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WINDSOR JUNCTION: A Lockview High school student has been named one of the regional winners in the Rideau Hall Foundation’s Ingenious+ innovation competition.
Madeline McIntyre was recently presented with her regional award by N.S. Lieutenant Governor Arthur J. LeBlanc at a ceremony at Province House in Halifax.
She was among a group of award winners, all of whom are being called Canadian changemakers.
The project she is doing is focused on environmental issues used mycelium to extract contaminants from the soil.
“I found out I won about four days before the ceremony,” McIntyre said. “It felt amazing to know I won.”
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She said she had learned about the Indigenous+ awards and entered.
McIntyre initially learned about the awards even existing from hearing it on Spotify then searching it up.
“I thought it would be a good opportunity to use mushrooms for the environmental purpose as they do have a lot of potential,” McIntyre said during an interview at a Fall River coffee shop.
“This would be a good chance to apply this knowledge to the project.”
After the Grade 10 student researched it, she decided to apply for the competition.
“It took about four weeks for me to work on my project,” said MacIntyre.
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McIntyre said her dad called her from work to let her know.
“I was super happy and excited,” she recalled of her reaction to finding out. “I was like “oh my gosh I did win the regional awards.”
“It means a lot to me.”
She said it shows she can use mushrooms to do something for the environment. McIntyre is getting mentorship help and money to work on the project.
“That will help me make the project a reality so I will be able to filter soil,” she said.
What’s the next step?
“I’m going to be experimenting with different types of mushrooms and hopefully be able to find some contaminated soil to experiment with,” said McIntyre.
More information can be found at: https://ingeniousplus.ca
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