Nominations Open for the 2015 Hamilton Environmentalists of the Year Awards Hamilton’s Environmentalists’ of the Year Award Committee is looking for individuals, groups and businesses who have taken an active role in environmental activity and leadership in Hamilton.
Sponsored by the Conserver Society of Hamilton and District, the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club, the Hamilton Conservation Authority, the Bay Area Restoration Council, Environment Hamilton, the United Nations Association in Canada- Hamilton Branch, Friends of Red Hill Valley, the Iroquoia Bruce Trail Club and Royal Botanical Gardens, the awards are in their 37th year and will be presented at a dinner at Michelangelo Banquet Centre on Wednesday, June 8th.
Nominations are being accepted for a variety of awards. The Dr. Victor Cecilioni Award is presented in recognition of outstanding contribution to environmental activity and leadership, usually over a number of years. Awards of Merit are also offered each year, to recognize excellence in environmental effort on particular projects, or over a number of years.
Two other awards are also presented at the dinner. The Hamilton Conservation Foundation recognizes a student graduating from secondary school and entering a post-secondary institution, with a Student Bursary for Environmental Conservation, and Environment Hamilton presents the Betty Blashill Environmental Prize.
Nominations for all awards are due by March 31 and must be accompanied by a detailed nomination package. Information and forms can be downloaded here. Details on the Student Bursary can be found on the Conservation Hamilton website at www.conservationhamilton.ca, and the Betty Blashill Environmental Prize forms can be requested by emailing contactus@environmenthamilton.org.
For media information, contact:
Barbara McKean, (905) 527-1158 ext. 247 – bmckean@rbg.ca
John Struger, (905) 547-5116 – john.struger@sympatico.ca
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Previous Recipients
Victor Cecilioni and Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
- Peter Topalovic
- Dr Dennis Corr
- Sandi Stride
- Marilyn Baxter
- John Hannah
- Jen Baker
- Graham and Emma Cubitt
Award of Merit Winners
- Joyce Munro
- Kerry Brookes
- Kelly McKinney
- Stewards of Cootes Watershed
- Russell Ohrt
- Kathy Zadvorny
- St. Marguerite d’Youville Catholic Elementary School
- Beautiful Alleys
- Cara Contardi
- Peter Thoem
- Greg Lenko
- Robert Perkins
- Stephanie McLarty
- Warren Beacham
- Maria Brenyo, Deb Falcao, Lucy Hunt, Carm Passaro, Marina Simpson
- Swamp Line 9
- Brian Montgomery
- Elysia Petrone
- Horizon Utilities Corporation
- The Windermere Basin Wetland Creation Project
- Josh Gordon
- Michael Nabert
- Glenn Marshall
- Founding members of Social and Ecological Responsibility in Education committee of the HWCDSD
- Trail Maintenance Team Group of the Iroquoia Bruce Trail Club
- Bill Kennedy
- Youth Advisory Council of the Hamilton Community Foundation
- Friends of the Eramosa Karst
- Laurel Harrison
- Julia Kollek
- Peter Ormond
- Dean Carriere
- Warren Beacham
- Alan Ernest
- Hamilton Coalition on Pesticide Issues
- Joan Roberts
- Falcon Watch
- Bob Intini
- Jordan Bowman
- Alex Komarniski
- Fifty Point Conservation Area Marina
- Morley Balinson
- Steering Committee for Restoration of Courtcliffe Park
- Peter Turkstra and the Greensville Action Committee
- Bruce Mackenzie
- Pat Vacca
- Norm Jacobs
- Tina DiClemente and Franca Ianni
- Larry Kelly
- Beth Stormont and Sandra Root
- Larry Pomerantz
- Vicky Sutherland and Dorothy Greig
- Parks Development Section, City of Hamilton
- Hamilton Junior Naturalists' Club
- Dave Braden
- Keep Hamilton Clean Committee
- Rob Dobos
- Ian Reid
- Burke Austin
- Joanna Chapman
- Pleasant View Subcommittee of the Dundas Chapter of the Conserver Society of Hamilton & District
- Ian Gray
- Danny Stone
- Ollie Thomson
- Dr. Keith Rodgers
- Wentworth Environmental Farm Plan Committee
- Patricia Cameron & Students of St. Patrick's School
- Don McLean
- Trenholme Neighbourhood Park Committee
- Thomas Elliott
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