Starting Them Young: Water Festival Sparks Kids' Interest in Careers

The Niagara Children’s Water Festival has helped boost students’ knowledge of water resources and even helped steer some toward water-related careers.

Starting Them Young: Water Festival Sparks Kids' Interest in Careers

Erin Shisler, right, process specialist for Niagara Region, along with a high school volunteer, show what happens to stormwater and explains the Yellow Fish Road program, which has students paint yellow fish on storm drains.

Staff members for the Niagara Children’s Water Festival have seen a change in the third- and fourth-grade participants over the years: They know more about water.

“Teachers and staff see a difference in what the students know coming in, compared to the early days,” says...

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