MY HERO Celebrates Heroes from Canada

Teachers

Mali Bickley

By: David Kemker

Mali Bickley is proud of her students who won Best Film (Rainforest Fable), Elementary category, of the 8th Annual MY HERO Film Festival.

Wendy Jewell

Wendy Jewell, a frequent participant in the iEARN Learning Circles project, developed an idea to create a Learning Circle project devoted solely to writing stories, working with digital photography, and creating videos around the theme of My Hero.

Bill Belsey

By: Jesse from Calgary

Bill Belsey teaches his students and others how to stand up to bullying.

Slater Jewell-Kemker

By: MY HERO

filmmaker, peacemaker, environmental activist.Slater Jewell-Kemker has grown up with The MY HERO Project, and has created several short films and stories about her heroes. She is now directing a feature film about young people working to protect the environment, An Incovenient Youth.

Jennifer Havekes

By: Meaghan from Perth

Mme Chevrette

By: Daniel from Montreal

Penny Nutbrown

By: Jocelyn from Peterborough

Mrs. Senger

By: Dylan from Morinville

Mrs. Raymonde Roulston

By: Mireya from Morinville

Nina Easaw

By: Madison from St. Albert

Films

Commit to our Earth

Producer: The Dream Team

Fifth graders commit to helping the environment.

Fin Donnelly, Special Hero

Producer: Sarah Mueckel

Fin swims to raise awareness of environmental issues.

Ruth Foster

Producer: Miranda Andersen

4th Grader Miranda is inspired by her environmental hero Ruth Foster.

Imagine Peace

Produced by:Mali Bickley & The Dreamteam

A collection of art and prose from children of the world who imagine peace.

Painting Peace

Producer: Slater Jewell-Kemker

Painting a Peace mural for the Art-Miles-Mural-Project.

Artwork

Together We Can Unlock Peace

By: Integrated Grade Nine Arts Class - PCVS - Canada

Peace Fits

By: Integrated Arts Grade Nine Class - PCVS - Canada

Peace Is Unbreakable...We Just Need To Capture It

By: Integrated Grade Nine Arts Class - PCVS - Canada

Artists and Musicians

Frances Anne Hopkins

By: Amanda from Barrie, Canada

Frances Anne Hopkins was an English artist known for her canoe paintings of Canada.

Emily Carr

By: Jessica from Barrie

Frank Owen Gehry

By: Rachel from Mission Viejo

''Take what comes your way. Do the best with it. Be responsible as you can and something good will happen, and it has.''

Frank Owen Gehry

By: Marissa from Ventura

Frank Owen Gehry own unique style of design.

James Eugene Carrey

By: Caroline from Toronto, Canada

Michael J. Fox

By: Kaitlyn from Connecticut

Leonard Cohen

By: James from Texas

Celine Dion

By: Keanna from Aberdeen

Oscar Peterson

By: Sam from Calgary

I believe in using the entire piano as a single instrument capable of expressing every possible musical idea.

Stompin' Tom Connors

By: Jesse from Calgary

''It's just a stage I'm going through''

Shania Twain

By: Jim Colyer

Community

Art Miki

By: Taylor from Delta, British Columbia

Art Miki founded the National Association for Japanese Canadians to help redress Japanese rights lost during WWII.

Craig Kielburger

By: Jerrilyn Jacobs

Craig Kielburger believes kids can change the world.

Marc Kielburger

By: Ceilidh from Peterborough

Marc Kielburger is a human rights activist who has dedicated his life to helping others.

Rick Hansen

By: Emma from Concord

Vancouver Dream Catchers

By: Ciaran from Vancouver, Canada

Rhonda Alvarez Licona

By: Nicholas from Anmore

Rhonda Alvarez Licona is the founder of Dream Catchers.

S.A.D. Horse Rescue

By: Lindsay from Millbrook

Henry M. Pellatt

By: Ilya from Newmarket

Tommy Clement Douglas

By: Morgan from Alberta

"Courage, my friends; 'tis not too late to build a better world."

Sir John Alexander Macdonald

By: Jason from Alberta

Sir John Hawkins Hagarty

By: Alex from Calgary

Guy Weadick

By: Connor from Calgary

Earthkeepers

David Suzuki

By: Celine from Edmonton

Severn Cullis-Suzuki

By: Maia from Canada

Severn Cullis-Suzuki an environmental activist, speaker, television host.

Gina Gallant

By: Wendy Jewell

Gina Gallant is an inventor whose passion is protecting the environment.

Emily Hunter

By: Wendy Jewell

Emily Hunter is an environmental activist, eco-journalist and filmmaker.

Rob Stewart

By: Louis from Bradford

Sharkwater is not just about saving sharks. It is about saving the ocean and ultimately, saving humanity.

Ruth Foster

By: Miranda from Anmore, Canada

You only care about what you know about.

Slater Jewell-Kemker

By: Chloe from Peterborough

"Be the change you want to see in the world."- Mahatma Gandhi

Chief Oren Lyons

By: Aibanrihun Lyngdoh

Chief Oren Lyons is an internationally venerated advocate for preserving biodiversity.

Fin Donnelly

By: Jenny Kim

Fin Donnelly works to keep our rivers and waters clean.

Explorers

Robert Bartlett

By: Mahdis from Calgary

Marc Garneau

By: Lance from Alberta, Canada

"I think space and Canada are a natural fit."

Julie Payette

By: Jillian from Calgary

Roberta Bondar

By: Drew from Calgary

Quote: “Society needs heroes to rejuvenate, re-energize and renew itself with visions of the possible. That’s what heroes do.”

Freedom and Peace

Judy Feld Carr

By: Sahara from Canada

Judy Feld Carr secretly helped thousands of Jews escape from Syria.

Dr. Rosalie Bertell
Anti-Nuclear Nun

By: Wendy Jewell

"We have to be part of something larger than ourselves, because our dreams are often bigger than our lifetimes. Religion has a profound effect on our staying power." Rosalie Bertell

Mitchell S.

By: Joshua from Montreal

Filip Konowal

By: Olha from Luchynets

Peter Dmytruk

By: Denys from Luchynets

William Avery (Billy) Bishop

By: Allen from Tecumseh

Emily Stowe

By: Aria from Barrie

"The day will dawn when women will equal men not only in the medical proffession, but in every other position in which she is qualified to excel"

Francis Marion Beynon

By: Hannnah From Calgary

Henrietta Muir Edwards

By: Brittany from Winnipeg

“We sought to establish the individuality of women…it was an uphill fight.”

Nellie McClung

By: Sheri from Yorkton

Nellie organized the Winnipeg Political Equality League, with the aim of advancing the cause of women's suffrage.

Emily Murphy

By: Maeve from Peterborough

Emily Murphy was a key figure in the women's rights movement in Canada.

Lifesavers

Stephen Lewis

By: Ingrid from Peterborough, Canada

Stephen Lewis is a former UN Special Envoy in Africa, established his own AIDS foundation.

Vincent P. Coleman

By: Quin from Calgary

Stop trains, munition ship on fire, making for Pier 6, Goodbye

Ryan Hreljac

By: Wendy Jewell

Ryan Hreljac helps build wells for clean water in Africa.

Lester B. Pearson

By: Dylan from Calgary

Romeo Alain Dallaire

By: Steph L. from Peterborough

Romeo Alain Dallaire is a celebrated humanitarian for his work during the Rwandan genocide.

Tommy Prince

By: Kris from Ontario

"The most decorated Native soldier in the Canadian Army"

Norman Bethune

By: Nancy Zhang from Newmarket

Terry Fox

By: Andy from British Columbia, Canada

Terry Fox a nation through his courage and tenacity.

Christine Silverberg

By: Avin from Calgary

Christine Silverberg was the first female Chief of Police in Canada.

Michael Bociurkiw: Emergency Communications Worker
UNICEF

By: Wendy Jewell

"Don't forget the downtrodden." Michael Bociurkiw

Sam Steele

By: Keenan from Calgary

George Chuvalo

By: Jessie from Sydney, Nova Scotia

The three most important words in life are "I love you".

Poets and Writers

Deborah Ellis

By: Elizabeth from Peterborough

Deborah Ellis donates royalties from her books to organizations helping women and children in Afghanistan.

Lucy Maud Montgomery

By: Jasmine from Ontario, Canada

Lucy Maud Montgomery is the author of the Anne of Green Gables series.

Farley Mowat

By: Stefan from Calgary

"I will never let fact get in the way of a good book"

Jean Vanier

By: Helen of Wodonga, Australia

Jean Vanier has founded loving communities for the developmentally disabled and those who assist them.

John McCrae

By: David from Calgary

Madeleine de Vercheres

By: Seline from Barrie

Roch Carrier

By: Airees from Calgary, Canada

"On the ice...we were five Maurice Richards against five other Maurice Richards..." a quote from Roch Carrier's book "The Hockey Sweater"

Yann Martel

By: Jean-Luc from Calgary

"To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is asking to choosing immobility as a means of transportation." Life of Pi (Yann Martel)

Stuart McLean

By: Bronwyn from Calgary

Kathy Stinson

By: Jessie from Calgary

“What you read, influences what you write. And so does the day to day life that you live."

William Patrick Kinsella

By: Hunter from Calgary

Syzygy, inexorable, pancreatic, phantasmagoria --- anyone who can use those four words in one sentence will never have to do manual labor--W.P. Kinsella

Science

Alexander Graham Bell

By: Sophia from Ontario

" I wanted to change something...."

Alexander Graham Bell

By: Ashish from Wheeling

Irene Ayako Uchida

By: Slater

Irene Ayako Uchida helped find the link between radiation and birth defects.

Frederick Banting

By: Edward Ortiz

"Had I not failed in my one year at London (Ontario), I might never have started my research work...yet it was there that I obtained the idea that was to alter every plan that I had ever made, the idea which was to change my future and possibly the future

Sir William Osler

By: Sami from Shippensburg

Sports

Wayne Gretzky

By: <i>Mike, Cameron, Jarod, Jonathan , and James of New Brunswick, Canada</i>

"The Great One"

Wayne D. Gretzky

By: Sean from St. Albert, Alberta

Brian McKeever

By: Justin from Calgary

''I can see the doughnut but not the Timbit."

Big Ben

By: Kayla from Malcolm, Canada

Big Ben raced his way into the hearts and memories of fans.

Ian Millar

By: Megan from Chestermere, Alberta, Canada

James Naismith

By: Keith from Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Kurt Browning

By: Laura from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Nancy Greene

By: Daniel from Calgary, Alberta, Canada

"I think what it takes to succeed remains the same." - Nancy Greene

Mario Lemieux

By: Charlie from Toronto

Jarome Iginla

By: Richard from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Calgary's Jarome Iginla is not only a "Big Tree," he's the "Big Man" for Calgary.

Don Cherry

By: David from Ontario

Hayley Wickenheiser

By: Sarah and Aleia from Calgary

"I never thought I would ever have a chance to win a gold medal. Things like that can really happen to a girl from a small town of just 1800 people," Hayley says.