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A five-member team from Swan Valley, Man., claimed victory and the $25,000 first-place prize in the competition, which was held at Mount Allison University in Sackville.
The 54 teams - representing 45 U.S. states, eight Canadian provinces and one Canadian territory - tested their knowledge on various environmental issues while competing for a share of more than $125,000 in scholarships and Canon products.
"To see Swan Valley win and have West Hill Secondary School from Owen Sound, Ont., and Oromocto High School from Oromocto, N.B., in the top five is a testament to the commitment and dedication these young people have made to the Envirothon program since its introduction to Canada in 2000," said Colleen Ryan, senior director of corporate communications at Canon Canada.
The first-place winners, Swan Valley Regional Secondary School team, received a total of $25,000 in Canon scholarships. West Hill Secondary School from Owen Sound, Ont., ($20,000); and Spartanburg High School, South Carolina ($15,000) placed second and third, respectively.
Teams that placed in the top 10 received Canon products for their advisers and sponsoring organizations to use in science education.
Each team is made up of five students that previously won their state or provincial competition and came together to compete in categories including aquatics, ecology, forestry, soil and land use, and wildlife.
Each year, an additional topic is included that's based on an environmental issue.
For 2011, the topic was salt and freshwater estuaries.
Since 1997, Canon U.S.A. has been the title sponsor of this annual competition.
The Canon Envirothon is the culmination of a series of competitions that began during the past school year and involved more than 500,000 high school students throughout North America.
In written tests and oral presentations, starting at the local level, winning teams from schools and organizations competed for the distinction of representing their state, province or territory at the Canon Envirothon.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2012, the competition will be held at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Penn.
To learn more about the competition, visit www.environthon.org.
Canon Envirothon Final Winners Press Release
2011 Canon Envirothon Score Sheet
Students gather in Sackville for environmental competition
Published Monday July 25th, 2011Canon Envirothon happening at Mt. A until Friday, includes one N.B. team
by Jacques Gallant
Times & Transcript staff
SACKVILLE - When recent Oromocto High School graduates Leela Cheung and Emily Smith were asked how they felt about representing their province at the Canon Envirothon, only one word came out: honoured.
The two girls are part of a team of five from Oromocto who are taking part in this week's Canon Envirothon at Mount Allison University, an international event featuring a total of 270 teenagers from 45 U.S. states, eight Canadian provinces and one territory. The Oromocto group made it to this final stage of the game after winning the N.B. Envirothon held at UNB Fredericton this past May.
"I've always been really interested in the environment," said Emily, who will be studying sciences at the University of British Columbia this fall and who was the New Brunswick flag bearer at last night's Envirothon opening ceremony at Mt. A's Convocation Hall.
"I was always interested in bugs. I was like that weird girl who played with snakes."
Leela, who carried in the Canadian flag and who is on her way to UNB this fall to study nursing, said any student who has been thinking about participating in the Envirothon should definitely do it.
"You get to meet new people from around North America, you learn new things, it's just a great experience overall," she said, having participated in the provincial Envirothon twice along with Emily and other Oromocto students. "I've always been interested in the sciences and the environment, and as I've learned more about it, I've gotten more intrigued by it."
The Canon Envirothon, one of North America's largest high school environmental education competitions, is a five-day event that will see teams of five students be challenged on their knowledge of various environmental issues including soils/land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife, and a specially selected current environmental issue. For this year's competition, the topic is salt and fresh water estuaries.
Wayne Doyle, senior manager of corporate communications at Canon Canada, has been with the event for ten years, and indicated that many Envirothon participants go on to start careers in environment-related fields.
"Once the participants go through the Envirothon two or three times, they're exposed to a lot of other occupations that they didn't know anything about and say to themselves, 'this is pretty cool' and realize that they can make a great living by being out in the middle of nature," said Doyle, mentioning that the Envirothon's Facebook pages tracks event alumni.
He was also pleased with the venue for this year's competition, saying that the economic impact of an event of this magnitude could range from anywhere between $365,000 to $700,000.
"Sackville is such a wonderful place. Students from across North America can come here and familiarize themselves with the estuaries; it's a very unique environmental situation," he said.
The Canon Envirothon runs until July 29, when the top 10 teams will be named and will receive Canon scholarships, with members of the first place winning team receiving $5,000 each.
Canon Envirothon set for Sackville
Published Saturday July 23rd, 2011by jacques gallant
Times & transcript staff
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A total of 270 teenagers from 45 U.S. states, eight Canadian provinces and one territory are expected to be in Sackville starting tomorrow for the 2011 Canon Envirothon.
The Envirothon, one of North America's largest high school environmental education competitions, is a five-day event that will see teams of five students be challenged on their knowledge of various environmental issues including soils/land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife, and a specially selected current environmental issue. For this year's competition, the topic is salt and fresh water estuaries.
Each competing team made it to the Canon Envirothon after winning at their local Envirothon, such as the New Brunswick team, represented by five Oromocto High School students who took home first prize at the N.B. Envirothon held at UNB Fredericton this past May.
"It feels pretty good to be going. We were a little surprised at first, but we worked really hard at it," said team member Emily Smith, a recent Oromocto High graduate who will be studying general science this fall at the University of British Columbia, hoping to one day work in psychiatry.
This will be Emily's second Envirothon, having first participated last year with Oromocto and attaining the fourth position at the provincial competition.
"We're all excited to be able to compete together one more time," she said on behalf of her teammates. "But competing isn't the main thing for us. We're just excited to be part of the experience and to meet new people from across North America."
Wayne Doyle, senior manager of corporate communications at Canon Canada, has been involved with the Envirothon for the past 10 years, and said the impact the competition has on the students is clear.
"The competitors are given practical knowledge that will be useful to them throughout their lives," he said.
Doyle indicated that since the first Canadian team (from Nova Scotia) participated in 2000, Canadian participation has risen to about 280 schools. The top 10 teams at the Canon Envirothon will win Canon scholarships, with the members of the first place team receiving $5,000 each.
Students win green awards
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Published Saturday June 18th, 2011
BY JENNIFER MCNEIL-HAY
mcneil-hay.jennifer@dailygleaner.com
Two young environmentalists are the local recipients of the $5,000 Toyota Earth Day Scholarship.
Christina Vietinghoff of Fredericton High School and Katie Baba of Oromocto High School are among 20 students from across Canada to receive the scholarship this year. Recipients are students set to begin post-secondary education, who are community-minded environmental leaders, noted for volunteerism and pursuing academic excellence.
Baba is the youth facilitator with Oromocto Watershed Association and is known for environmental work at OHS, where she's the captain of the Junior Envirothon team. She helped create the group when she saw how much her older sister was enjoying the family atmosphere of the senior team.
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Saturday, June 11, 2011
Daily Gleaner
Rotary cleans highway: Members of the Fredericton North Rotary Club recently cleared both sides of a three-kilometres stretch of Route 105 of trash as a local community project.
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In pouring rain, the group collected more than 50 bags of coffee cups, plastic wrapping, bottles, household products, and other assorted garbage discarded by passing motorists.
The Fredericton North Rotary Club, who's motto is "service above self", undertakes throughout the year numerous local and international community projects, as well as highway cleanup projects.
Metro Moncton group participates in Adopt-A-Highway program
by jordan parkerTimes & transcript staff
When Jacques Bertrand saw swarms of people hunched over, picking up litter off the side of the highway, he decided to join in the cause.
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"Last year I was biking across Canada, and I saw a bunch of Adopt-A-Highway signs," says Bertrand, whose Knights of Columbus Council took on a stretch of the highway.
"I saw a bunch of people cleaning ditches and highways. And anyone over 12 can get involved," says Bertrand. "We will cover the Mapleton Road and Elmwood Drive exits, on the south side."
The Knights of Columbus is a group "devoted to the Catholic Church" who are very involved in the community.
"We do community work, and our four principles are charity, fraternity, unity, and patriotism. We are a charity organization, and we live according to faith," says Bertrand.
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Contact CFANB for more information on the Adopt-a-Highway program.
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2011 Envirothon NB Competition Team Results
News Release
May 14, 2011
Oromocto High School team wins Envirothon NB competition
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The team from Oromocto is eligible to represent the province of New Brunswick at the Canon Envirothon 2011 competition in Sackville, New Brunswick this July, when our province hosts the North America's largest high school environmental education competition.
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Envirothon NB is a provincial, bilingual, high school, environmental, education competition held annually in May.
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For more information on Envirothon NB ( registration, the learning objectives for 2011, committees, videos, photos and its upcoming events), please visit the Envirothon NB section or contact the CFANB office, 506 452-1339,
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Adopt-a-Highway Program
Funding Received!
April 29, 2011The Department of Environment and the Environmental Trust Fund (ETF) announced the funding for the 2011-2012 year. The original decision to cut all funding to the Adopt-a-Highway program has been ammended. As of April 29, 2011, the ETF has decided to provide the Adopt-a-Highway program with a financial contribution of $50,000. Although this is not the full amount required, this will allow the Program to continue this year.
Thank you to all who have taken the time to support the Adopt-a-Highway program. Groups can now proceed with planning their spring clean-ups.
To become a volunteer Adopt-a-Highway group, please complete the Application Form and send it to CFANB.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact the CFANB office at
Adopt-a-Highway Program
CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
April 28, 2011The Department of Environment and the Environmental Trust Fund (ETF) announced the funding for the 2011-2012 year. Unfortunately, the ETF decided to CUT ALL funding to the Adopt-a-Highway program.
As there is no money to run the Program, CFANB will not be able to offer any financial assistance to groups or run the program at all. At this time, the Adopt-a-Highway program will be on hold until long-term sustainable funding can be secured.
At this time, if groups want to continue with their clean-up efforts they will be responsible for purchasing their own garbage bags and disposing of the full bags at their own expense and liability.
Ways You Can Help the Program:
- Contact your MLA
Groups can help by sending a message to their local MLA by writing a letter to let them know the importance and value of the Adopt-a-Highway program. - Contact the Media
Groups can contact the local media and let them know the importance of the Program and how crucial it is to have funding available to keep New Brunswick's highways litter-free.
If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact the CFANB office at
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Volunteers Wanted!
Are you are interested in being a part of this exciting experience that only comes to Canada once every five years?
Learn how you can get involved as a volunteer.
Each year, Envirothon provides more and more students with a chance to get "up-close and personal" with North America's natural resources. Envirothon offers both in-class curriculum and hands-on field experiences focused around ecology, natural resource management, and current environmental issues. This unique combination of learning experiences and breadth of study is part of what has made the Envirothon a huge success with students and educators across the United States and Canada. Learn more.
Contact CFANB today to find out how you can help!