[ottawa-activist-events] Environmental Award for Community-Based Achievement

[Karen Hawley]

> Earth Day Canada Seeks Community Environmental Leaders
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> Earth Day Canada, a not-for-profit environmental charity, is
> pleased to announce we are currently accepting nominations for the
> 2006 Hometown Heroes Award Program. The award seeks to recognize
> and honour those who have shown themselves to be environmental
> leaders within their community.
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> The award is open to individuals as well as groups and I thought
> your organization might be particularly interested since you are
> working towards the overall goal of an improved and healthy
> environment. Perhaps your organization, or an individual within
> your group, has demonstrated outstanding environmental initiative
> in your community and is an eligible candidate for the award.
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> I have pasted detailed information about the Hometown Heroes Award
> below my contact information. I hope that you will consider
> forwarding the information to your members via a list serve or at
> your next meeting so that all qualified environmental leaders in
> your community will have the chance to nominate themselves or be
> nominated for the award.
>
> Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions about the
> Hometown Heroes Award Program. If you prefer to peruse the
> internet, the Hometown Heroes website can be found atearthday.ca/
> hometown.
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> Best Regards,
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> Emma Point
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> Hometown Heroes Coordinator
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> Earth Day Canada
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> 111 Peter Street, Suite 503
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> Toronto, ON M5V 2H1
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> T: 416-599-1991 x114
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> F: 416-599-3100
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> her...@earthday.ca
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> Earth Day Canada is Calling for ‘Hometown Heroes’
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> The most important environmental work happens at the community
> level. All over Canada, outstanding individuals are contributing to
> the sustainability of their hometowns, inspiring those around them
> to become better citizens of the planet. Their boundless energy and
> perseverance puts them in a class all their own. They are truly
> “Hometown Heroes”.
>
> At Earth Day Canada, a not-for-profit environmental charity, we
> believe these champions should not go unnoticed. To applaud and
> honour those who have devoted their time and energy to local
> environmental causes, we developed the Hometown Heroes Award
> Program and are currently accepting nominations from across the
> country.
>
> You will find Hometown Heroes amongst your neighbours and co-
> workers, your friends and your family. They are educators,
> musicians, farmers, and conservationists, encompassing as broad a
> spectrum as their environmental efforts. Last year’s finalists were
> involved in projects relating to the community gardens movement,
> sustainable transportation and fresh water conservation. Some had
> fought to protect wilderness space and old growth forests, while
> others had concentrated their efforts on encouraging local industry
> to adopt more sustainable practices.
>
> Dr. Donald Steele – Professor Emeritus of Biology at Memorial
> University in St. John’s,Newfoundland – was the recipient of the
> 2005 Hometown Heroes Award. Having tirelessly dedicated the last
> forty years to behind-the-scenes work, long-term field studies, and
> wildlife habitat preservation in Newfoundland and Labrador, he
> substantially contributed to public awareness, wilderness
> protection and changes to municipal land-use laws and regulations.
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> If you have made significant contributions to the state of the
> environment in your hometown, or know someone who has, we want to
> hear from you. Candidates may be nominated, or can apply on their
> own behalf. Potential candidates include individuals of all ages,
> as well as school and community groups, municipalities, non-profit
> and First Nations organizations.
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> Applications must be received by Earth Day Canada on, or before the
> deadline of Friday, April 21, 2006. The 2006 Hometown Hero will be
> brought to Toronto to receive their award at this year’s Earth Day
> Gala – June 8th, 2006.
>
> For applications and to find out more about the Hometown Heroes
> Award Program, please visit www.earthday.ca
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