Canadian River Stewardship Award Nomination Form

The Canadian River Stewardship Awards are presented every three years to individuals, groups or organizations who have made a significant contribution to the stewardship of a Canadian Heritage River or to the Canadian Heritage Rivers System through work that supports river nomination, designation, stewardship, collaborative river care, public outreach and engagement and/or restoration work during the previous three years.

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Nomination Form

Name of individual, group or organization* being nominated:

*More than one individual, group or organization can be nominated jointly to receive an award if they worked together on a particular project.

Email of nominee:

Telephone of nominee:

Name of nominator:

Email of nominator:

Telephone of nominator:

How long have you known the nominee, group, or organization and in what capacity?

Contribution to River Stewardship

Describe how the nominee’s actions and achievements are an outstanding contribution to a specific Canadian Heritage River or to the Canadian Heritage Rivers System. Please be specific and include details. Please use a timeline or narrative to outline their contribution between 2024 and 2027.

(500 words maximum)

Describe the benefits and/or changes that occurred as a result of the nominee’s actions and achievements. Please clearly describe the positive impacts at the community, provincial/territorial or national level.

(500 words maximum)

Nominations will be evaluated, in part, on their alignment with the four priorities outlined in the Strategic Plan for the CHRS:

Advancing Indigenous reconciliation on Canadian Heritage Rivers
Strengthening the Canadian Heritage Rivers network
Excellence in river management and conservation
Engaging Canadians in celebrating and stewarding Canadian Heritage Rivers

Please clearly describe how the nominee’s achievements align with and/or advanced one or more of the system’s priorities from the CHRS Strategic Plan.

(500 words maximum)