Canadian Environment Awards
Encyclopedia
The Canadian Environment Awards were established in 2002 through a partnership between the Government of Canada
and Canadian Geographic Enterprises
. The national program recognizes dedicated Canadians who act locally to help protect, preserve and restore Canada’s environment. There are three levels of award: the flagship Community Awards, Green Team Challenge for youth and the Citation of Lifetime Achievement, recognizing exceptional individuals.
Shell Canada
has sponsored the awards for five years. As founding corporate sponsor, the company supports the Community Awards program where Gold Award recipients receive $5,000 and Silver Award winners get $2,500 for the environmental cause of his or her choice. Shell's sponsoring of the even has sparked protests due to their controversial Klappan Coalbed Methane Project
in northern British Columbia
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and Canadian Geographic Enterprises
Canadian Geographic
Canadian Geographic is the bimonthly magazine of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society . It was first published in May 1930 under the name Canadian Geographical Journal. The society's objective was to produce a popular magazine dealing primarily with Canadian geography...
. The national program recognizes dedicated Canadians who act locally to help protect, preserve and restore Canada’s environment. There are three levels of award: the flagship Community Awards, Green Team Challenge for youth and the Citation of Lifetime Achievement, recognizing exceptional individuals.
Shell Canada
Shell Canada
Shell Canada Limited is the subsidiary of Dutch-based Royal Dutch Shell and one of Canada's largest integrated oil companies. Exploration and production of oil, natural gas and sulphur is a major part of its business, as well as the marketing of gasoline and related products through the company's...
has sponsored the awards for five years. As founding corporate sponsor, the company supports the Community Awards program where Gold Award recipients receive $5,000 and Silver Award winners get $2,500 for the environmental cause of his or her choice. Shell's sponsoring of the even has sparked protests due to their controversial Klappan Coalbed Methane Project
Klappan Coalbed Methane Project
The Klappan Coalbed Methane Project is a gas project owned by Shell Canada that looks to develop the coalbed methane from an area in northern British Columbia, near the source of three rivers: the Skeena River, Nass River, and Stikine River, and also the namesake Klappan River...
in northern British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
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