By Amy Simon
Natalie McIntosh
15-year-old Natalie McIntosh from London, Ont., thought of a passion project for her science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) class, and last year created a non-for profit organization called Nautical Waters that follows in it’s footsteps.
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I chose to do mine about an underwater speaker that would be attached to the side of a fishing boat that admits the sound of an orca to scare away larger animals.”
Following her interests in marine life, McIntosh discovered throughout her research about the environmental damages caused by discarded fishing nets, otherwise known as ghost nets.
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They were being taken out of the water, but it wasn’t being repurposed in any way, it was actually just going into landfills… My take on it, you’re really just moving the pollution from one area to another.”
The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting 27 new COVID-19 cases Monday and one new death, as a rising number of variant cases begins to raise concerns.
A student of Saunders Secondary School and another at Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School have tested positive for a variant of concern, according to the Middlesex-London Health Unit, meanwhile three area schools are currently experiencing outbreaks of COVID-19.
A student of Saunders Secondary School and another at Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School have tested positive for a variant of concern, according to the Middlesex-London Health Unit, meanwhile three area schools are currently experiencing outbreaks of COVID-19.