Archived Stories
This section profiles successful Canadian youth. Read their stories and get inspired.
Academic Youth
Corey Walker - Prince George, BC: Corey has big goals for himself, and he doesn't intend to let his disabilities get in the way. Jennifer Eddy - Sudbury, ON: "Impossible" is not in her vocabulary. Jessica Marcellais - Cranberry Portage, MB: Won the 2004 Academic Senior Award at the Manitoba Aboriginal Youth Achievement Awards for her academic excellence and contributions to her community. Lena Cook - Saskatoon, SK: Provides advice to students with disabilities on how to make a successful transition to post-secondary studies.
Artistic Youth
Francine Compton - Winnipeg, MB: Meet one of Canada's youngest full-time television directors. Mario Dupont - Winnipeg River, MB: Hey diddle, diddle... this guy knows how to fiddle. Travis Bighetty - Swampy Cree, MB: Committed to working with youth to teach them about Aboriginal culture.
Athletic Youth
Billy Bridges - Guelph, ON: Won the 2005 Team MVP award and helped lead Team Canada to gold in Torino. Brian McKeever - Canmore, AB: Won 2 golds and a bronze medal in cross country skiing at the Torino Paralympic games. Corey Courchene - Fort Alexander, MB: Won the 2004 Athletic Junior Award at the Manitoba Aboriginal Youth Achievement Awards for his hockey successes. Gregory Westlake - Oakville, ON: This two-time Goaltender of the Year is now playing forward for the national Sledge Hockey Team. Jackie Barrett - Meet the Special Olympics power lifting champion. Jeremy Booker - Ajax, ON: Left winger with the gold medal-winning Canadian Sledge Hockey Team and an advocate for the Fitness Friends program. Kelsey Wyse - Her gold and bronze medallions are proof that her personal transformation is going swimmingly. Kimberly Joines - Edmonton, AB: Promotes Alpine skiing by motivating newly injured individuals to get involved. Lauren Woolstencroft - Victoria, BC: She's an incredible athlete who won over 50 medals in various levels of competition. Marc Dorion - Bourget, ON: This criminology student is the youngest member of the Canadian Sledge Hockey Team. Shelly Hruska - Winnipeg, MB: This World Ringette Champion promotes the benefits of choosing a healthy lifestyle.
Entrepreneurial Youth
Adam Burton - Sydney Mines, NS: Uses technology to fit golfers with perfect drivers. Andrew Brose - Golden Lake, ON: This media arts student's networking skills produced interest in his video production company. Ben Bennett and Billy Hines - Windsor, NS: Owners and operators of Apathy Board Shop, a skateboard equipment store. Ben MacNeil ? Sydney, NS: A fondé son entreprise, Cape Breton's Catch of the Day. Frederick Ghahramani and Vincent Yen - Vancouver, BC: Turned their enthusiasm for gaming and mobile communities into AirG, an award-winning business. Hailey Unterman - Thornhill, ON: Her refined designs earned her business praise and a waiting list of clients. Hattie Dunstan - Caledon East, ON: Made her hobby pay by turning it into a small business. Jonathan DeYoung - New Glasgow, NS: Creator of lollyu.com, a site for students to buy and sell used text books. Leah Currie - Campbellford, ON: Leah's day camp gave children a taste of the theatre. Leerom Segal - Toronto, ON: 'Klicked' to provide software development solutions to the health care industry. Meaghan Lockhart - Golden Lake, ON: Found sweet success with Bikini Cups Café. Megan Blanchard - Ottawa, ON: Beautifies spaces, one room at a time. Michael Wahl - St. John's, NL: His gym's approach of 'low volume, high attention' defines success. Rachel Bakker - Whitby, ON: Paid for her tuition by spending the summer at the pool. Ryan Stanley - Saltsprings, NS: Meet the mastermind behind Insane Paintball. Samantha Nickerson - West Northfield, NS: Her lil' donuts are out of this world. Shannon Hancocks - Cambridge, ON: Offers educational and affordable drama programs, which inspire creativity and confidence in young people.
Humanitarian Youth
Cheryl Perera - Richmond Hill, ON: Fights to eradicate sexual exploitation of children. Edona Çaku - Toronto, ON: Raised money to replenish the shelves of the library in her hometown of Shkoder, Albania. Ryan Hreljac - Kemptville, ON: Ryan's Well Foundation springs eternal. Stephanie Dotto - Kirkland, QC: Provided shoes, medicines and educational opportunities to kids in Malawi, Africa. Recipient of the 2005 Top 20 Under 20 award.
Innovative Youth
Alison Mark - Kingston, ON: Helping to develop flexible and affordable steels for the automobile manufacturing industry. Asha Suppiah - Deep River, ON: This golden girl uses her brain power to fuel cells. Dustin Hughes - South Porcupine, ON: Built a special wind column prototype that could turn CO2 in the atmosphere into useable energy. Gabriel Rigg, David Dickinson and Michael Armson - Halifax, NS: Investigated the benefits of blueberries in fighting age-related defects. Gina Gallant - Prince George, BC: Taking the road less travelled, a young inventor turns waste plastic into paving material. Jaime Blais - Ottawa, ON: Targets the toughest tumour cells to help find a cure for cancer. Melissa Buttler - To Mars and beyond... Discover what Melissa is digging up. Nashila Addetia - St. John's, NL: Won the Canadian Stockholm Junior Water Prize for her water quality experiment. Natalie Raso - Hamilton, ON: Her cancer research won her honours as the top young scientists for 2005 at the Canada-Wide Science Fair. Sami Obaid - Laval, QC: Stepped into the research ring to knock out the degenerative disorders - including Parkinson's disease. Sara Small and Ronan MacParland - St. John's, NL: Used recycled green tea bags to create 'Tea-rific' skin potion. Siobhan McLaughlin - London, ON: Developed an ingenious new balance measuring device. Yona Sipos Randor - Vancouver, BC: This young researcher appears on MTV Canada and proves that science can be music to the ears.
Leaders and Volunteers
Larissa Vingilis-Jaremko - Toronto, ON: Founded the Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS), a Canada-wide organization for girls 7 to 16. Maren Beeston - Hanna, AB: Founder of a summer school of rock and other youth organizations. Shamin Jr. Mohamed - Toronto, ON: Contributes to the fight against AIDS and famine. Tonika Morgan - Toronto, ON: Founded the Medina Collective, an organization for young women of colour who participate in the urban arts community.
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