Hometown Heroes Times Two

Alternatives Journal is a media sponsor of Earth Day Canada’s Hometown Heroes Awards Program. Introduced in 2004, the awards recognize unsung environmental leaders who have made a positive difference within their communities. This year marks the first time that EDC has handed out two awards: one to an individual and a second to a group.

Nominations are received from across Canada on Earth Day (April 22), and judged by a panel of community, business and environmental leaders. The winners receive cash prizes of $10,000 each.

Alternatives Journal has the pleasure of profiling these special Canadians whose awards are sponsored by Cascades and the RBC Foundation. A full archive of the program’s winners and finalists, including photos, stories and accomplishments is available at earthday.ca.

Individual finalists
Michelle Arseneault, Dryden, ON
Mike Bell, Comox, BC
Suzanne Benoit, Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Aliette Lajoie, Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham, QC
Michael Léveillé, Ottawa, ON
Andrew McAllister, Toronto, ON
Penny Richardson, Terra Cotta, ON
Derek Satnik, Kitchener, ON
Michael Ernest Sweet, Montréal, QC

Group finalists
Earthroots, Toronto, ON
Eden Mills Millpond Conservation Association, Eden Mills, ON
Fatal Light Awareness Program, Toronto, ON
Friends Uniting Nature Society, Victoria, BC
The Naturalized Habitat Network, Essex, ON
Not Far From the Tree, Toronto, ON
Ottawa Riverkeeper, Ottawa, ON
Protecting Escarpment Rural Land, Burlington, ON
Salmo Watershed Streamkeepers Society, Salmo, BC

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