Awards

2016

Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association Receives Rainbow School Board Award

The Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association restores water quality and the fisheries resource on Manitoulin Island and the Great Lakes that surround it. They meet their mandate through collaborative partnerships and education with local stakeholders. This powerful combination has led to a number of educational excursions for students. Students visit a local fish hatchery and learn the value of stocking streams to revitalize the natural aquatic ecosystem and enhance recreational fishing. They also tour rivers and creeks to learn about restoration and research. Manitoulin Streams offers in-school adventures as well, from GIS mapping, learning about invasive species to micro hatcheries where students raise brook trout to be released. Through these dynamic and authentic learning experiences, students gain an appreciation of the important role they play in protecting and preserving our natural resources. Accepting the award on behalf of Manitoulin Streams is Chair Ted Williamson and Co-ordinator Seija Deschenes. Thank you for being a partner in education. Congratulations! (From: The Rainbow School Board award site)

2014

OFAH Larry Wallace Memorial Award

Bill Strain and the Little Current Fish and Game Club The Little Current Fish and Game Club, through partnerships with Manitoulin Streams, received the OFAH Larry Wallace Memorial Award as well as the Co-Curricular Program/Community Partnership Award for youth conservation education in the local Manitoulin Island communities.

Co-Curricular Program/Community Partnership Award from the Rainbow District School Board for the educational program developed and implemented on Manitoulin Island.