City news for Jan. 24, 2024

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Competition seeks young innovators

The Rideau Hall Foundation’s Ingenious+ Challenge is now open to Canadians between the ages of 14 and 18.

“We want to give young people a chance to take their projects to the next level with funding and mentorship opportunities,” Teresa Marques, president and CEO of the foundation, said in a statement.

“We’re looking for young innovators from the Prairies and across Canada who are creating positive change in their communities. Ingenious+ is a chance to scale their innovations and amplify the good they are doing.”

The competition has five categories — community and civic engagement; climate change and the environment; equity and inclusion; health and well-being; and technology and entrepreneurship.

According to organizers, up to 100 regional winners will be awarded $1,000 along with mentorship and learning opportunities and may proceed to a national competition, where they would be eligible to receive one of up to 13 national finalist awards of an additional $1,000, or one of five national winner awards of an additional $10,000.

Submissions are open until Feb, 22. National award recipients will be celebrated during Canadian Innovation Week, May 13 to 17.

For more information, or to submit, visit ingeniousplus.ca

Free family movies on Louis Riel Day

Freeze Frame Media Arts Centre for Young People will present two free movies for families at Dave Barber Cinematheque on Louis Riel Day, Monday, Feb. 19.

The animated adventure film Katak, The Brave Beluga, directed by Christine Dallaire-Dupont and Nicola Lemay, will be screening in English at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Jules au pays d’Asha, a live-action film about a nine-year-old boy with a rare disease who goes on an adventure, directed by Sophie Farkas Bolla, will be screening in French at 1 p.m.

Additionally, a stop-motion animation station will be set up in the lobby outside the theatre, where filmgoers can learn the basics of stop-motion animation.

The Louis Riel Day screenings act as a precursor to the Freeze Frame International Film Festival for Kids of All Ages, which will take place from March 10 to 16 at the Centre culturel franco-manitobain (340 Provencher Blvd). For more information, visit freezeframeonline.org

— Staff