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.
Chapeau les filles! (Non-traditional occupation for women)
Emmanuelle Dufour - Beauharnois, QC: They are big, have a hunchback and are not very friendly, and yet bison are her passion! Valérie Munger - Laterrière, QC: A fan of farm work, she hopes to take over the family business and expand its offering of produce. Christine Aubin - Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, QC: She went from the city to the country, making her dream of working with farm animals come true. Vikie Handfield - Sorel-Tracy, QC: She wants to start her own business to help improve health, safety and the environment in the workplace. Émilie Berrouard - Beauport, QC: This future engineer wants to work in developing countries to ensure that the diminishing supply of water is accessible and safe. Véronique Cantin - Shannon, QC: She dreams solely of working outdoors and caring for the forests, for the benefit of all living entities. Stéphanie Brisson - Laval, QC: One day, she just decided to quit everything and study mining. Céline Lavigne - Mirabel, QC: Truck driving made it hard to balance work and family, so she decided to move into heavy-duty vehicle mechanics. Véronique Laurence-Gendron - Lachenaie, QC: When talking about her career choice, this student is moved?. literally! Julie Barbeau - Lévis, QC: This outgoing and determined adventurer firmly believes that she can carve out a place for herself in geomatics. Geneviève Bélanger - Québec, QC: This future cabinetmaker has no qualms about going into a field where women are still outnumbered.
Entrepreneurial Youth
Adam Burton - Sydney Mines, NS: Uses technology to fit golfers with perfect drivers. 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. Bette Lou Aucoin - Wolfville, NS: No horsing around for this entrepreneur. Brandon Harvey - Brooklyn, NS: Meet an entrepreneur for all seasons. Cameron Chisholm - Antigonish, NS: Ocean. Beach. Ice Cream. A recipe for sweet success. Derick Fritz - Bridgetown, NS: Get hooked on aquaculture. Frederick Ghahramani and Vincent Yen - Vancouver, BC: Turned their enthusiasm for gaming and mobile communities into AirG, an award-winning business. Heather Boudreau - Bedford, NS: Her green thumb grows success. Janet Francis - Pictou Landing, NS: Captures memories - one snapshot at a time. Jonathan DeYoung - New Glasgow, NS: Creator of lollyu.com, a site for students to buy and sell used text books. Jordan Tannahill - Ottawa, ON: Founder of the largest film festival in Canada that is dedicated to screening films by youth. Keith Peiris - London, ON: At the age of 11, he started his own web development company, Cyberteks Design. Kendra d'Eon - Northeast Harbour, NS: Equestrian entrepreneur turned her hobby into a business. Leerom Segal - Toronto, ON: 'Klicked' to provide software development solutions to the health care industry. Michael Wahl - St. John's, NL: His gym's approach of 'low volume, high attention' defines success. Pierre Bou Karam & Lucas Rowicki - Halifax, NS: These "deck guys" founded a pressure wash and sealing company. Rob Calder - Springhill, NS: Created opportunities to gain experience in the film industry. Ryan Stanley - Saltsprings, NS: Meet the mastermind behind Insane Paintball. Samantha Nickerson - West Northfield, NS: Her lil' donuts are out of this world. Tyler MacCuspic - Baddeck, NS: This DJ found a musical niche that got him a fall full of gigs.
Humanitarian Youth
Aaria Rahim - Coquitlam, BC: Aaria founded a youth group that is making a difference in the lives of community members. 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. Hannah Taylor - Winnipeg, MB: She created the Ladybug Foundation after seeing a man eating from a garbage can. Heather Muir - Walkerton, ON: She tells her story and motivates people to donate blood for Canadian Blood Services. Josianne Gosselin-Dubois - Gatineau, QC: She is dynamic, engaging and dedicated. Social engagement is her thing! Kayla Cornale - Burlington, ON: She created a teaching system which applies the musical component of pitch to help young people with autism. Larissa Fulawka - Lac La Biche, AB: She created a Chess Club for students with learning difficulties. Miles Robert Aronson - Calgary, AB: Founder of Spread the Love, he inspires youth to supply hundreds of sandwiches to homeless people. Melanie Bell - Coleman, PEI: She wrote, illustrated and self-published a book of poetry to help farmers of Africa. Naveen Hassan - Toronto, ON: Based on student concerns, she initiated three safe school programs at her high school. Ryan Hreljac - Kemptville, ON: Ryan's Well Foundation springs eternal. Sami Obaïd - Laval, QC: Sami's goal in life: Do something big for humanity! Sarah Dubé - Halifax, NS: She formed a group that is committed to promoting the understanding and respect of all cultures. 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. Douglas Price - London, ON: He created a musical theatre production which was performed at his high school. 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. James MacLeod - Ottawa, ON: Understanding HIV/AIDS at a molecular level helps him uncover big answers. Jennifer Wang - Saskatoon, SK: She discovered that a native plant of Saskatchewan has the ability to kill cancer cells. Joanna McNeil - Red Island, NS: She made a shocking discovery about the bioremediation of the tar ponds. Meghana Saincher - Edmonton, AB: She discovered that essential oils could be used to decrease the decay of wood. 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: Natalie's innovative scientific research has earned much recognition and accolades nationally and internationally. 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. William Turk - Winnipeg, MB: His love of science has fuelled his drive to one day develop a cure for HIV/AIDS. 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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