Bedford Student Wins Apple iPad in Financial Fitness Challenge
Bedford student Jennifer Tait is the lucky winner of an Apple iPad in the Nova Scotia draw of the Canadian Securities Administrator's Financial Fitness Challenge.
Ms. Tait recently completed her first year of arts studies at Dalhousie University and is transferring to the University of New Brunswick in the fall to study nursing.
More than 600 Nova Scotia youth took the challenge to become more "financially fit" by visiting the annual financial literacy contest's website at www.financialfitnesschallenge.ca. From Feb. 15 to April 15, the Financial Fitness Challenge was open to youth across Canada to test their knowledge of personal finance concepts, including saving and investing.
Winnipeg student Ashley Olson took the national grand prize of a $2,000 scholarship.
"We aim to provide Nova Scotia youth with the knowledge and resources to plan for and protect their financial futures," said Natalie MacLellan, investor education and communications co-ordinator for the Nova Scotia Securities Commission. "The Financial Fitness Challenge offers fun trivia and great prizes to engage youth and make financial issues relevant to their lives."
Thousands of visitors from across Canada explored the website's educational resources, used interactive tools and participated in online discussions. Twelve other provincial and territorial winners also demonstrated their financial savvy by participating in the challenge and were awarded an iPad. A full list of winners is available on the commission's website.
While the 2011 Financial Fitness Challenge contest has ended, its Facebook and Twitter page, videos, educational resources and interactive tools remain available year-round to youth and teachers who visit www.financialfitnesschallenge.ca.
The Nova Scotia Securities Commission is a member of the Canadian Securities Administrators, the council of securities regulators of Canada's provinces and territories, co-ordinates and harmonizes regulation for the Canadian capital markets.