NORTHERN ONTARIO HIGH SCHOOLS ADVANCE TO ONTARIO ENVIROTHON CHAMPIONSHIPS

Apr 29th, 2008 10:27 AM

NORTHERN ONTARIO HIGH SCHOOLS ADVANCE TO ONTARIO ENVIROTHON CHAMPIONSHIPS Environmental Education: 2008 Ontario Envirothon Regional Results for Algoma Region, Thunder Bay Region and Elk Lake Region This past weekend, high school students across Ontario tested their environmental smarts at the regional level for the opportunity to compete at the Ontario Envirothon Championships. Sir James Dunn Collegiate and Vocational School from Sault Ste Marie, Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate and Vocational School from Thunder Bay and Temiskaming District Composite School won in their regions and will go on to the Ontario Envirothon Championships, to be held May 7 to 10 at Tim Horton Onondaga Farms in St. George, ON. WHO: Algoma Region: Sir James Dunn Collegiate and Vocational School, Sault Ste Marie, ON Thunder Bay Region: Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate and Vocational School, Thunder Bay, ON Elk Lake Region: Temiskaming District Composite School, Temiskaming, ON WHERE: Tim Horton Onondaga Farms in St. George, Ontario, May 7 – 10 WHAT: • Ontario Envirothon: The team sport for environmental smarts. • Envirothon reaches over 5,000 Ontario students each year. • Envirothon gets students outdoors to experience nature first hand and hands on. • High school students from 22 regions across Ontario compete for top prize in a provincial environmental competition. • Top team from the Ontario Envirothon Championships will go on to represent Ontario at the Canon Envirothon, a North American competition to be held in Arizona this July. The results for all regions will be posted at www.ontarioenvirothon.on.ca as they become available. The final results of the Ontario Envirothon Championships will be posted at www.ontarioenvirothon.on.ca on May 12, 2008 Tim Hortons is the lead corporate sponsor of the 2008 Ontario Envirothon Championships. Ontario Envirothon is a program of the Ontario Forestry Association (OFA), a non-profit, registered charity dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of Ontario’s forests, and to developing stewardship of forest ecosystems. Visit www.oforest.on.ca Media Contact: Carla Grant, Executive Director, Ontario Forestry Association PH: 416-493-4565 Cell: 416-435-2349