awards
Award Nominations
Read more about past recipients!
SaskOutdoors 2018 Cydney Weir Award Winner
The 2017 Winner of the Cydney Weir Award for Youth Environmental Leadership is Mary Grace Hardy. Mary Grace has loved the outdoors since she was a small child. For the past 5 years, she has attended Saint John Bosco Wilderness Camp in northern Saskatchewan. At Bosco, she learned wilderness skills
SaskOutdoors Youth Environmental Leadership Winner for 2017
The Cydney Weir Award for Youth Environmental Leadership was established in 2014 to honor Cydney, a passionate environmental leader who was active in Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders, and Rangers, as well as Trek School, the Sheldon Collegiate Outdoor Club, and was enrolled in Environmental Sciences
Winner of the 2016 Melanson Award
Winner of the 2016 Bernie Melanson Lifetime Contributions to Environmental Education Award In the above photo from left to right: Rod Figueroa (SaskOutdoors Past-President), Deborah Gibson-Dingwall (Award Nominator), Jim Taylor (Award Winner), Leah Japp (SaskOutdoors General
Bernie Melanson Award for Lifetime Contributions to Environmental Education 2016
Congratulations to Rhonda Phillips who is the 2016 recipient of the Bernie Melanson Award! Past SaskOutdoors President, Barry Mitschke nominated and presented Rhonda with the Award at our Annual General Meeting in Lumsden on January 23, 2016. Have a listen to learn more about Bernie Melanson
Cydney Weir Award for Youth Environmental Leadership Award 2016
Congratulations to Ryan Poelzer, the 2016 receipient of the Cydney Weir Award for Youth Environmental Leadership. SaskOutdoors Board Member and one of Ryan's former teachers, Jeff Moore wrote this nomination: I would like to nominate Ryan Poelzer for the Cydney Weir Award. Ryan is 20 years old
Award Presentation
Congratulations to Lizabeth Nicholls, the 2015 Bernie Melanson Award Winner for outstanding contributions to outdoor and environmental education in Saskatchewan. Congratulations to Sky Ann Stinson, the 2015 Cydney Weir Award for Youth Environmental Leadership. Thanks to everyone who was able