Watershed awards presented
The Manitoba Association of Watersheds announced six recipients of its 2022 Watershed Awards.
Recipients are recognized for their efforts of working on the land and in their communities, and helping to build local knowledge and resilient watersheds.
The awards are presented through a partnership between the Manitoba Association of Watersheds and Manitoba’s 14 watershed districts and are presented in two categories: Watershed District Awards and Watershed District Builder Awards.
This year’s recipients are:
- Art Bergmann (Watershed District Builder Award), who built municipal partnerships that are the foundation of the Seine Rat Roseau Watershed District, and helped establish a water retention project.
- Linda Miller (Watershed District Staff Builder Award), who in her 14-year career with the West Interlake Watershed District, established successful programs (Community Tree Nursery Program, and the Winter Watering System Program).
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More information is at manitobawatersheds.org/awards.
National youth scholarships launched
McDonald’s Canada and 4-H Canada have launched the National Youth Scholarship program.
As part of the partnership, 16 scholarships totalling $80,000 will be awarded over two years to 4-H youth leaders from across Canada, which is aimed at advancing sustainability and educational pursuits in agriculture.
The 4-H Canada website will be updated when scholarship applications open next year.
Feds make ag tribunal appointment
Emily Crocco has been appointed for a five-year term as chair and full-time member of the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal.
The lawyer has more than 20 years of administrative law in the private sector and for federal tribunals. She has also served as an adjudicator in two Ontario provincial tribunals.
The tribunal is an independent tribunal established by the federal government to provide impartial reviews of notices of violation issued by federal agencies regulating agriculture and food.
