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I'm proud to be recognized by The Logic Magazine as one of their Next Vanguards of Canadian Innovation. The Logic Magazine is a Business and Technology Magazine read by Canada's most influential executives and policymak...

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Canadian Innovation Week continues to be amazing as I was one of the special invitees who was able to attend the prestigious 2026 Governor General Innovation Award (only 100 individuals are invited to attend from across ...

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Canadian Innovation Week has a special place in my heart. Two years ago I was awarded the Ingenious+ National Award for Entrepreneurship and Technology.

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Proud of St Michaels University School (SMUS) supporting BC Heritage Fairs!

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Excited to announce that I’ve completed the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at all three levels, Bronze, Silver, and Gold.  🎉

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April has been an amazing month so far with so many great things happening.

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Last week I participated in the Forum for Young Canadians Program.

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The 2026 Valentines for Seniors Project was another impactful year, with thousands of valentine's being shared with seniors across several care homes. A few of the residents at Carlton House were so touched they wrote ca...

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A huge shout out to the Rideau Hall Foundation and Canadian Innovation Space for supporting the 2025 Ingenious+ Youth Advisory Group.

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The Science Fair Foundation of BC has just announced the winners for their seventh-annual Youth Innovation Showcase.

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Excited to be selected as a National Delegate for the 2026 Forum for Young Canadians.

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Excited to share that I’ve completed the Entrepreneurship 101 Program with the League of Innovators and YMCA Canada this fall!\n\nEntrepreneurship 101 is a program dedicated to helping up-and-coming founders develop the mi...

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As a quick update, I’ve been spending my Sunday afternoons volunteering at the Royal Jubilee Hospital through the Step Up Program. The program is built around Island Health’s C.A.R.E. values (Courage, Aspire, Respect, an...

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Incredibly honoured to receive the 2025 Award for Innovation by the Jean Lumb Foundation in Toronto which supports so many young people across Canada to dream big and lead with purpose. Thank you to my award sponsors, Ch...

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I am incredibly honoured to represent Canada on the World Ocean Day Youth Advisory Council! 

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I'm excited to announce that my latest innovation OceanLens is a 2025 Finalist in the International Youth Innovation Challenge! https://bit.ly/2025-YIC-Winners #GEEPYouthInnovation #EnviroEd

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This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to collaborate with four fellow students in the newly launched Health Core facility at University of Victoria as part of the Biomedical Engineering Summer Program with Scie...

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Just wanted to give a shout out to the Royal BC Museum (RBCM) which has been a great place to volunteer for the past year. I've been managing a variety of different stations with a focus on the Tide Pool Station in the ...

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Had an amazing time at the 2025 Ingenious+ ceremony where I attended back-to-back networking sessions coupled with mentorship meetings, a National Ceremony for Ingenious+, and the capstone event: the Governor General's I...

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Happy Canadian Coast Guard Day! Got to watch the Coast Guard give demonstrations of a live rescue as well as all things search and rescue, marine communications, and spill response, etc.

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Amazing week celebrating innovation with the new Ingenious+ Winners! Many thanks to the Rideau Hall Foundation for making Canadian Innovation Week such a success. Honored to be a part of this inspiring group!

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Canadian Innovation is happening May 26 to 30. Keep an eye out on amazing things happening that week around Canada with the Rideau Hall Foundation!

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Hey everyone, just wanted to give a shout-out to all the winners of the 2025 Ingenious+ BC Region awards. I was invited to represent the Rideau Hall Foundation as last year's National Award Winner and got to welcome all...

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Huge News, look for me in the March 2025 Issue of Pacific Yachting Magazine: https://online.fliphtml5.com/xanki/yybd/#p=22

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Year 8 is in the books! Another successful delivery of hundreds of valentines to the seniors across the Victoria region. Thank you to my great partner Kieran MacKay and the wonderful kids at the SMUS Junior School who ...

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If you happen to pick up the January 2025 edition of Pacific Yachting Magazine, be sure to look for me under the SALTS article as I detail my experiences sailing with the SALTS program. Thank you to Marianne Scott for f...

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Intensive training this month as we are set to play against teams from Hungary, the Bahamas, California, and Washington State in the annual International Spooktacular Tournament in October!

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Had an amazing time training with Luge Canada in Whistler this month!

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The 2023/24 basketball club season is in the books!

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Super fun sailing season and SMUS is bringing back the Championship Trophy! Many thanks to the coaches!

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Just finished an amazing season with the SMUS Junior Boys Rugby team including winning the Regional Championship, a trip to Provincial Championships and being awarded the BC School Sports Commissioners Award as being amo...

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