 Joanna
McNeil, 18
Red Island, Nova Scotia
As a resident of Cape Breton, Joanna McNeil has followed the
progress of the Sydney Tar Ponds clean up with great interest -
but never dreamed that she could play a role.
After learning the process of bioremediation, Joanna embarked
to discover whether bioremedial processes could provide a feasible
clean up alternative to incineration.
After months of field and lab work, Joanna made a shocking
discovery - bioremediation was already taking place in the tar
ponds.
Joanna's findings did not go unnoticed, the Sydney Tar Ponds
Agency (STPA) publicized Joanna's findings and she was featured in
a children's science magazine.
Her research project placed first in the province at the
Aventis Biotech Challenge and fourth across Canada.
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 Heather
Muir, 19
Walkerton, Ontario
Since the age of 4, Heather Muir has been a dedicated volunteer
for the Canadian Blood Service (CBS).
Determined to create greater public awareness of the needs of
Canada's blood supply system, Heather began telling her own story
of needing blood. She soon became the Poster Child for the
Canadian Blood Services.
Heather has logged over 8,000 hours and has created a student
only blood clinic which has been recognized by the Canadian Blood
Service as having over 40% editable donors compared to the
Canadian average of 4%.
In 2001 Heather was awarded the CBS national award, "Honouring
Our Lifeblood" for exceptional contribution to the blood program.
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 Sami
Obaïd, 17
Laval, Québec
Sami Obaid is a young scientist who is searching for a cure for
neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson disease.
For the past two years, he has been conducting laboratory
experiments at the Montreal Neurological Institute, at McGill
University, where two doctors are supervising his research.
Sami's promising research has earned him many national and
international awards, along with three university scholarships in
Quebec and Ontario.
Don't think that intellectual pursuits take up all his time: he
is a black belt and Pan American Tae Kwon Do gold medalist, and
top scorer in his elite league college soccer team. He also plays
golf and tennis.
Sami's goal in life: Do something big for humanity! |
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 Keith
Peiris, 18
London, Ontario
Keith Peiris believes that 'tragedy in life doesn't lie in not
reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach'.
With this in mind, at age 11 Keith Peiris started his own web
development company, Cyberteks Design. What started out as a
one-man operation has now grown to include 3 full time and 2
part-time employees.
Since its founding in 1999, Keith's company has attracted many
high profile clients across North America. Some of his major
customers include the Atlanta Thrashers, McDonalds Restaurants of
Canada, Rogers Television, Amtelecom, Siskinds Sports Management
and Siskind's Franchise Law to name a few.
His success has not gone unnoticed.
Cyberteks was listed in the
"Top 100 IT companies in Canada" by the National Post Business
Magazine.
He has represented Canada as one of the 10 under 40 CEO's of
Canada at the APEC Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs Forum and was a
member of the Team Canada Trade Mission to China in 2001.
With the demands of his business he is still finds time for his
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