Government Services
July 7, 2010
Botwood Student Is
Provincial Winner of Financial Fitness Challenge
Seventeen-year-old Tiffany Sceviour of
Botwood is this year's provincial winner of the Canadian Securities
Administrators' Financial Fitness Challenge. The Grade 12 student at
Botwood Collegiate receives a notebook computer for her winning entry.
"I personally congratulate Tiffany on
being our provincial winner of the Financial Fitness Challenge," said
the Honourable Kevin O'Brien, Minister of Government Services "This is
an enormous achievement for Tiffany and the notebook computer will
certainly help her as she continues with her studies."
From February 15 to April 15, 2010, the
Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) challenged Canadian youth aged
15 to 21 to test their knowledge of personal finance concepts, including
saving and investing, at
www.financialfitnesschallenge.ca
. Over 39,000 visitors explored the
website's educational resources, used interactive tools, and
participated in online discussions. In total, 17,305 youth registered on
the site to take the challenge and competed for provincial and national
prizes.
"It is so important for people to
understand the basics of saving and investing and it is especially
important that people learn these tools at a young age," said Minister
O'Brien. "The Financial Fitness Challenge is a great way for young
Canadians, their parents and their teachers to understand and create
good financial habits. It is a fun and informative learning tool and I
look forward to great participation from this province again next year."
While the Financial Fitness Challenge
contest period for 2010 has ended, the educational information and
interactive features remain available year-round to youth and teachers
who visit
www.financialfitnesschallenge.ca
. To see more of the CSA's free
investor materials for people of all ages, visit
www.securities-administrators.ca
.
The CSA, the council of the securities
regulators of Canada's provinces and territories, co-ordinates and
harmonizes regulation for the Canadian capital markets.
Photo: On behalf of the Honourable Kevin O'Brien, Minister of Government Services, Clayton Forsey, the MHA for Exploits, presents Financial Fitness Challenge winner, Tiffany Sceviour, with her new notebook computer.
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Media contact:
Vanessa Colman-Sadd
Director of Communications
Department of Government Services
709-729-4860, 682-6593
vanessacolmansadd@gov.nl.ca
2010 07 07
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