Moraine hero awards

The 2012 Moraine Hero Award recipients have been announced. Click here to find out the winners! We will be honouring our latest Moraine Heroes at a ceremony on June 2nd. Click here for more details.

The Moraine Hero Awards are given to recognize and celebrate people who help make the Oak Ridges Moraine a better place. Five awards are given to an individual, organization or agency that has contributed significantly to improving the ecology and hydrology of the moraine and the social well-being of people who live and work on or downstream of the Oak Ridges Moraine.

Awards are presented in the following categories:

Community Champion - a volunteer who has made outstanding contributions to improving the quality of land, water, and living on the Oak Ridges Moraine

Landowner Champion - a landowner who has made outstanding contributions to improving the quality of land and water on their moraine property

Municipal Leadership - a municipality (e.g. department, staff member or elected representative) who has demonstrated outsanding leadership in protecting and preserving the Oak Ridges Moraine

Collaborative Efforts - a group of individuals or agencies that have demonstrated outstanding collaborative efforts to protect and preserve the Oak Ridges Moraine

Proactive Approaches - individuals and agencies that have demonstrated proactive approaches to moraine policy (i.e. water, land use, infrastructure etc.)