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Gordon Smith was dedicated to serving people and the environment and was one of the finest people many of us ever met. He was passionate about stream and wetland stewardship and very active in conservation projects in Aldergrove and Delta.
To inspire others to follow his path, his friends and colleagues have initiated the “Gordon Smith Youth Environmental Stewardship Award”. This endowment fund provides an annual bursary to a student for his/her contribution to conservation in the region.
To continue Gordon’s legacy, a group of his colleagues and friends came together after his death to create the Gordon Smith Environmental Youth Endowment Fund. Supported by Metro Vancouver Regional Parks, the Parks Partnership and private donors the fund is administered through the Pacific Parklands Foundation.
The fund allows a modest bursary in Gordon’s name to be awarded each year at the annual Metro Vancouver Regional Parks’ Celebrating Partnerships event which is normally held in March. The award is open to any youth in the Region who has shown a passion for involvement in the environment and who intends to pursue post-secondary education in an environmental field. Those of us who knew Gordon or had the opportunity to work with him are content in the knowledge that he would be pleased to see his passion and inspiration being passed on to the youth of the Region through this award.
The 2012 Gordon Smith Youth Environmental Stewardship Awards were presented on April 28th, 2012 to co-winners Cynthia Bhourji and Miranda Wang.
The application deadline for the 2012 Gordon Smith Awards was February 14, 2012 and nominations are now closed. The successful applicant will be selected and presented with their award on April 28. Watch for the announcement of the YES Award winner in early May.
Past Gordon Smith
Youth Environmental Stewardship Winners:
2012: Cynthia Bhourji and Miranda Wang
2011: Edward Ngai
Madeleine Barois and Lauren Wright
2010: Blair Moro
2009: Annie Hsu
2008: Angie Ramey
2007: Corey Bunnell
2006: Greg von Euw
2005: Yan Zhao
2004: Naomi Bollman
Natural Capital Review of the BC Lower Mainland
Brae Island, Heritage Apple Orchard
Burnaby Lake, Winter Bird Banding
Campbell Valley, Little River Loop Habitat Brochure
Campbell Valley, Park Perimeter Trail Extension
Campbell Valley, Visitor Centre Landscape Redevelopment
Capilano River, Camp Capilano Replacement
Centennial Beach Duck Pond
Restoration
Derby Reach, Langley Bog Restoration
Kanaka Creek, Watershed Stewardship Centre
From left to right: Margaret Smith, Miranda Wang, Cynthia Bhourji and Andrew Smith
