Nova Scotia's budding scientists came away with two gold, five silver and nine bronze medals from the Canada-Wide Science Fair. Medals, awards and scholarships were handed out May 16 in Ottawa.

Forty Nova Scotia students joined about 450 of their peers from across the county for the nine-day competition.

Elise Tessier of Berwick, a student at École Rose-des-Vents in Greenwood, won a silver medal in earth and environmental sciences and a bronze medal in environmental innovation for Le compost améliore la santé des pommiers et réduit l'infestation des acarie