Sisters need support to save Borneo rainforestsBy Dominik Kurekyouth in Japan. Shes gone to sists of the countries of Brunei,then governments can do just as OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFBrussels to speak on behalf of an Indonesia and Malaysia.well in other locations and make environmental commission.Its about implementing sus-things happen and reduce our Two sisters aim to reverse defor-Charlenes work in the environ-tainable growth and monitoringimpact and try and fix what weve estation in Borneo and to protectmental field is not lacking either. the trees that already exist and see-damaged, she said.the wildlife within, but to do so theyShes involved in an environment-ing the biodiversity in that areaFurthermore, the project would need help from the people in theirbased team at her university and is that already exists in order toalso help spread awareness to hometown of Oakville.a teaching assistant for first-year implement it in the deforested sec-youths, by means such as the 3D The young women, both univer-students in a similar program.tion, as well as making an orang-movie and the winners will post sity students in environmental andIve worked with tons of differ-utan sanctuary, Charlene said.updates online while in Borneo for forestry programs, have enteredent design teams and working with She added the project, run bythe five-month project.TakingITGlobals DeforestAction:the environment that way. As well, young people, could be an effectiveThe competition closes March Project Borneo competition.working on different research proj-means of protecting or improving15. To view the Falkenburgers Kirsten and Charlene FalkenburgerThe Oakville Trafalgar Highects in the lab for bioleaching and the environment.video, visit http://gg.tigweb.org/tig/School graduates Charlene, 23, andpast summer and is currently work-bionic liquid for cellulose to try If this works and youth did thisdeforestaction/46745/.Kirsten, 19, Falkenburger haveing on a second biochemistry and degrade it because cellulose is posted a video to the competitionsdegree. Her younger sister is in her a very hard compound to degrade School year calendar approved for next yearwebsite. The contest will choose 10first year at the University of British without using a lot of energy, she young individuals to travel to theColumbia where shes studying for-said.Are you curious when youroff will be Monday Dec. 26, however island north of Australia. Once onestry management.Charlene believes she and her school breaks will be next schoolChristmas Eve and Day fall on the ground, the individuals willPart of the selection process sister are deserving of the roles year?Saturday and Sunday. The break perform hands-on work to helpinvolves spreading the word, by get-and she herself plans to pursue The Halton District School Boardwill end on Jan. 6 and students will stop the destruction of the rainfor-ting people to view the videos, rate such work in her career life after has approved its calendar for thereturn to class on Monday, Jan. 9.ests and to protect the animalstheir effectiveness and to vote on school.2011-12 school year.March Break will run March 12 within them, especially orangutans.their favourites, which the We always had an interest in The year will start the day afterto 16.They will also be filmed for a 3DFalkenburger sisters hope people the environment and reducing our Labour Day as always on Tuesday,High school examinations in movie.will do for them. footprint and because of that I Sept. 6.semester one will run Jan. 26-Feb. Weve worked a lot to help theThey should choose us because went into chemical engineering The board has decided to take a1, 2012, while the second semester environment already and we wantweve been dedicated for a very long and took all the courses I could on slight departure from the Ministrythey will take place June 21 to June to continue that, said Charlene,time, Charlene said. My sister was bio-remediation and air quality of Educations proposed calendar27.who graduated with a bioenviron-bio-diversity champion of 2010 for and soil and chemical, she said.and is beginning its December holi-For a full list of PA days, visit the mental chemical engineeringCanada. She got a scholarship for The project would take them to day break a week later. The first dayboards website at www.hdsb.ca.degree from Queens University thisthat. Shes been to UN meetings for the island of Borneo, which con-DELTA OPTICALINVITES YOU TO A SALT. 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