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What's New?
Welcome to Sky Watchers for the new 2007 school year! We would like to congratulate
all our Club Sky Contest Winners from last year. A list of all our winning
schools across the country is shown below.
Meanwhile, another school year is underway, and Sky Watchers schools across
the country are identifying clouds, recording temperatures, and learning
why a red sky at night is usually good news. Wouldn't you like to join
them?
Whether you're a returning Sky Watchers school or whether you're new to
the program, there's still time! Why not take a few minutes to look over
this year's options on the 'Program Description' page and register
today!
For returning schools, you will notice a difference in our Club Sky Contest
from previous years. This year, we have eliminated the Regional Club Sky
awards. We will, however, continue to award prizes to the top school in
each Region (Pacific and Yukon, Prairie and Northern, Ontario, Quebec
and Atlantic) for each of the three club sky contest periods. See our
Club Sky Contest
page for more detailed information on how to participate. The dates for
this year’s Club Sky Periods are:
Period 1 – September 17 – December 7, 2007
Period 2 – January 7 – February 29, 2008
Period 3 – March 3 – May 23, 2008
There will also be a national grand prize awarded at the end of the school
year to the school with the highest number of observations in the country
for the three club sky periods combined.
Environment Canada is currently in the process of re-evaluating the Sky
Watchers Program and is developing a national strategy that will carry
the program forward into the future. The aim of this is to make the program
more sustainable and relevant to educators across Canada.
We will be sharing information with you on this process here on the ‘What’s
New’ page as we move forward. If you wish to send us your comments
or suggestions, please forward them to Environment Canada at the address
below or call your regional Sky Watchers’ coordinator toll free
in Canada at 1-888-758-0000.
Sky Watchers’ National Coordinator
4905 Dufferin Street
Toronto, Ontario
M3H 5T4
Club Sky Contest Winners for the 2006-2007 School Year
1. National Grand Prize Winner of an automated weather
station
100 Mile House Elementary School in 100 Mile House, British
Columbia
2. Gold Regional Club Sky Winners
Pacific and Yukon Region
100 Mile House Elementary School in 100
Mile House, British Columbia
Prairie and Northern Region
St. Thomas Aquinas School in Provost, Alberta
Ontario Region
Mountain View Public School in Goulais River, Ontario
Quebec Region
École Galinée in Matagami, Quebec
Altantic Region
Ecole Elm Street in Summerside, Prince Edward Island
3. Silver Regional Club Sky Winners
Pacific and Yukon Region
Sangster Elementary in Victoria, British
Columbia
Prairie and Northern Region
Bairdmore School in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Ontario Region
Fern Hill School in Ottawa, Ontario
Quebec Region – No school qualified
Altantic Region – No school qualified
4. Bronze Regional Club Sky Winners
Pacific and Yukon Region
Carlin Elementary School in Tappen, British
Columbia
Prairie and Northern Region
Aqsarniit Middle School in Iqaluit, Nunavut
Ontario Region
Nellis Homeschool in Ottawa, Ontario
Quebec Region - No school qualified
Altantic Region - No school qualified
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