Still time to nominate GRCA "watershed heroes"
There’s still time to meet the May 1 deadline to nominate candidates for a Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) Watershed Awards.
The awards go to “watershed heroes” - the individuals, families, groups and businesses that put their time and energy into improving the Grand River watershed.
The GRCA thinks they deserve to be acknowledged and is looking for nominations for its annual Watershed Awards.
The GRCA has presented the awards since 1976.
Once again, there are the two regular categories for environmental work. But this year a special one-time category was added in honour of the 20th anniversary of the designation of the Grand River system as a Canadian Heritage River.
Honour Roll Awards are presented for a sustained record of environmental achievement over an extended period of time.
Watershed Awards are presented for outstanding examples of environmental work.
Special Heritage Awards will be presented to those who have advanced the river-related heritage and recreational attributes that were recognized in the Heritage River designation. More information on the Heritage River designation can be found in the “Heritage River” section at grandriver.ca.
Nominations can come from anyone in the watershed. Deadline is May 1. More information on the program, including short biographies of past winners and a nomination form, can be found in the “Watershed Awards” section of the GRCA website. The winners will be honoured at a special event in the fall.
