The Manitoba Round Table for Sustainable Development has established the 2009 Manitoba Excellence in Sustainability Awards to recognize people, projects and ideas that successfully turn the principles and guidelines of sustainable development into lasting achievements. The application and nomination period is now open until July 10, 2009. The awards will honour a variety of individuals and organizations for actions on climate change, pollution prevention and product stewardship, water and natural area stewardship, education and research. To find out more about these awards or the nomination and application process, visit http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/susresmb/mrtsd/mesa/ or call 945-7449.
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Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor
Department of Plant Science
226 Agriculture Building
66 Dafoe Road
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-8223  Fax: (204) 474-7528
http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs/plant_science/