 Jordan
Tannahill, 17
Ottawa, Ontario
Inspired by the love of film and the need to assist the next
generation of Canadian filmmakers, Jordan Tannahill put forward
$3,000 of his own money to start the Canadian National Youth Film
Festival (CNYFF) which has become the largest film festival in
Canada dedicated to screening youth films.
As CNYFF’s founder and executive director, Jordan has grown the
CNYFF to include screenings of over 60 films from 8 provinces and
partnerships and sponsorships from the likes of the Toronto Film
Festival, CanWest, CBC Television and the Federal Government.
Jordan has been extensively involved in the theatrical world as
a writer, director, and performer. He has written almost two dozen
plays in the past decade, with productions being mounted at such
esteemed theatres as The National Arts Centre of Canada and Arts
Court Theatre. His UrbN Mythology trilogy was awarded the
prestigious Magnetic Words Playwriting Competition in 2005 and his
one-man show at the 2006 Ottawa Fringe Festival, The Skywatcher,
made him the youngest one-man performer in Canadian Fringe
Festival history.
In 2005 Jordan was recognized with the Spirit of the Capital
Award, a prestigious annual honour awarded by the City of Ottawa
to a youth who has made the most profound impact in the region
that given year.
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 Hannah
Taylor, 9
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Since the age of 5, Hannah Taylor has opened her heart to people
who are at the lowest point in their lives - all because she
witnessed a man eating from a garbage can.
Before Hannah turns 10, she would have founded a national
charitable organization known as the Ladybug Foundation, raised in
excess of $500,000 which supports 9 frontline homeless
organizations, traveled from Victoria to Newfoundland speaking to
tens of thousands of Canadians and influencing some of Canada’s
most powerful business executives, politicians and entertainers.
In 2005, Hannah was the youngest speaker ever to address the
Empire Club, and is their youngest member to date.
Hannah has won many awards in connection to her work for Canada's
homeless, for example: the Bruce M. Hicks Award for the
amelioration of conditions of disadvantage individuals; Me To We
Award for caring and compassion; Kin Canada Award for
philanthropy; Kids Who Care Award; National Homelessness
Initiative Award from the Federal Government; Canadian Street
Level Award for inspiring a nation to see all people as people.
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 William
Turk, 18
Winnipeg, Manitoba
William Turk’s love of science and research combined with a sense
of global responsibility has fueled his drive to one day develop a
cure for HIV/AIDS.William’s interest in science and innovation
began in grade 9 where his research into mammalian retina earned
him a Gold medal from Genome Canada and recognition by McLean
Magazine as one of 25 Young Canadians who are already changing the
World.
In Grade 12, his research into role that HLA-G plays in HIV
resistance in a group of Kenyan Sex Trade Workers earned William
top prize at the National Aventis Biotech Challenge and was
Canada’s sole representative at the International BioGenius
Challenge.
William was also the Chief Organizer of his school
international AIDS conference which raised over $5,000 for the
Uganda Orphan Fund.
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 Jennifer
Wang, 17
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Curiosity, Consistency and Collaboration are the three essential
characteristics which have guided Jennifer Wang in her innovation.
Research by Jennifer revealed two fractions of wild
sarsaparilla, a plant native to Saskatchewan, to have great
potency to kill cancer cells without substantially affecting
non-cancer cells.
Her research has garnered national and international attention
and earned her a Gold medal, Health Sciences at Canada Wide
Science Fair and the Young Canadian Manning Innovation award.
Jennifer’s groundbreaking research was recently published in the
‘Anticancer Research’.
In addition to her love of math and science, Jennifer is also
an accomplished musician having successfully competed at the
national level.
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