April 5, 2016
Whitehorse – 343 bridge builders have registered for the 23rd Annual Bridge Building contest to be held this Saturday April 9, at the Porter Creek Secondary School gym. This is up from 222 builders last year and is the highest number in the past decade.
The event, organised by Science Adventures at Yukon College and the Association of Professional Engineers of Yukon, will feature a total of 165 bridges created by students from 14 Yukon schools, home educators, plus adults in the All-Can category.
The organizing committee relaxed the rules in the All-Can category this year, although they are attributing the jump in competitors to three schools re-joining the contest this year - Hidden Valley and Takhini Elementary in Whitehorse, and Tantalus Community School in Carmacks. The All-Can category has seven entries registered.