Enviro whiz kids win big with boot brushes

Highland notes this is the second year his students have won first place.

He said this year’s winners designed and built a prototype station to take to the competition.

It was actually built by Emmett and his dad at home.

“My dad helped me go buy lumber and other required materials at the local home depot and we sat in the garage and built it,” said Emmett.

“We had limited tools, so the next one we build will be probably in the IA (industrial shop) at the school where we are better equipped.”

They plan to build four more to install around Lloyd.

The first Brush Off Invaders station will be located at Sandy Beach Regional Park.

Board member Charlene Hill explained the kids reached out to the general manager who put the idea to the board to see if members would be interested in implementing it at the park.

“We are and we are happy to report it will be at our community garden area,” said Hill.

Stations could also be installed at Vermilion Provincial Park and Bud Miller All Seasons Park.

“It’s cool to see it actually get implemented somewhere,” said Cassy.

That task was up to Emmett who also secured permission from Lloydminster Fish and Game Association to put one up at the Jack McDougall fish pond about 11 kilo - metres east of Lloyd on Highway 16.

The association’s treasurer Larry Chambers says they are definitely against having alien species enter into any water and he hopes the student project will make people more aware of the issues.

“They are specifically talking about plant seeds because those are the easiest things to move on your boots,” said Chambers.

‘The kinds of things we don’t want to see in native waters is the ordinary goldfish. It has become a bit of a problem in some areas.” bus, we’re going to be able to enhance our transportation, with greater accessibility to the full demographic of our community,” said Border City Connects executive director, Glenn Fagnan.

He added another thing they want to prevent is the spread of whirling disease in fish, but that’s a parasite.

“It’s the objective of the project that’s the most important thing,” said Chambers.

Lloydminster just got a lot more accessible for those with special needs or mobility issues thanks to a successful charity hockey game and partnership between two local organizations.

The new van was purchased with the $60K Border City Connects raised through last year’s Play It Forward charity hockey game, a grant from the Sask government, as well as a combined $55K from Synergy and the Co-op.

The van is decorated from top to bottom with black and white faces representing the diversity found in the Border City.