Manitoba Wins the 2011 North American Competition! 

The five-member team of high school students from Swan Valley Regional Secondary School, in Swan River, Manitoba, beat out more than 50 other teams to win the 2011 Canon Envirothon, a week-long North American environmental education competition sponsored by Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging. The winning team was announced on Thursday, July 28th, during closing ceremonies at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.

Left to right: Shawn Stankewich, Teagan Markin, Breanna Anderson, Nyla Burnside, Matthew Forbes, Eddie Shao and Rick Wowchuck

Team members Eddie Shao, Breanna Anderson, Matthew Forbes, Nyla Burnside and Teagan Markin delivered a solid final Orals Presentation that capped off a top five Trails Test Finish.  They were assisted in their efforts by advisors Shawn Stankewich and Rick Wowchuk. The team placed first in the Estuaries Category of the Trail Test and was fourth overall after the preliminary Orals Competition.  They sealed their victory with an impressive final Orals Presentation that went very well for them as “they executed with brilliance” according to advisor Shawn Stankewich.  Team members each receive a $5000.00 scholarship to the school of their choice.

Results of the 2011 Manitoba Envirothon

For fifteen years Manitoba Envirothon has been offering Manitoba’s high school students a unique and fun way to learn about the environment and current issues. Envirothon is a hands-on learning program which helps students develop important skills such as team work, study skills and public speaking. 

There are two components to the Envirothon competition, a field test and an orals competition. The trail test is a hands-on activity, students apply their knowledge to answer questions in the field. The oral competition combines public speaking with the students’ learning experiences to develop and present a solution to a current environmental issue.

Regional events are designed for students to come and learn for the day. Students and advisors will have the Envirothon experience without as large of a time commitment to studying the resource documents ahead of time. 

For further detail please consult the Manitoba Envirothon Rules and Procedure document.

All teams must compete at the Regional level to proceed to the provincial competition.

2012 Provincial Envirothon
When: Thursday May 24-Saturday May 26, 2012
Theme: Nonpoint Source Pollution and Low Impact Development
Location: Pinawa, Manitoba