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Archives Award

David Bouchard (Thomas Spooner) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Saskatchewan Female Sports Achievers (Charlotte Bradley-Dawson) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Mossbank Railway & Train Station (Addison Costley & Lucy Quark) (Gr. 4, Mossbank)

Historical Thinking Award

Flowers for the Living: Unearthing the Full Story of Nellie McClung (Emelia Mikkelsen) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Scott Arfield (Kaleb Poirier & Thomas Tremblay) (Gr. 4, Regina)

How Might Gender Roles Have Changed Throughout History And What Caused This Change? (Tana Skific) (Gr. 8, White City)

Digital Media Award

Chinese Immigration to Canada (Ophelia Bourdages) (Gr. 9, Moose Jaw)

All About Canadian Geese (Mason Miller) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Tommy Douglas (Stacy Dmytrenko) (Gr. 6, Rouleau)

Innovation Award

Stranger Things in Saskatchewan (Lily Kornaga) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Milk in a Bag (Bridger Bosche) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Al Capone (Natalie Meinert) (Gr. 8, Saskatoon)

Virtual Heritage Fair Prize Winners

Each category has three equal winners.

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Best Use of Digital Format

Stranger Things in Saskatchewan (Lily Kornaga) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Jordan’s Principle (Kenzie Crocker) (Gr. 6, Moose Jaw)

D-Day: The Battle of Normandy (Muhammad Muaz Yousuf) (Gr. 4, Moose Jaw)

Best Display

Vimy Ridge (Anabia Yousuf) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)

Boreal Forests (Penelope Greenwood & Finley McGratten) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Cuphead Video Game (David Taylor) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Best Project Title

The Mad Trapper of Rat River: An Arctic Mystery (Alayna Clake) (Gr. 7, Regina)

The Whisky War (Logan Cole) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Lights! Camera! Action! (Waris Dhindsa) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Best Handcrafted Model/Diorama

Horses, Harmony, & Hard Work (Lily Grynspan) (Gr. 7, Regina)

The Women’s Suffrage in Canada (Urja Jani) (Gr. 8, Regina)

L’éxplosion d’Halifax (Isla Kenzle) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Best Original Visual Artwork

Lawren Harris (Rafael Merejilla) (Gr. 5, Aberdeen)

Emily Carr (Eva Megchun & Estelle Pulga) (Gr. 4, Regina)

La cathédrale de Gravelbourg (Chloé Roy & Lina Zinoun) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Best Project About Animals

Wild Horses in Canada (Chelsea Boe & Mackenzie Hintz) (Gr. 6, Hudson Bay)

Bee Extinction (Hailey Banworth-Jung) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Balto (Sophie Nguyen) (Gr. 3, Saskatoon)

Best Project About An Athlete/Team

Christine Sinclair (Harlow Haynes) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Connor Bedard (Alivia Adam & Kate Klemmer) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Ethan Bear (Camdyn Sparvier) (Gr. 4, Whitewood)

Best Project About A Writer

David Bouchard (Thomas Spooner) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Writing Star: Esi Edugyan (Norah Barnes) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Lucy Maud Montgomery (Esmée Pisio) Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Most Creative Project

Canadian Heritage & Immigration (MuYan Megan Mei, Diya Nayak, & YuBin Park) (Gr. 8, Rosetown)

Canadian Cryptids (Aaron Babcock & Xander Box) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Ogopogo (Lucy Carlson) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Best Video Host

My Grandpa’s Story (Brianne Bell) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Canadian Chicken Breeds (Santana Crocker & Norah Meckelborg) (Gr. 6, Aberdeen)

Ogopogo (Leo Elash) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Best Video Production

Screens (Swathi Suresh Kumar) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

L’éboulement Frank (Lorence Bourque & Hannah Plosz) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Les ours polaires au Canada (Gemma Wood) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Most Passionate & Compassionate About Topic

L’intelligence artificielle (IA) dans les écoles (Sophie Dupeyron) (Gr. 8, Regina)

The John Hopkins Soundstage (Misha Tomashewsky) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Canola’s Innovations (Ahilesh Sivakumar) (Gr. 7, Saskatoon)

Best Celebration of Living Heritage

Pioneer Clothing (Madelyn Rosin) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

The Canadian Fur Trade (Mara Nieviadomy) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Canadian Agriculture (Willa Boutin) (Gr. 7, Regina)

2022:

Congratulations to the award winners of the 2022 Virtual Heritage Fair!

Top Projects:

Top Score: Mary Two-Axe Earley (Kenzie Crocker) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)

Runner-up Score: The Discovery of Insulin (Luke Pilsner) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Top Three Projects [Category 1: Photo Presentation]:

  1. La scientologie au Canada (Sophie Dupeyron) (Gr. 7, Regina)
  2. La Reine du Canada (Joanna Batanyenda & Honnête Gauthier) (Gr. 4, Regina)
  3. Residential Schools (Alayna Dimen & Ayla Shutyr) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Top Three Projects [Category 2: Written Presentation]:

  1. Sharp-Tailed Grouse (Norah Meckelborg) (Gr. 5, Aberdeen)
  2. The Endangered Animals of Canada  (Connor Poulin) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  3. My Finnish Heritage (Ellen Strand) (Gr. 5, Aberdeen)

Top Five Projects [Category 3: Mixed Non-video Presentation]:

  1. The Discovery of Insulin (Luke Pilsner) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  2. Mona Parsons: A Life in Five Acts (Alayna Clake) (Gr. 6, Regina)
  3. The Weeknd (Isaak MacDonald) (Gr. 5, Regina)
  4. The Battle of Normandy: D-Day (Ethan Dovell) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  5. Treaties in Canada: The Williams Treaties (Jenaya Delorme) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Top Five Projects [Category 4: Video Presentation]:

  1. Mary Two-Axe Earley (Kenzie Crocker) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)
  2. Saskatchewan Inventions (Charlotte Bradley-Dawson) (Gr. 6, Regina)
  3. Marc Aurèle Fortin (Geneviève Williams) (Gr. 4, Regina)
  4. William Lyon Mackenzie King (Anna King & Cece Maxwell) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  5. Marcel Morin (Christelle Sirois) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Top Three Projects [Category 5: Creative Presentation]:

  1. Canadian Animals that Fought in World War I (Lily Kornaga) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)
  2. Time Journey to Carnaval de Quebec (Reesen Selanders) (Gr. 4, Regina)
  3. On the Cook House and Our City’s Heritage (Emelia Mikkelson) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Highest Scores:

Best Grade 4 (tie): Canadian Animals that Fought in World War I (Lily Kornaga) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon) & Marc Aurèle Fortin (Geneviève Williams) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Best Grade 5: Mary Two-Axe Earley (Kenzie Crocker) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)

Best Grade 6: Mona Parsons: A Life in Five Acts (Alayna Clake) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Best Grade 7: La scientologie au Canada (Sophie Dupeyron) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Best Grade 8: The Discovery of Insulin (Luke Pilsner) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Best French-language project: La scientologie au Canada (Sophie Dupeyron) (Gr. 7, Regina)

SK Archaeological Society Prize: Mud Bricks to Mansions: The Art of Making Bricks at Claybank, SK (Everett Dalziel) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Below are the winners of the awards in place of those that would be awarded at the Regional Heritage Fairs, and of prizes that are unique to the Virtual Heritage Fair. They are in separate grids. Each project was eligible to win a maximum of two awards per project.

Virtual Heritage Fair Award Winners – "Regional" Heritage Fair Awards

Each category has four equal winners.

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Arts & Leisure Award

The Weeknd (Isaak MacDonald) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Time Journey to Carnaval de Quebec (Reesen Selanders) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Peanut Butter (Kaleb Dunnigan, Matthew Ming-Fok, Mikko Zamayla) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Karen Kain (Alison Dodge) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Sport Heritage Award

O’Ree’s Legacy (Jack Redpath) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Basketball (Ella Colborn) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Figure Skating (Zeena Estrella & Thu Nguyen) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Penny Oleksiak (Diya Jacob) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Citizenship & Governance Award

William Lyon Mackenzie King (Anna King & Cece Maxwell) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Canada in WWII (Aditi Dhungana) (Gr. 8, Regina)

La Reine du Canada (Joanna Batanyenda & Honnête Gauthier) (Gr. 4, Regina)

The LGBTQ Movement in Saskatchewan (Hudson Walby) (Gr. 8, White City)

Society & Justice Award

Mary Two-Axe Earley (Kenzie Crocker) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)

The Anti-Slavery Society of Canada (Shaivi Shrestha) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Canadian Pride (Ada Liggett) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Women’s Suffrage (Zoey Grismer) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Indigenous Heritage Award

Mohawk Nation (Warren Bobier, Joshua Haney, & Kal Robertson) (Gr. 8, Regina)

The Community of Mistawasis Nehiyawak (Lilly Ledoux) (Gr. 6, Mistawasis)

Residential School Survivors (Jaelynn McLeod-Bird) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Saskatchewan Health Crisis (Nevaeh Takakenew) (Gr. 7, Mistawasis)

Truth & Reconciliation Award

Treaties in Canada: The Williams Treaties (Jenaya Delorme) (Gr. 8, Regina)

MMIW (Eliana Paul & Rachelle Taeza) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Residential Schools (Aliha Mohammad) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Residential Schools (Alayna Dimen & Ayla Shutyr) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Genealogy (Family History) Award

Herman Albers Bugg (Hailey Haas) (Gr. 7, White City)

Robert Brion (Peyton Clinton) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)

Derdall Family Centennial Farm (Brynn Topp) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)

Fred Everest Banbury & Lloyd Ashley Banbury (Griffin Banbury) (Gr. 7, Fort Qu’Appelle)

Military Heritage Award

The Battle of Normandy : D-Day (Ethan Dovell) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Les femmes pendant la deuxième guerre mondiale (David Cloutier) (Gr. 7, Regina)

The Liberation of the Netherlands (Flynn McGeady) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

WW2: Juno Beach (Luke Baade & Wyatt Csada) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Multicultural Heritage Award

A New Scotland (Hunter Kopeck) (Gr. 8, White City)

My Finnish Heritage (Ellen Strand) (Gr. 5, Aberdeen)

Mennonites in Saskatchewan (Emma Atchison) (Gr. 8, White City)

Métis (Julia Achenbach & Livia Schindel) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Natural Heritage Award

Scotty: The World’s Biggest T-Rex (Emerson Flockhart) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Fort McMurray Wildfire (Ben Ko) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Beavers of Canada (Emora Baggett) (Gr. 7, Fort Qu’Appelle)

Frank Slide (Rylie Cherkewich-Parks & Jordan Lipp) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Environmental Sustainability Award

The Endangered Animals of Canada (Connor Poulin) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Banff National Park (Jack Nagel) (Gr. 4, Mossbank)

A Trashy Invention (Maddix Forrest) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Carbon Capture on Power Plants (Lillian Salamon) (Gr. 8, White City)

Science & Technology Award

The Discovery of Insulin (Luke Pilsner) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Electricity in Canada (Nathan McKechnie) (Gr. 6, Regina)

The History of Farming in Saskatchewan (Scarlett McNary) (Gr. 7, Regina)

The Steam Engine in Agriculture (Kya Grismer) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Saskatchewan Heritage Award

Saskatchewan Inventions (Charlotte Bradley-Dawson) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Sharp-Tailed Grouse (Norah Meckelborg) (Gr. 5, Aberdeen)

On the Cook House and Our City’s Heritage (Emelia Mikkelson) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Leah Doiron (Bella Pinay) (Gr. 7, Fort Qu’Appelle)

Archives Award

Les camps d’internement japonais (Abdou-Salam Tomoki) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Wurm Family Farm (Jacob Warren) (Gr. 5, Delisle)

My Great-Grandpa’s Story : Paul LeBoeuf (Alex Cornish) (Gr. 6, Aberdeen)

Hume Hotel (Isabella Cormack) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Historical Thinking Award

Where the World Meets : The Legacy of Canadian Western Agribition (Finnleigh Greuel) (Gr. 8, Regina)

From Sea to Sea: A Political & Historical Analysis of the Canadian Pacific Railway (Victor Burden) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Saskatchewan Climate & Conservation (Jemma-Rose Kolody) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

BC Rainforests (Ophelia Bourdages) (Gr. 8, Moose Jaw)

Digital Media Award

The Legacy of Nuclear Medicine (Ahilesh Sivakumar) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

All About the Buffalo (Adelynn Sanville) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Cuphead Don’t Deal with the Devil (Rylie Westrum) (Gr. 8, Rouleau)

Klondike : The Last Gold Rush (Krishna Mudaliar) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Innovation Award

Time Zones (Davin Stang) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Fort Garry Hotel (Logan Cole & Scarlett Cole) (Gr. 6, Regina)

La scientologie au Canada (Sophie Dupeyron) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Mona Parson: A Life in Five Acts (Alayna Clake) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Virtual Heritage Fair Prize Winners (not in place of Regional Heritage Fairs)

Each category has four equal winners.

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Best Use of Digital Format

Cancer Coverage in Canada (Samyuktha Suresh Kumar) (Gr. 8, Saskatoon)

Mud Bricks to Mansions: The Art of Making Bricks at Claybank, SK (Everett Dalziel) (Gr. 8, Regina)

The Legacy of Nuclear Medicine (Ahilesh Sivakumar) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Holy Trinity Anglican Church (Katie Carleton & Peyton Todd) (Gr. 7&8, Stewart Valley)

Best Display

La scientologie au Canada (Sophie Dupeyron) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Mona Parsons : A Life in Five Acts (Alayna Clake) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Pride in Canada (Mara Polischuk) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Viola Desmond (Ademisola Adewuyi & Chidera Igwe) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Saskatchewan Wildflowers (Penelope Greenwood & Finley McGratten) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Best Project Title

A Soldier with a Story (Brady Cairns) (Gr. 8, Luseland)

Lays vs. Cheezies: The Great Canadian “Chip” Debate (Jackson Jennett & Grady Johnstone) (Gr. 7, Mossbank)

Exploitation Disguised with Lies: Child Labour in Canada (Tiffany Huynh & Dona Vinu) (Gr. 8, Regina)

n/a

Best Handcrafted Model/Diorama

Oscar Peterson Piano (Saydie Kleisinger) (Gr. 8, Regina)

On the Cook House and Our City’s Heritage (Emelia Mikkelson) (Gr. 7, Regina)

The Anti-Slavery Society of Canada (Shaivi Shrestha) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Wendigo (Xander Box & David Li) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Best Original Visual Artwork

A Trip Across Canada (Krina Pandya) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Canadian Animals that Fought in World War I (Lily Kornaga) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Drake (Markuss Kagis & Alexandros Toews) (Gr. 8, Regina)

n/a

Best Project About Animals

Canadian Animals that Fought in World War I (Lily Kornaga) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Narwhals (Evan Schuler & Matthew X) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Sharp-Tailed Grouse (Norah Meckelborg) (Gr. 5, Aberdeen)

Endangered Canadian Animals & Wildlife (Madison Boyle) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Best Project About An Athlete/Team

O’Ree’s Legacy (Jack Redpath) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Les Canadiens de Montréal (Michael Blais, Alexandre Gelsinger, Carter Parent, & Lowek Tremblay) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Edmonton Oilers (Jace Schaffer) (Gr. 6, Regina)

How Fred Sasakamoose Changed the Game of Hockey Forever (Thomas Siqueira) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

The Montreal Canadiens (Colin Tait) (Gr. 5, Whitewood)

Best Project About Food

Peanut Butter (Kaleb Dunnigan, Matthew Ming-Fok, & Mikko Zamayla) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Saskatoon Berries (Hayley Blondeau & Cianna Bohach) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Maple Syrup (Kirsten Taylor & Jacelyn Ulmer) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Maple Syrup (Nicole Carriere) (Gr. 5, Aberdeen)

Best Project About A Visual Artist

Marc Aurèle Fortin (Geneviève Williams) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Marcel Morin (Christelle Sirois) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Arthur Lismer (Carter Glasspell, MacGregor Harrison, & Madelynn Sims) Gr. 7, Regina)

Emily Carr (Lexie Bantle) (Gr. 6, Aberdeen)

Marcel Barbeau (Sophia Dean & Anya Harrison) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Most Creative Project

Time Journey to Carnaval de Quebec (Reesen Selanders) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Hume Hotel (Isabella Cormack) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

The Making of a Mountie (Kobe Poulin) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Terry Fox (Brady Loverin) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Best Video Host

Métis Are Proud: Gabriel Dumont (Brooke Doepker) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

The History of Mental Health in Canada (Anna Sun & Emily Sun) (Gr. 4 &5, Saskatoon)

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Kaylie Gruber & Dessa Tiefenbach) (Gr. 7, White City)

Lucy Maud Montgomery (Jillian Fehr) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Best Video Production

The History of Nanaimo Bars (Brooklyn Peberdy) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Hats & Hockey Sticks (Hadley Soeder) (Gr. 8, Rouleau)

The History of John Deere (Olivia Hill) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Mary Two-Axe Earley (Kenzie Crocker) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)

Best Slideshow Presentation

The Provinces and Territories of Canada & Their Symbols (Adeel Ansari & Jeevan Nagarajan) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

L’histoire de Régina (Patricia Dongmo) (Gr. 7, Regina)

First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Models of Governance & Selection of Leaders (Kai Barnes) (Gr. 8, Saskatoon)

Don Cherry (Peyton Hoffman & Sophie Holterman) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Most Passionate & Compassionate About Topic

Les camps d’internement japonais (Abdou-Salam Tomoki) (Gr. 4, Regina)

The Significance of Curling in Canada (Mia Bilboe) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Viola Desmond (Gabriella Horsfall-Okoh) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

L.M. Montgomery (Dillon Jones) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Best Celebration of Living Heritage

Pioneer Diet (Eira Wiens) (Gr. 7, Dalmeny)

Hunting Strategies (Tamilore Akande & Marshall Bobier) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Indigenous Dances (Abigail Simpson) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Saskatchewan Inventions (Charlotte Bradley-Dawson) (Gr. 6, Regina)

 

Selected for the 2022 Provincial Heritage Fair:

  • Canadian Animals that Fought in World War I (Lily Kornaga) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)
  • La Reine du Canada (Joanna Batanyenda & Honnête Gauthier) (Gr. 4, Regina)
  • Marc Aurèle Fortin (Geneviève Williams) (Gr. 4, Regina)
  • Marcel Morin (Christelle Sirois) (Gr. 4, Regina)
  • Scotty: The World’s Biggest T-Rex (Emerson Flockhart) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)
  • Time Journey to Carnaval de Quebec (Reesen Selanders) (Gr. 4, Regina)
  • Derdall Family Farm (Brynn Topp) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)
  • Mary Two-Axe Earley (Kenzie Crocker) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)
  • My Finnish Heritage (Ellen Strand) (Gr. 5, Aberdeen)
  • Robert Brion (Peyton Clinton) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)
  • Sharp-Tailed Grouse (Norah Meckelborg) (Gr. 5, Aberdeen)
  • The Liberation of the Netherlands (Flynn McGeady) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)
  • The Weeknd (Isaak MacDonald) (Gr. 5, Regina)
  • Mona Parsons: A Life in Five Acts (Alayna Clake) (Gr. 6, Regina)
  • Residential Schools (Alayna Dimen & Ayla Shutyr) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)
  • Saskatchewan Inventions (Charlotte Bradley-Dawson) (Gr. 6, Regina)
  • The Community of Mistawasis Nehiyawak (Lilly Ledoux) (Gr. 6, Mistawasis)
  • Arthur Lismer (Carter Glasspell, MacGregor Harrison, & Madelynn Sims) (Gr. 7, Regina)
  • Herman Albers Bugg (Hailey Haas) (Gr. 7, White City)
  • La scientologie au Canada (Sophie Dupeyron) (Gr. 7, Regina)
  • Les femmes pendant la deuxième guerre mondiale (David Cloutier) (Gr. 7, Regina)
  • On the Cook House and Our City’s Heritage (Emelia Mikkelson) (Gr. 7, Regina)
  • Canada in World War II (Aditi Dhungana) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  • Cancer Coverage in Canada (Samyuktha Suresh Kumar) (Gr. 8, Saskatoon)
  • Holy Trinity Anglican Church (Katie Carleton & Peyton Todd) (Gr. 7 & 8, Stewart Valley)
  • Mud Bricks to Mansions: The Art of Making Bricks at Claybank, SK (Everett Dalziel) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  • The Battle of Normandy: D-Day (Ethan Dovell) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  • The Discovery of Insulin (Luke Pilsner) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  • The Endangered Animals of Canada (Connor Poulin) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  • Treaties in Canada: The Williams Treaties (Jenaya Delorme) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  • William Lyon Mackenzie King (Anna King & Cece Maxwell) (Gr. 8, Regina)

2021:

Congratulations to the award winners of the 2021 Virtual Heritage Fair!

Major Award Winners:

These are in place of the awards from our Provincial Heritage Fair.

Archives Award: Breathing in History: The Saskatoon Sanatorium (Sheradan Done) (Gr. 8, Saskatoon)

Historical Thinking Award: History and Evolution of the Railways in Canada (Nathan McKechnie) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Digital Media Award: Grasslands National Park (Ruby Halbgewachs) (Gr. 7, Fort Qu'Appelle)

Innovation Award: The Klondike Gold Rush (Neko Proudlove) (Gr. 6, Val Marie)

Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation 30th Anniversary Award: All About Mistawasis (Kylee Ledoux & Lilly Ledoux) (Gr. 5/4, Mistawasis)

SK Genealogical Society Family History Award: My Ancestors in Batoche (Aria Neovard) (Gr. 5, Regina)

SK Archaelological Society Prize: The History of the Métis (Alexander "Alex" Blondeau) (Gr. 8, Moose Jaw)

Top Projects:

Top Score: Fort Sanatorium (Hailey Tulik) (Gr. 7, Fort Qu'Appelle)

Runner-up Score (tie): The Klondike Gold Rush (Neko Proudlove) (Gr. 6, Val Marie) & Breathing in History: The Saskatoon Sanatorium (Sheradan Done) (Gr. 8, Saskatoon)

Top Three (Category 1: Photo Presentation):

  1. Massey Harris (Deverick Beauchamp) (Gr. 4, Val Marie)
  2. Norway and Saskatchewan (Tessa Bergen) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)
  3. (tie) Augustus Kenderdine: Artist (Sheliza Sultan) (Gr. 7, Regina) & Philippines: Immigration to Canada (Rhyiejanna Gatchalian & Sheila Mae Merejilla) (Gr. 7, Aberdeen)

Top Three (Category 2: Written Presentation):

  1. Frederick Banting's Story (Mack Beattie) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)
  2. Les stéréotypes canadiens (Jada Williams) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  3. The Life of Viola Desmond (Brynn Anderson) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Top Five (Category 3: Mixed Non-video Presentation):

  1. Fort Sanatorium (Hailey Tulik) (Gr. 7, Fort Qu'Appelle)
  2. Food Inventions Across Canada (Cole Wahba) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)
  3. Le projet MK-Ultra (Marshall Brooks, Finn Conway, & Lazlo Paradis) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  4. Jane Constance Cook, Thérèse Forget Casgrain, et Viola Desmond (Lilla Fayant & Evelynne Jane Woolam-Agnew) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  5. The Great Balancing Act (Olivia Dyrland & Chelsea Leuschen) (Gr. 6, Kyle)

Top Five (Category 4: Video Presentation):

  1. Breathing in History: The Saskatoon Sanatorium (Sheradan Done) (Gr. 8, Saskatoon)
  2. Grasslands National Park (Ruby Halbgewachs) (Gr. 7, Fort Qu'Appelle)
  3. La vie de W.O. Mitchell (Taylor Mitchell) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  4. Strength and Determination (Kai McGowan-Julien) (Gr. 4, Moose Jaw)
  5. The Battle of Beaver Dams (Asher Waldschmidt) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Top Three (Category 5: Creative Presentation):

  1. The Klondike Gold Rush (Neko Proudlove) (Gr. 6, Val Marie)
  2. A Man of Melancholy: Leonard Cohen (Hutton McLeod) (Gr. 8, Regina)
  3. 3 Courageous Canadian Heroines (Tori Baerg) (Gr. 8, Carrot River)

Highest Scores:

Best Grade 4: Strength and Determination (Kai McGowan-Julien) (Gr. 4, Moose Jaw)

Best Grade 5: Food Inventions Across Canada (Cole Wahba) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Best Grade 6: The Klondike Gold Rush (Neko Proudlove) (Gr. 6, Val Marie)

Best Grade 7: Fort Sanatorium (Hailey Tulik) (Gr. 7, Fort Qu'Appelle)

Best Grade 8: Breathing in History: The Saskatoon Sanatorium (Sheradan Done) (Gr. 8, Saskatoon)

Best French-language project: La vie de W.O. Mitchell (Taylor Mitchell) (Gr. 8, Regina)

For the various awards, projects may have been eligible in several categories. However, projects are limited to a maximum of one Minor Award and one Virtual Heritage Fair award each.

Virtual Heritage Fair Award Winners – Minor Awards (in place of Regional Heritage Fair Awards)

Award Name

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

4th Place

Arts & Leisure Award

A Man of Melancholy: Leonard Cohen (Hutton McLeod) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Food Inventions Across Canada (Cole Wahba) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Emily Carr (Elise Jackson-Reynolds) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Canadian Desserts (Everett Dalziel) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Sport Heritage Award

Terry Fox (Estera Tschetter) (Gr. 7, Belle Plaine)

Willie O’Ree: A Hero for Everyone (Kesler Sysing) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Team Canada (Bodey Smith & Jace Wills) (Gr. 5, Kyle)

Table Tennis (Emora Baggett) (Gr. 6, Fort Qu’Appelle)

Citizenship & Governance Award

History Repeats Itself (Riina Tanaka) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Nellie McClung (Mattea Riley) (Gr. 8, Moose Jaw)

The Halifax Explosion (Rianna Simonson) (Gr. 7, Aberdeen)

The Royal Family and Canada (Madalyn Fahlman & Afton Foster) (Gr. 8, Davidson)

Society & Justice Award

Jane Constance Cook, Therese Forget Casgrain, et Viola Desmond (Lilla Fayant & Evelynne Jane Woolam-Agnew) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Tommy Douglas: The Greatest Canadian (Sydney Shotton) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Feminism in Canada (Anie Reyes Garzona) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Romeo Phillion: Longest-ever Serving Wrongly Convicted Murderer in Canadian History (Isabelle “Belle” Magel) (Gr. 7, Fort Qu’Appelle)

Indigenous Heritage Award

Beading, Hunting, & Gathering Taught to Us (Kaylee Pechawis & Keisha Pechawis) (Gr. 5 & 6, Mistawasis)

Kateri Tekakwitha (Sierra Deibert) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Les Métis (Ashlyn Ellis) (Gr. 7, Saskatoon)

Warriors Hockey Rink (Peyton Johnstone & Landon Osborne) (Gr. 6, Mistawasis)

Truth & Reconciliation Award

Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls (Danika Tonge) (Gr. 8, Moose Jaw)

Les écoles residentielles (Tessa Bordalejo & Monserrath Rodriguez) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Residential Schools (Brooklyn Markusson) (Gr. 8, White City)

n/a

 

Genealogy (Family History) Award

My Grandma’s Immigration to Canada (Payton Krukoff) (Gr. 8, Moose Jaw)

Strength and Determination (Kai McGowan-Julien) (Gr. 4, Moose Jaw)

My Norwegian Heritage (Ryder Samulak) (Gr. 6, Aberdeen)

Gabriel Dumont: Mon Arrière (x5) Grand-Oncle [FR] (Danna Laroque) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Military Heritage Award

Le projet MK-Ultra (Marshall Brooks, Finn Conway, Lazlo Paradis) (Gr. 8, Regina)

World War II & Mistawasis Veterans (Cody Johnstone) (Gr. 5, Mistawasis)

The Liberation of the Netherlands (Rhett Prior) (Gr. 8, Moose Jaw)

Justin Boyes: A Fallen Saskatoon Soldier (Mohammed Syed) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Multicultural Heritage Award

The Fiddle in Canada (Lanelle Muirhead) (Gr. 7, Fort Qu’Appelle)

Our Story: Hutterite People (Rhodina Tschetter) (Gr. 8, Belle Plaine)

Norway and Saskatchewan (Tessa Bergen) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

The History of the Métis (Alexander “Alex” Blondeau) (Gr. 8, Moose Jaw)

Natural Heritage Award

Endangered Animals of Canada (Raya Atanasova) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Prince Albert National Park (Ophelia Bourdages) (Gr. 7, Moose Jaw)

National Parks of Canada (Tucker Lanoway) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Great Bear Lake (Farsha Al-Farabi) (Gr. 7, Saskatoon)

Environmental Sustainability Award

The Great Balancing Act (Olivia Dyrland & Chelsea Leuschen) (Gr. 6, Kyle)

Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary (Kyro Klapak) (Gr. 6, Weyburn)

Air Pollution (Miley Dawson) (Gr. 7, Fort Qu’Appelle)

Polar Bears (Tiwa Agbeleye) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Science & Technology Award

Gold Mining in Canada (Everett Rempel) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

The Avro Arrow (Cassandra Rogers) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)

Polio (Tori Perkins) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Canada and Cancer (Carina Klassen) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Saskatchewan Heritage Award

Fort Sanatorium (Hailey Tulik) (Gr. 7, Fort Qu’Appelle)

From Horse to Horsepower (Ellise Dyrland) (Gr. 4, Kyle)

The History of Coderre & Courval, SK (Grady Johnstone) (Gr. 6, Mossbank)

The Mendel Art Gallery (Rohm Beenke) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Archives Award

The Great Depression (Ella Campbell) (Gr.. 5, Moose Jaw)

Lisa Franks (Autumn Johnson) (Gr. 8, Moose Jaw)

L’époque victorienne dans l’histoire canadienne (Kaylee Lawrence & Eden Roth) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Spanish Flu vs. Covid-19 (Sofya Baijus & Asha Savage) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Historical Thinking Award

La Roue de médecin pendant la pandémie (Isabella Leganchuk) (Gr. 7, Saskatoon)

Les droits des femmes (Tessa Olszynski & Emerson Ulrich) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Maple Syrup (Marina White) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

L’immigration au Canada (Eleanor De Carle & Josie King) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Digital Media Award

La vie de W.O. Mitchell (Taylor Mitchell) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Rosemary Brown (Jojo Goertzen) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Be Strong: Angela James (Reyka Klombies) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Un voyage historique (Zyma Braaten) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Innovation Award

3 Courageous Canadian Heroines (Tori Baerg) (Gr. 8, Carrot River)

The Battle of Beaver Dams (Asher Waldschmidt) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Story (Charlotte Bradley-Dawson) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Nanaimo Bars (Lindy Jolly) (Gr. 7, Mossbank)

Virtual Heritage Fair Prize Winners

Award Name

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

4th Place

Best Use of Digital Format

Grasslands National Park (Ruby Halbgewachs) (Gr. 7, Fort Qu’Appelle)

La vie de W.O. Mitchell (Taylor Mitchell) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Jane Constance Cook, Thérèse Forget Casgrain, et Viola Desmond (Lilla Fayant & Evelynne Jane Woolam-Agnew) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls (Danika Tonge) (Gr. 8, Moose Jaw)

Best Display

Massey Harris (Deverick Beauchamp) (Gr. 4, Val Marie)

Fort Sanatorium (Hailey Tulik) (Gr. 7, Fort Qu’Appelle)

The Halifax Explosion (Gavin Newsom) (Gr. 8, White City)

My Ancestors in Batoche (Aria Neovard) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Best Project Title

Breathing in History (Sheradan Done) (Gr. 8, Saskatoon)

Strength and Determination (Kai McGowan-Julien) (Gr. 4, Moose Jaw)

The Great Balancing Act (Olivia Dyrland & Chelsea Leuschen) (Gr. 6, Kyle)

History Repeats Itself (Riina Tanaka) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Best Handcrafted Model/Diorama

One-Room Schools (Finnleigh Greuel) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Emily Carr (Elise Jackson-Reynolds) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Emily Carr (Molly Petersen) (Gr. 5, Mossbank)

Canadian Desserts (Everett Dalziel) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Best Original Visual Artwork

A Man of Melancholy: Leonard Cohen (Hutton McLeod) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Saskatchewan’s Beautiful Landscapes (Chantel Howe, Tylar Howe, & Kaydance Ray) (Gr. 8, Mossbank)

The Life of Viola Desmond (Brynn Anderson) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

n/a

Best Project About Animals

Les animaux en voie de disparition au Canada (Raya Atanasova) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Snowy Owls (Ella Surtees) (Gr. 7, Moose Jaw)

Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary (Kyro Klapak) (Gr. 6, Weyburn)

Walleye (Axton Snow-Hayes) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Best Project About An Athlete/Team

Willie O’Ree: A Hero for Everyone (Kesler Sysing) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Terry Fox (Estera Tschetter) (Gr. 7, Belle Plaine)

Ellie Black (Avaya Ward) (Gr. 8, Regina)

All About the Oilers (Kaysen Lunde) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Christine Sinclair (Maya Hussain) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Best Project About A Musician/Band

Colin James (Theron Erriha) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Drezus (Wynstyn Stonechild) (Gr. 7, Fort Qu’Appelle)

Bryan Adams (Isaac Johnson & Addison Nagel) (Gr. 6, Mossbank)

n/a

Best Project About An Artist/Writer

Frances Anne Beechy (Isabella Lu) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Story (Charlotte Bradley-Dawson) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Bob Boyer (Blake Cook) Gr. 7, Fort Qu’Appelle)

Charity Litzenberger: Saskatchewan Artist (Amanda Litzenberger) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Most Creative Project

Nanaimo Bars – A Poem (Lindy Jolly) (Gr. 7, Mossbank)

The Social Dilemma (Kiera Tiefenbach) (Gr. 8, White City)

Potash Mining and Use (Ahilesh Sivakumar) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

n/a

Best Video Host

Grey Owl (Isabelle Augustin) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Tim Horton (Aiswarya “Ash” Praveen-Nair) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Canada Geese (Myhailo “Misha” Voronianskyi) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

History and Evolution of the Railway in Canada (Nathan McKechnie) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Best Video Production

The Klondike Gold Rush (Neko Proudlove) (Gr. 6, Val Marie)

The Battle of Beaver Dams (Asher Waldschmidt) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

The Great Depression (Ella Campbell) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)

The Royal Family in Canada (Madalyn Fahlman & Afton Foster) (Gr. 8, Davidson)

Best Slideshow Presentation

All About Poutine (Elizah-Jane Temple) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Mining in Canada (Ethan Berthelot & Jack Shynkaruk) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Food Inventions Across Canada (Cole Wahba) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

La Roue de médecin pendant la pandémie (Isabella Leganchuk) (Gr. 7, Saskatoon)

Most Passionate & Compassionate About Topic

3 Courageous Canadian Heroines (Tori Baerg) (Gr. 8, Carrot River)

Farming in the 1900s (Kallen Ray & Slade Tremblay) (Gr. 5, Mossbank)

From Horse to Horsepower (Ellise Dyrland) (Gr. 4, Kyle)

Canadian Currency (Laine Burnham) (Gr. 8, Moose Jaw)

Best Celebration of Living Heritage

The History of Dolls in Canada (Elina Case) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Beading, Hunting, & Gathering Taught to Us (Kaylee Pechawis & Keisha Pechawis) (Gr. 5 & 6, Mistawasis)

All About Mistawasis (Kylee Ledoux & Lilly Ledoux) (Gr. 4 & 5, Mistawasis)

Pioneer Life (Jannah Marata) (Gr. 5, Regina)

 

2020:

Congratulations to the award winners of the 2020 Virtual Heritage Fair!

Major Award Winners:

These are in place of the awards from our Provincial Heritage Fair.

Heritage Saskatchewan 10th Anniversary Award: Why Places Are Named What They Are (Charlotte Bradley-Dawson) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Archives Award (Virtual Fair): Canadian Connections: World Wars (Amaris Manning) (Gr. 8, Rosetown)

Digital Media Award (Virtual Fair): The Saskatchewan Film Industry (Cale Fladager) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Innovation Award (Virtual Fair): The Biz at the Bezz (Sheradan Done) (Gr. 7, Saskatoon)

Historical Thinking Award (Virtual Fair): Euthanasia & Robert Latimer (Ava McIvor) (Gr. 8, Davidson)

SK Genealogical Society Family History Award: Schumacher Family History (Nick Schumacher) (Gr. 8, Delisle)

SK Archaelological Society Prize: First Nations (Simratia Hamre Wyka) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Top Ten:

Top Score: The Biz at the Bezz (Sheradan Done) (Gr. 7, Saskatoon)

Runner-up Score: The Panda Connection (Halle Wulff) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Top Ten (#3-10):

  • The Saskatchewan Film Industry (Cale Fladager) (Gr. 7, Regina)
  • WWI Canadian Nurses (Mila Marquart) (Gr. 8, White City)
  • Canadarm (Dani Brazeal) (Gr. 6, Moose Jaw)
  • The Dionne Quintuplets (Olivia Hawley) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)
  • La Terre-Neuve (Sadie Clarke) (Gr. 8, Saskatoon)
  • The Legacy of Sir John A. Macdonald (Michael Wang) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)
  • Canadian Currency: Reflections of Canada (Farrah Low) (Gr. 8, Davidson)
  • The Discovery of Insulin (Grace Toogood) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Highest Scores:

Best Grade 4: Why Places Are Named What They Are (Charlotte Bradley-Dawson) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Best Grade 5: The Dionne Quintuplets (Olivia Hawley) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)

Best Grade 6: The Panda Connection (Halle Wulff) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Best Grade 7: The Biz at the Bezz (Sheradan Done) (Gr. 7, Saskatoon)

Best Grade 8: WWI Canadian Nurses (Mila Marquart) (Gr. 8, White City)

Best French-language project: La Terre-Neuve (Sadie Clarke) (Gr. 8, Saskatoon)

Best in Regina Region: The Saskatchewan Film Industry (Cale Fladager) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Best in Saskatoon Region: The Biz at the Bezz (Sheradan Done) (Gr. 7, Saskatoon)

Best in Moose Jaw Region: Canadarm (Dani Brazeal) (Gr. 6, Moose Jaw)

Best in Swift Current Region: Life in Our Backyard (Ellise Dyrland & Olivia Dyrland) (Gr. 3 &5, Kyle)

Best in Other Region: Winnie the Pooh (Irtaza Syed Aqeel) (Gr. 4, Independent)

“Photo-Only” Project Winners (abbr. [PO] on website):

Award Name

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

Best Photo-Only Project

Saskatchewan Grain Industry (Ayla Duke & Charley Folk) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Halifax Explosion (Paige Andreas) (Gr. 8, Davidson)

General Arthur Currie (Caitlyn Haas & Teagin Nelson-Schneider) (Gr. 8, Davidson)

Best Photo-Only Display

Canada & WWII (Jackson Hunter) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Maple Syrup (Alysha Denis) (Gr. 7, Warman)

Canadian Pacific Railway (Brooklyn Bahnman & Alexis Gray) (Gr. 8, Davidson)

Best Photo-Only Project Title

Scotty! (Blake Rowley) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Saskatchewan Sturgeon (Leif Hansen) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

n/a

Best Photo-Only Artefacts/Model

The CFL (Naveo Klotz & Burke Stadnyk) (Gr. 7, Regina)

Evolution of Farming (Cody Riecken) (Gr. 8, Davidson)

Ringette (Spencer Ball) (Gr. 7, Warman)

Most Innovative Photo-Only Project

History of Regina (Spencer Poirier) (Gr. 6, Regina)

History of the Snowmobile (Kale O’Brien & Stephanus Uys) (Gr. 8, Davidson)

Natural Resources (Jal Patel) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Best Use of Images

Residential Schools (Jayda Weenie) (Gr. 6, Regina)

The Underground Railroad (Marissa Cammer & Jada White) (Gr. 8, Davidson)

1910 Rogers Pass Avalanche (Layla Thorson) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Best Photo-Only Artwork

Guitars (Robert Madsen) (Gr. 4, Caronport)

Anne Frank (Glory Corlan) (Gr. 5, Independent)

n/a

Best French-language Photo-Only Project

La LNH (Thomas Sirois & Corey Taillon) (Gr. 4, Regina)

L’électricité en Saskatchewan (Rachael Latzoo) (Gr. 4, Regina)

n/a

Virtual Heritage Fair Award Winners

Projects were eligible for multiple categories, but only each received one award.

Award Name

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

4th Place

Best Project

The Biz at the Bezz (Sheradan Done) (Gr. 7, Saskatoon)

La Terre-Neuve (Sadie Clarke) (Gr. 8, Saskatoon)

Gord Downie (Matthew Engel) (Gr. 6, Neudorf)

Canadian Pacific Railway (Madalynn Anderson) (Gr. 8, Rosetown)

Best Display

The Panda Connection (Halle Wulff) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Les foires du patrimoine (Daysha Garner & Teah Leonard) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Canada’s Parliament Buildings (Ella Manoucheri) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Joseph Tyrrell (Mya Periard) (Gr. 6, Weyburn)

Best Project Title

Following in Capone’s Shadow: The Tunnels of Moose Jaw (Duncan Pratt & Izzy Pratt) (Gr. 5&8, Moose Jaw)

The Grand Hotel: If These Walls Could Talk (Ireland Girodat & Sadie Nelson) (Gr. 7, Shaunavon)

“Round & Round” (Sierra Condie) (Gr. 7, Kincaid)

 

Best Display Artefacts

The Discovery of Insulin (Grace Toogood) (Gr. 8, Regina)

History of Mennonites (Kaitlyn Giesbrecht) (Gr. 7, Warman)

From the Sawmill to the Skies: George Albert Smith (Carsten Rauscher) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)

 

Matthew Anderson & Medicare (Ava Gasmo) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Best Model/Diorama

The Fraser River Gold Rush/The Fraser Canyon War (Camryn Boychuk & Parker Glova) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

The End of the War is Near: The D-Day Landings (Michael Babyak & Lucas Schiazza) (Gr. 8, White City)

Bees (Ella Surtees) (Gr. 6, Moose Jaw)

 

Halifax Explosion (Arya Chandran) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon

Best Visual Artwork

Chris Hadfield (Hawraa Alibrahim) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Banff: The History of Canada’s First National Park (Amelie Hall) (Gr. 8, White City)

Emmène-moi à la rivière Churchill (Kaira Barabonoff-Lund) (Gr. 8, Regina)

 

Les mâts totémiques (Esmé Bablad & Ella Truszkowski) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Most Adorable Animal Display

Life in Our Backyard (Ellise Dyrland & Olivia Dyrland) (Gr. 3&5, Kyle)

Animals in Saskatchewan (Ainsley Mullan) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Cougars (Tori Perkins) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

 

Le castor (Joyce Nondo) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Best Display of Sports Memorabilia

The History of Cycling in Canada (Henry Sharp) (Gr. 8, Balcarres)

Toronto Maple Leafs (Colter Folk) (Gr. 6, Swift Current)

Bryan Trottier (Olin Geissler) (Gr. 6, Swift Current)

 

Most Creative Project

Quatre hommes dans un bateau (Loa Garden-Hall) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Danny Bieber) (Gr. 8, Wolseley)

Winnie the Pooh (Irtaza Syed Aqeel) (Gr. 3, Independent)

 

Why Places Are Named What They Are (Charlotte Bradley-Dawson) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Most Innovative Project

Chris Hadfield: An Astronaut’s Story (Eliana Ike) (Gr. 6, Caronport)

The Legend of Henry Sinclair (Sarah Sinclair) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Regina Rifles (Ben Dalzell & Yixi Sun) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

 

Most Entertaining Project

The Beaver (Isabelle Augustin) (Gr. 4, Regina)

How Do Nature’s Planes Fly? (Ahilesh Sivakumar) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Jim Pattison (Peyton Brown) (Gr. 8, Delisle)

 

Most Entertaining & Informative Project

Calving on the Green Family Farm (Carson Green & Eli Green) (Gr. 5&6, Mossbank)

The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist (Kaden Whiteside) (Gr. 8, Regina)

From Europe to Canada: The Vikings (Lanelle Muirhead) (Gr. 6, Fort Qu’Appelle)

 

Best Poetry / Creative Writing

Our Resiliency in Quarantine (Prarthona Datta & Prokriti Datta) (Gr. 6&7, Saskatoon)

Immigration to Canada (Claire McKinnon) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Canada’s Robotic Arms (Murtaza Aqeel) (Gr. 4, Independent)

 

Best Video

The Saskatchewan Film Industry (Cale Fladager) (Gr. 7, Regina)

The Robb Nash Project (Presley McLeod) (Gr. 8, Moose Jaw)

Moose Jaw Flood of ’74 (Rory MacMillan) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)

 

Best Video Presentation

Les Plaines d’Abraham (Eve Ouellet) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Canadarm (Dani Brazeal) (Gr. 6, Moose Jaw)

The Legacy of Sir John A. Macdonald (Michael Wang) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

 

Best Video Production

Canadian Currency: Reflections of Canada (Farrah Low) (Gr. 8, Davidson)

Joseph-Armand Bombardier: The Mind Behind the Snowmobile (Yurui Qin) (Gr. 7, Saskatoon)

The Tunnels of Moose Jaw (Kaitlyn Striha & Nicholas Striha) (Gr. 8, White City)

 

Most Passionate & Compassionate About Topic

Grey Owl (Tanner Medloski) (Gr. 6, Regina)

The Dionne Quintuplets (Olivia Hawley) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)

Liberation Tulips (Jayella Funk) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

 

Best Essay

WWI Canadian Nurses (Mila Marquart) (Gr. 8, White City)

The Titanic: Alone at Sea (Kai Armbruster & Kalli Armbruster) (Gr. 7, Kipling)

Avro Arrow (Avery Surtees) (Gr. 8, Moose Jaw)

 

Virtual Heritage Fair Award Winners – Minor Awards 

These were in place of our Regional Heritage Fair Awards. Projects were eligible for multiple categories, but only each received one award.

Award Name

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

4th Place

Arts & Leisure Award

Gord Downie (Matthew Engel) (Gr. 6, Neudorf)

La Terre-Neuve (Sadie Clarke) (Gr. 8, Saskatoon)

The Tunnels of Moose Jaw (Navy Louma) (Gr. 6, Swift Current)

Girl Guides of Canada (Carys Charanduk) (Gr. 4, Regina)

Sport Heritage Award

Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Danny Bieber) (Gr. 8, Wolseley)

Indigenous Canadian Hockey Players (Kaycee Ouellette) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Lacrosse (Noah Wagner) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Hayley Wickenheiser: The Female Wayne Gretzky (Morgan Loney) (Gr. 6, Moose Jaw)

The History of Cycling in Canada (Henry Sharp) (Gr. 8, Balcarres)

Citizenship & Governance Award

The Panda Connection (Halle Wulff) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Canada Border Service Agency (Riece Funk) (Gr. 8, Delisle)

The Legacy of Sir John A. Macdonald (Michael Wang) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

n/a

The Halifax Explosion: Acts of Heroism (Waseem Loukili) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

Society & Justice Award

Euthanasia & Robert Latimer (Ava McIvor) (Gr. 8, Davidson)

Le suffrage féminin en Saskatchewan (Freyja Gunningham) (Gr. 8, Regina)

The Dionne Quintuplets (Olivia Hawley) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)

The Halifax Explosion (Emma Olson) (Gr. 7, Meadow Lake)

Indigenous Heritage Award

The Rebellion of 1885 (Josephina Hovdestad) (Gr. 6, Neudorf)

L’effet de la bataille de Batoche et la Rébellion du Nord-Ouest sur les peuples Métis (Lilla Fayant) (Gr. 7, Regina)

First Nations (Simratia Hamre Wyka) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Jordin Tootoo (Logan Roy) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Food for Thought: Métis Edition (Nathaniel Leniuk) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

Truth & Reconciliation Award

Residential Schools (Sarah Leith) (Gr. 8, Rosetown)

Big Bear (Katherine Beisel) (Gr. 5, Regina)

Les mâts totémiques (Esmé Bablad & Ella Truskowski) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Residential Schools (Savana Revells) (Gr. 6, Moose Jaw)

Genealogy (Family History) Award

“Round & Round” (Sierra Condie) (Gr. 7, Kincaid)

From the Sawmill to the Skies (Carsten Rauscher) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)

Clovis & Ludovic Normand (Raelyn Lacoursiere) (Gr. 7, Warman)

Métis Peoples (Dylan Carriere) (Gr. 5, Mossbank)

Military Heritage Award

WWI Canadian Nurses (Mila Marquart) (Gr. 8, White City)

Vimy Ridge: Birth of a Nation (Chloe Moore) (Gr. 6, Moose Jaw)

Le Canada pendant la Deuxième Guerre Mondiale (Adrianna Gregory & Mariana Itani) (Gr. 4, Regina)

n/a

The End of the War is Near: The D-Day Landings (Michael Babyak & Lucas Schiazza) (Gr. 8, White City)

Multicultural Heritage Award

History of Mennonites (Kaitlyn Giesbrecht) (Gr. 7, Warman)

L’immigration japonais au Canada (Riina Tanaka) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Growing Up As A Pakistani in Canada (Masroor Ahmad & Zainab Makhdoom) (Gr. 6, Saskatoon)

From Europe to Canada: The Vikings (Lanelle Muirhead) (Gr. 6, Fort Qu’Appelle)

Natural Heritage Award

Big Muddy Badlands (Kyro Klapak) (Gr. 5, Weyburn)

Life in Our Backyard (Ellise Dyrland & Olivia Dyrland) (Gr. 3&5, Kyle)

Les buffles sont de retour/Buffalo Are Back (Daniel Karjala) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Eastend T.Rex Discovery Centre (Daniel Adams) (Gr. 8, Delisle)

Environmental Sustainability Award

Emmène-moi à la rivière Churchill (Kaira Barabonoff-Lund) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Banff: The History of Canada’s First National Park (Amelie Hall) (Gr. 8, White City)

Bees (Ella Surtees) (Gr. 6, Moose Jaw)

How Do Nature’s Planes Fly? (Ahilesh Sivakumar) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Science & Technology Award

The Discovery of Insulin (Grace Toogood) (Gr. 8, Regina)

The First Portable Walkie-Talkie (Hussain Haider) (Gr. 7, Independent)

Canadian Space Inventions (Lukas Kjos) (Gr. 8, Stewart Valley)

Potash in Saskatchewan (Isabelle Orosz) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

The Lightbulb (Sienna Taylor) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Saskatchewan Heritage Award

Quatre hommes dans un bateau (Loa Garden-Hall) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Matthew Anderson & Medicare (Ava Gasmo) (Gr. 4, Saskatoon)

Wanuskewin Heritage Park (Shanella Alvaran) (Gr. 8, Delisle)

Grey Owl (Tanner Medloski) (Gr. 6, Regina)

Archives Award

Fortman Family History (Lacie Blohm) (Gr. 6, Kincaid)

COVID-19 in Saskatchewan (Kcena-Rae Osiowy) (Gr. 6, Caronport)

Moose Jaw Flood of ’74 (Rory MacMillan) (Gr. 5, Moose Jaw)

n/a

Historical Thinking Award

Jim Pattison (Peyton Brown) (Gr. 8, Delisle)

Tommy Douglas: The Father of Medicare (Gudisa Tufa) (Gr. 8, Saskatoon)

The Great Depression (Archie McGrath) (Gr. 5, Saskatoon)

n/a

Digital Media Award

Chris Hadfield: An Astronaut’s Story (Eliana Ike) (Gr. 6, Caronport)

The Robb Nash Project (Presley McLeod) (Gr. 8, Moose Jaw)

Canadian Currency: Reflections of Canada (Farrah Low) (Gr. 8, Davidson)

n/a

Innovation Award

The Tunnels of Moose Jaw (Kaitlyn Striha & Nicholas Striha) (Gr. 8, White City)

Les Plaines d’Abraham (Ève Ouellet) (Gr. 8, Regina)

Canadarm (Dani Brazeal) (Gr. 6, Moose Jaw)

n/a