The Grand River Conservation Authority held an awards night on Oct. 23 and gave out six awards.
The top award – the Honour Roll award – went to the Hillside Festival.
The festival has taken place at Guelph Lake Park for the past 31 years.
It has undertaken many environmental initiatives to ensure that its festival is the greenest in Ontario.
In addition, there were five watershed award recipients. These included:
– the Guelph Hiking Trail Club that has been encouraging people to get outside and hike since 1972;
– University of Waterloo professor Emeritus Emil Frind for his activities in water stewardship;-
– Mapleton residents Buck Ross and Joyce Spies, recognized for their land stewardship;
– Bird Studies Canada which has undertaken many monitoring programs within this watershed and engaged hundreds of volunteers;
– Retired teacher Fraser Gibson of Kitchener who has devoted much time and commitment to sharing his love of nature and education.
