The Phoenix Award

2008 Award presented to:

Petitcodiac Riverkeeper

For their triumphant effort to restore the Petitcodiac River through community leadership and relentless, strategic and purposeful work at all levels.

2007 Award presented to:

Friends of Rockwood Park

For mobilizing and empowering the citizens of Saint John to defend their environment and their community in the face of corporate domination.

2006 Award presented to:

Stephanie Coburn

For her steadfast courage, determination and commitment to the environment and the environmental movement in New Brunswick.

2005 Award presented to:

Florian Levesque

In recognition of his resolute work in organizing people and communities and defending the North Shore from becoming a sacrifice zone.

2004 Award presented to:

David Coon & Inka Milewski

For taking a direct hit and standing strong for our environment and our communities in the face of corporate intimidation.

2003 Award presented to:

Brenda Kelley

For her dedication to ensuring a healthy environment in Bathurst and honouring her leadership as a powerful mover and shaker who rallies the community when the environment is in danger.

2002 Award presented to:

David Coon

For his devotion to conservation and sustainable communities and for his thoughtful guidance which has been a source of strength and inspiration for New Brunswick's environmental movement.

2001 Award presented to / Prix présenté à:

Jerry Cook

For providing thoughtful and effective community leadership on major environmental issues in Sainte-Marie de Kent.

Denis Belliveau

Pour avoir fourni un leadership communautaire réfléchi et efficace sur les principales questions environnementales à Sainte-Marie de Kent.

2000 Award presented to / Prix présenté à:

Luc Boucher

Pour l'acharnement avec lequel ces trois personnes ont défendu les intérêts de toute la province et de tou(te)s les citoyen(ne)s du Nouveau-Brunswick lors des multiples rencontres et échanges avec des représentants de l'industrie forestière hostile au projet de création de nouvelles aires protégées au Nouveau-Brunswick

Roberta Clowater

Pour avoir fourni un leadership communautaire réfléchi et efficace sur les principales questions environnementales à Sainte-Marie de Kent.

Jessie Davies

For the dedication she has shown to the development of a protected areas system, including defending the interests of New Brunswickers through many meetings with representatives of the forest industry.

1999 Prix présenté à:

J. Denys Bourque

Pour son dévouement et son travail sans relâche envers la protection de l'environnement et la mise au point de politiques relatives à l'environnement dans la région du Madawaska ainsi que pour les forêts de notre province.

1998 Award presented to:

Heather Lam

For her dedicated efforts to increase public awareness of the inhumane treatment of circus animals and for striving to effect bylaws which would restrict circuses with animal acts from performing in the city of Fredericton.

1998 Award presented to:

Amelia Clarke

For her ability to fuel the flames of activism in everyone she meets and to acknowledge her success in creating the Sierra Youth Coalition, an organization dedicated to policy change and environmental activism.