2018 Young Citizens Revealed

The Spanish flu epidemic. The first French-Canadian woman to become a doctor. The history of treaties in Canada. Immigration stories and experiences, from the Vietnamese “boat people” to Syrian refugees. Tales of courage and liberation from the Second World War.

These are just a few of the topics explored by students who took part in the 2018 Young Citizens program — a national contest that sees young Canadians create engaging and inspiring history videos, while vying for a trip to Ottawa to attend the Canada’s History Forum.

Canada’s History Society is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Young Citizens program. The six winners will have the chance to travel to Ottawa to participate in the Canada’s History Forum and to explore Canada’s capital city.

Congratulations to this year’s winners:

Recipients

Shuyou Wen
Vancouver, British Columbia

“Why grizzly is so important to the environment”

Kianna Lam
Calgary, Alberta

“Vietnamese Boat People — A Part of Canada's Heritage”

Joshua Concepcion
Winnipeg, Manitoba

“#RielHero”

Rémi Ouellette
Haute-Aboujagane, New Brunswick

“Pascal Poirier”

Basel Al Rashdan
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

“As Long as the Sun and Moon Shall Endure I Am a Treaty Person”

Oscar Cormier
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

“The Spy From P.E.I”

Honorable Mentions

Simar Boparai
Vancouver, British Columbia
Mary Ann Shadd: One Woman, One Path, One Goal for Change in Equality

Kevin Butchart
Vancouver, British Columbia
A Tale of Two Towns

Gabrielle Haslett
Vancouver, British Columbia
Inspector WJD Dempster

Kylee Campmans
Lethbridge, Alberta
Father Leonard Van Tighem

Willow L.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Treaty 2

Cole Osiowy
Winnipeg, Manitoba
How Streetcars Shaped Winnipeg

Alexander Poirier
Ailsa Craig, Ontario
The Money Pit

Han Ru Liu
Montréal, Québec
La pizza hawaïenne

Megan Kolomeir
Montreal West, Québec
Peanut Butter

Andrée-Ann Larochelle
Saint-Georges, Québec
Les missions de paix

Charles Furlotte-Tonks
Bathurst, New Brunswick
Stuart McLean — Canada's Voice

Phaedra Williams
Midgic, New Brunswick
Cultural Genocide: The Legacy of Residential Schools

Naomi Bourque
Scoudouc, New Brunswick
Titanic: The Canadian Story

Marilou Mazerolle
DSL Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick
Les métiers d’hier, d’aujourd’hui et demain...

Noah White
Sidney, Nova Scotia
Mi'kmaq

Molly McDonald
River Ryan, Nova Scotia
Lucy Maud Montgomery

Isabelle Peart
Bedford, Nova Scotia
Cirque du Soleil

Anna Paquet
Hunter River, Prince Edward Island
The Forgotten Pandemic

Étienne Foulkes
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Anne...la maison aux pignons verts, la comédie musicale

Lucy Francis
Wellington, Prince Edward Island
Ma maison historique

Cassie Rogers
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
The Memorial Cross