NEWS RELEASE - February 10, 2004
NOVA SCOTIA RECYCLES CONTEST WINNERS TO BE HONOURED
Halifax, Nova Scotia - On Wednesday, February 11th, Halifax Regional Municipality and RRFB Nova Scotia will honour local Nova Scotia Recycles Contest winners. A celebration dinner will be held at Brightwood Golf Club in Dartmouth from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. The following local winners and runners-up will be honoured at the event:
| Grade | Winner | Runner-Up |
| Primary-One | Crossroads Academy, Tantallon
Teacher: Lorraine Ings |
Southdale - North Woodside
School
Teacher: Jane Rathbun |
| Two-Three | Basinview Drive Community
School
Student: Kelsey McKenzie |
Ecole Beaubassin
Student : Melanie Toner |
| Four - Six | Ecole Beaubassin
Student: Brandon Gellinas |
Hammonds Plains Consolidated
Student: Alyson Sarty |
| Seven - Nine | Prince Arthur Junior High
Student: Erin MacLeod |
Gorsebrook Junior High
Student: Ellie Richardson |
| Ten - Eleven | Dartmouth High School
Student: Kevin O'Neill |
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| Twelve | St. Patrick's High School
Student: Sarah Haverstock |
Dartmouth High School
Student: Bria Inkpen |
Each October, during National Waste Reduction Week, RRFB Nova Scotia, in cooperation with the province's 55 municipalities, organizes the Nova Scotia Recycles Contest. This year, students were challenged to consider the 3 R's (reduce, reuse and recycle) and composting as they created "treasures from trash", designed ads using old magazines and researched the relationship between youth and litter.
Winners and runners-up were selected in each of Nova Scotia's seven solid waste-resource management regions. Over 6,000 contest entries were received from students in grades primary to twelve. More than $28,000 in prizes will be awarded to schools and students at upcoming regional celebrations. Prizes range from promotional items made from recycled products to $1,000.00 scholarships for winning Grade 12 students.
Representatives from RRFB Nova Scotia and Halifax Regional Municipality will be present at the event to congratulate the winners. Also making a special appearance is Moby S. Loop, RRFB Nova Scotia's recycling robot.
"By participating in the Nova Scotia Recycles Contest, students and their teachers have shown genuine enthusiasm for reducing waste and protecting our environment. We congratulate all of the winners and thank all the schools for participating", says Derek Firth, Chief Operating Officer for RRFB Nova Scotia.
RRFB Nova Scotia would like to thank Mountain Equipment Co-op for their support of the Nova Scotia Recycles Contest.
For more information, visit www.rrfb.com or contact:
Alanna Nelson, Education Officer, RRFB Nova Scotia, 902-897-3252 or 902-890-7321
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