Minister of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Environment Chester Gillan has called for nominations for the 2001 Prince Edward Island Environmental Awards.
"Hundreds of Islanders work tirelessly to preserve and protect our environment in Prince Edward Island. These awards provide an opportunity to recognize those people for their contributions and encourage others to take action," the Minister said.
Awards are presented in five categories:
Individual Citizen recognizes exemplary efforts by Island citizens to protect, preserve or enhance the environment; Business or Government Agency recognizes organizations that provide services, products or labour that have low environmental impact and act as a model for sustainable economic activity; Citizen Group or Organization recognizes grassroots groups that make a special commitment to PEI's environment; Education recognizes outstanding environmental efforts by groups or individuals in the areas of academia or public education, and; Youth recognizes individuals under the age of 25 who have made an outstanding contribution to a healthy environment.
Last year's recipients in the five categories, respectively, were Daryl Guignion, Maritime Electric, Southeast Environmental Association, Esther McQuaid and Grand Tracadie Elementary School.
Minister Gillan encourages Islanders to submit nominations for the 2001 Environmental Awards.
"Too often we fail to stop and recognize the tremendous efforts that individuals, groups and businesses in our communities make to protect and enhance our environment. Submitting a nomination for these awards is a special way to express thanks to these people."
Nomination forms are available at Access PEI centres and online at .
Nominations will be assessed by a selection committee comprised of members of the Minister's Environmental Advisory Council.
The deadline for nominations is May 1, 2001. The awards will be presented during Environment Week in June.