PEGW 2008: Manitoba Events

Activities Galore!

Download the special supplement celebrating Provincial Engineering and Geoscience Week from the February 27th edition of the Winnipeg Free Press.

PEGW 2008 in Winnipeg was held at the Kildonan Place Shopping Centre from February 29 to March 2, 2008 with activities/activités for everyone.
Friday, February 29, 2008 featured a Celebrity Design Competition to "Raise a Tower for Charity". Teams competed for $1,000 in prizes for donation to local charities. The Official Contest Rules contain an event description with guidelines and judging criteria for contestants.
Saturday, March 1, 2008 featured the ever popular Spaghetti Bridge Competition. The Spaghetti Bridge Competition is open to all school children. Contestants are required to follow specific contest rules/règles.
Sunday, March 2, 2008 there were Children's Activities in the Kildonan Place centre court from noon to 4:00 pm, plus a special IMAX presentation at the IMAX Theatre at Portage Place.
Other activities included engineering/geoscience displays during the three days, as well as the presentation of a provincial proclamation for Provincial Engineering and Geoscience Week on the Friday.

The APEGM Westman Chapter held its 5th Annual Spaghetti Bridge Competition from March 3 - 5, 2008 in conjunction with the Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba display at the Brandon Career Symposium at the Keystone Centre in Brandon.
On March 18, 2008 the APEGM Westman Chapter provided judges for the Western Manitoba Science Fair, also held at the Keystone Centre.