Oakvillegreen Conservation Association and the Town of Oakville hosted the Mayor’s Third Annual Urban Forest Awards on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010. This year, local tree heroes who fought to preserve and expand our urban forest were honoured along with local businesses, schools and individuals who created healthy urban forest habitat through landscaping. Our winners from the Arts Contest and Grade 6 School Poster Contest were also recognized. View the media release.
To view the contest photos, paintings and posters, click here.
Click here to view the photos from the awards celebration!
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Oakvillegreen’s Urban Forest Awards: |
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| Best Preservation of Trees - Commercial | Iovate Health Sciences |
| Best Tree-Friendly Landscape – Commercial | Westbury International Corporation |
| Best Tree-Friendly Landscape - Commercial | First Canadian Title |
| Best Renaturalized Landscape - Residence | Karen Birkemeyer |
| Best Renaturalized Landscape - School | Sunningdale Public School |
| The Liz Benneian Tree Planter Award | Appleby College |
| The Lyss Glahn Tree Hero Award | Karen Brock |
| The Joyce Burnell Tree Champion Award | Catherine Kavassalis |
| The Junior Foresters School Award | St. Marguerite d’Youville |
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Urban Forest Arts Awards: |
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Photography: Category 1 - Growth & Renewal 1st Place: Donna Sheppard
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Click here for contest photos Location: Westoak Trails
Location: McCraney Creek
Location: Glenorchy Conservation Area |
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Photography: Category 2 - Rest & Rejuvenation 1st: Jian Su “Fall Colours” 2nd: Donna Sheppard “Lions Valley Gold” 3rd: David Brink “Cold Creek” |
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Location: Lions Valley Park Location: Glenorchy Conservation Area |
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Poetry 1st: Sheila Tucker “Branch To Branch” 2nd: John M. Hastings “Grow Together” 3rd (tie): Bunny Iskov “Uncultivated Statues” 3rd (tie): Kenneth B. Budnark “While Strolling In The Woods One Day” |
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Short Story-Fictional*: Danielle Leonard "The Tree Fairy" Renee Lehnen "The Forest Queen" |
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Paintings*: Mary-Louise Buhr "For Generations To Come" Pat McGoey "Sixteen Mile Creek" |
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Grade 6 School Poster Contest*: MacLachlan College: Matthew Fregren St. Marguerite d’Youville: Erin Lyne St. Marguerite d’Youville: Julia Maddix and Anna Lukomska |
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* - unjudged categories Note: unless denoted by a 1, 2 or 3, the entries were not judged and are not in a tiered order
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Many thanks to our partners who helped this |
event such a success! |
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