Bridges. Broadcasters. Athletes. Pioneers. Delicious desserts. 

All Canadian, and all on display during Mission Hill's Elementary School Heritage Fair Tuesday, April 8.

Students in Grades 4-7 have spent the last couple of months researching and creating projects on something or somebody important to Canada.

For Grade 6 student Paris Harrop, she chose a literal fixture in B.C. for personal reasons.

"My project is on the Port Mann Bridge because my dad (an ironworker) worked on it," said Harrop, who had dad's actual sticker-covered work helmet as part of her project display. Dad is currently working on the new Active Living Centre at the former Kin Race Track site.

Two rows over, Astrid Gillis wowed a reporter with her work on the Nanaimo bar, complete with samples.

Gillis, who loves to bake, said when she found out the Nanaimo bar was Canadian, not only did she think she do her heritage project on it, but that she could make the delicacy as well.

"I had a couple of attempts that weren't great, I failed a couple of times," Gillis admitted. "But I was finally able to make them good."

Asked what she learned about the treat, Gillis said there was controversy over who actually invented the Nanaimo bar.

"It was invented in a hospital in Nanaimo," she said. "I love them."

A number of students focused on sports, be it athletes or people involved with sports. Like Brooklyn Krusel, for example. The Grade 6 student did her project on broadcaster Kenzie Lalonde, the first woman to do play-by-play in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

"I love to talk and would love to be a broadcaster," said Krusel, who has donned the headset helping the voice of the Vernon Vipers, Graham Turnbull, call a game from the broadcast booth at Kal Tire Place. "I loved that. I talked with Graham the whole game. It was really fun. And I learned a lot about Kenzie, and what she had to go through to get where she is today."

Baseball fan Gracen Harms did his project on the first black person to appear on an American baseball card. No, not Jackie Robinson. But Jimmy Claxton, who hails from Wellington, just outside of Nanaimo. "It was amazing to find out that someone from B.C. was on a card before Jackie Robinson."

Teacher Kennedy Guilbeau helped organize the fair, and said the students were so into their projects.

"They really put their best foot forward and chose whatever they wanted," said Guilbeau. "We did see a lot of engagement throughout this project."

Adult guests from the community and school district were walking around reading the projects and talking with students. They were assessing the students' projects based on the school's curriculum.

The top 26 projects will receive an invitation to the district-wide heritage fair, slated for Friday, April 25, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Schubert Centre. The top three from there will get an invite to show their project in Vancouver.