My name is Madison Bush. I am 24 years old and currently attend Fanshawe College. I was born with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. I played wheelchair basketball for 8 years and have been playing sledge hockey since I was 8 years old. I currently work at Budweiser Gardens and the Thames Valley Children’s Centre. My [...]
Topic: “Current Events and Milestones of the last 150 Years.” Host of Global TV’s ‘The West Block with Tom Clark’. One of Canada’s premier broadcast journalists, Tom Clark has reported on the local, national, and international stories that have shaped Canada for the past 25 years. Witness to many of the history-making events during this [...]
Topic: “Hart of the Art” Evelyn Hart is an internationally renowned dancer who joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in 1976, becoming a principal dancer in 1979. She earned honorary doctorates from McMaster University and the University of Manitoba and is now a Companion of the Order of Canada. She was awarded the Chalmers Award for [...]
Topic: “Dying to Explore: The Archaeology of Sir John Franklin’s Third Arctic Expedition” Dr. Park has participated in archaeological fieldwork in Southern Ontario, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and especially Nunavut. He has also been involved in research studying the early European exploration of that region from the 1800s through the 1930s. His research into the famous [...]
Susannah Salamon is a 12 year old pianist and composer who enjoys composing beautiful neo-romantic music. Susannah’s composition “Vive le Canada!” won 1st prize in the London Kiwanis Music Festival “Canada’s 150” competition. She is also the recipient of the Kathryn Sells memorial award from the Women’s Canadian Club.
Topic: “Orphan 32” Thanh Campbell was born in Vietnam and came over to Canada as part of the last flight out of Saigon in 1975 with 56 other orphan children. Thanh was adopted into the family of Rev. William and Maureen Campbell. In the recent past, Thanh reunited with many of the war orphans that [...]
Topic: “Maples for Vimy”. Sydney Loyst is a 16 year old Laurier S.S. student. She has been in guiding for 12 years. Last spring her guide group leader was approached by “Maples for Vimy” to send some guides to plant maple trees in the small towns near Vimy Ridge, France to honour the 100th year [...]
Topic: “Christmas Music” London Chapter Sweet Adelines, chartered in May 1954, is the second longest active women’s barbershop chorus in Canada. This a capella group has been directed by Julia Beadle for twenty years and is fortunate to have an ‘in house’ arranger, Mr. Greg Backwell. The group represents London annually in regional competition and [...]
Topic: “It’s All in the Bounce: Overcoming Adversity” After becoming an amputee at the age of two because of a farm accident, Darda Sales went on to become a four-time Paralympian, capturing a gold and silver medal along the way. Through it all, while there have been highs and lows, the lesson that Darda has [...]
Topic: “My Journey Through Science Fairs”. “Danish Mahmood is a 14-year-old young innovator in grade 9 at London Central Secondary School. He will speak about his journey through science fairs with his invention called W.I.N.I.T.S. (Wireless Interconnected Non-Invasive Triage System). He has been recognized with top honours at national and international competitions.”
