The Canadian Environment Awards were established in 2002 through a partnership between the Government of

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and Canadian Geographic Enterprises. The national program recognized dedicated Canadians who act locally to help protect, preserve and restore Canada's environment. Founding sponsor Shell Canada's participation of the event sparked protests due to their controversial Klappan Coalbed Methane Project in northern

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. In 2009, the award was replaced by the 3M Environmental Innovation Award.

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There were three levels of award: the flagship Community Awards, Green Team Challenge for youth and the Citation of Lifetime Achievement, recognizing exceptional individuals. The founding corporate sponsor, Shell Canada, sponsored the awards for five years and supported the Community Awards program where Gold Award recipients received $5,000 and Silver Award winners $2,500 for the environmental cause of their choice.

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* Jesuit Father John McCarthy, (Conservation, 2002) *

Martha Kostuch Martha Kostuch (July 8, 1949, Moose Lake, Minnesota, United States — April 23, 2008, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada) was a Canadian veterinarian and an award-winning environmentalist. In her veterinary work, she identified reproductive and ...

, (Community, 2002) *

Maisie Shiell Maisie Shiell (1916–2008) became involved in anti-nuclear issues in 1976 when public concern developed about a new uranium mine in Saskatchewan. At sixty-one years of age, Shiell began learning how to translate highly technical issues about radio ...

, (2004) *

Lynn Oliphant Lynn Oliphant is a professor emeritus from the Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan and a founding member of the Prairie Institute for Human Ecology. Oliphant was a frequent candidate for the Green Party ...

, (Community, 2005) * Sheila Watt-Cloutier, (Citation of Lifetime Achievement, 2006) * Lucie Sauvé, (Community, 2007) * Kathleen Martin and Mike James, (Gold, Conservation, 2007) * Ron Dembo, (Gold, Climate Change, 2008) * Ruth Foster,

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, (2008) * Maude Barlow, (Citation of Lifetime Achievement, 2008) * Paul HanleyPaul Hanley bio
Wilmette Institute

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Canadian Environment Awards

Shell Canada and Sustainable Development

Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition
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