Environmental Awards Program
Since 1996, the City of Burnaby’s Environmental Awards Program has
celebrated organizations and individuals who contribute their time and effort
to advancing environmental sustainability and protecting and enhancing
Burnaby’s natural environment.
On the following pages is a summary of those who have received
Environmental Awards and Stars since the program’s inception.
Recipient
Mark Angelo
BC Building Corporation
Elmor Rudolph, Sapperton Fish and Game
Club (Brunette River)
Burnaby North Secondary School
Recipient
Dr. Ken Hall, Brunette River Watershed
Sharon Capadouca
George Clulow
8th Northview Scouts
Year
1996
1996
Category
Communications
Planning and Development
Recognition
Award
Award
1996
1996
Community Stewardship
Youth
Award
Award
Year
1997
1997
1997
1997
Category
Communications
Planning and Development
Community Stewardship
Youth
Recognition
Award
Award
Award
Award
City of Burnaby Environmental Awards Program
Recipient
Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society
Eight Rinks, Canadian Auto Workers Union
Vancouver Angling and Game Association
Burnaby Lake Advisory Association
Mia Amir
Recipient
Al and Jude Grass
Jennifer Atchison,
Stoney Creek Environmental Committee
Second Street Community School
Greater Vancouver Regional District
BCIT Student Association & Environmental
Action Centre
UBC James Taylor Chair for Sustainable
Landscapes and Liveable Environments
Pat Brandlmayr
Ruth Esbanshade
Joe Sadowski
Wildlife Rescue Association
SEEDS Program,
Forest Grove Elementary School
Year
1998
1998
1998
1998
1998
Category
Communications
Planning and Development
Community Stewardship
Community Stewardship
Youth
Recognition
Award
Award
Award
Award
Award
Year
2000
Category
Communications
Recognition
Award
2000
2000
2000
Community Stewardship
Youth
Planning and Development
Award
Award
Award
2000
Communications
Star
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
Planning and Development
Community Stewardship
Community Stewardship
Community Stewardship
Community Stewardship
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
2000
Youth
Star
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City of Burnaby Environmental Awards Program
Recipient
Joan Parsonson
Mark Winston
Jim Atwater, Beecher Creek Streamkeepers
Byrne Creek Streamkeepers
Sapperton Fish and Game Club
Buckingham Elementary School
Better Environmentally Sound Transportation
(BEST)
Douglas College Institute of Urban Ecology
Green Links Program
Wembly Estate Townhouse complex
Maurice Coulter-Boisvert
Harry Karmitsa
Fred Porth
Alysha McAuley
Marsha Koniuhova
Matthew Clive
Kevin Kellin
Year
2001
2001
2001
2001
2001
2001
Category
Communications
Communications
Community Stewardship
Community Stewardship
Community Stewardship
Youth
Recognition
Award
Award
Award
Award
Award
Award
2001
Communications
Star
2001
2001
2001
2001
2001
2001
2001
2001
2001
Communications
Planning and Development
Community Stewardship
Community Stewardship
Community Stewardship
Youth
Youth
Youth
Youth
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
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City of Burnaby Environmental Awards Program
Recipient
Burnaby School District #41
Cranberry Commons Cohousing
Robert Gunn
Thelma MacAdam
Adera for "The Village"
Vici Radford
Jason Lesage
Lyndhurst Elementary School
Recipient
Cameron Lipp
Robert Anderson
Canada Lands Corporation
Jean and Boaz Wong
Cascade Village
Carol McLeod
Dianne Ramage
Shannon Campbell
Armstrong Elementary School
Year
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
Category
Planning and Development
Planning and Development
Community Stewardship
Communications
Planning and Development
Community Stewardship
Communications
Youth
Recognition
Award
Award
Award
Award
Star
Star
Star
Star
Year
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
Category
Communications
Communications
Community Stewardship
Pesticide Free Lawns and Gardens
Pesticide Free Lawns and Gardens
Communications
Community Stewardship
Community Stewardship
Youth
Recognition
Award
Award
Award
Award
Award
Star
Star
Star
Star
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City of Burnaby Environmental Awards Program
Recipient
Westcoast Society for the Protection and
Conservation of Reptiles
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Joe Sadowski
Laural Gurnsey
Greg von Euw
Northeast Burnaby Organic Community
Garden
Gini Shaw
Barbara Sheldon
Honeywell Energy Services
Year
Recipient
Association of Professional Engineers and
Geoscientists of BC
SFU Community Trust "Cornerstone" building
Bob Henderson, Burnaby Lake South Slope
Streamkeepers
Brian Sieben, Stoney Creek Environmental
Committee
Erica Wong, Burnaby Mountain Secondary
School
GardenWorks Mandeville
Year
Category
Recognition
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
Communications
Planning and Development
Community Stewardship
Community Stewardship
Youth
Award
Award
Award
Award
Award
2004
2004
2004
2004
Pesticide Free Lawns and Gardens
Community Stewardship
Community Stewardship
Community Stewardship
Award
Star
Star
Star
Category
Recognition
2005
2005
Communications
Planning and Development
Award
Award
2005
Community Stewardship
Award
2005
Community Stewardship
Star
2005
2005
Youth
Pesticide Free Lawns and Gardens
Star
Star
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City of Burnaby Environmental Awards Program
Recipient
Purolator Couriers
Burnaby School District and CJP Architects
Paul Cipywnyk, Byrne Creek Streamkeepers
Yumi Kosaka, Byrne Creek Streamkeepers
Christine Leston, Stoney Creek Environmental
Committee
Margot Moser
Cooperative Auto Network
TQ Construction
Elanor King, Byrne Creek Streamkeepers
Weedbusters
Recipient
Byron Hansen
Burnaby Mountain Secondary School
Diana Hall
Catherine Dale
Hemlock Printers
Kerr Wood Leidal Associates
Mario Mazariegos,15th Horizontes Baden
Powell Service Association
SFU Community Trust "UniverCity"
Year
2006
2006
2006
2006
Category
Community Stewardship
Planning and Development
Community Stewardship
Community Stewardship
Recognition
Award
Award
Award
Award
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
Community Stewardship
Chemical Free Lawns and Gardens
Community Stewardship
Planning and Development
Community Stewardship
Community Stewardship
Award
Award
Star
Star
Star
Star
Year
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
Category
Communications
Communications
Community Stewardship
Chemical Free Lawns and Gardens
Business Stewardship
Business Stewardship
Recognition
Award
Star
Award
Award
Award
Star
2007
2007
Youth
Planning and Development
Award
Award
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City of Burnaby Environmental Awards Program
Recipient
Danny Catt, BCIT
reSource Rethinking Building and Vancity (the
Verdant)
Burnaby School District
Joan Carne, Byrne Creek Streamkeepers,
Stream of Dreams
John Thomson, Burnaby Lake Advisory
Association
Tony Fabian, Burnaby Lake Advisory
Association
Valdimir Soukhatchev, Stoney Creek
Environmental Committee
Theresa Konrad, Alpha Secondary School
Cindy Na, Burnaby North Secondary School
Glen Gytenbeek
Laura Thomsen, Stoney Creek Environmental
Committee
Jacques Whitford AXYS
Year
2008
Category
Communications
Recognition
Award
2008
2008
Planning and Development
Planning and Development
Award
Award
2008
Community Stewardship
Award
2008
Community Stewardship
Award
2008
Community Stewardship
Award
2008
2008
2008
2008
Community Stewardship
Youth
Youth
Chemical Free Lawns and Gardens
Award
Award
Award
Award
2008
2008
Community Stewardship
Business Stewardship
Star
Star
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City of Burnaby Environmental Awards Program
Recipient
Vancouver Avian Research Centre
Discovery Parks Trust
Larry Morgan
Anne Berting, Stoney Creek Environmental
Committee
Bruce Nip, Burnaby North Secondary School
Burnaby Mountain Secondary Urban Farming
Project
Laura Iwan and Brian Gulayets
Janice Bobic
Alex Diep, Moscrop Secondary School
Byrne Creek Secondary School Environmental
Club
Metropolis at Metrotown
Year
2009
2009
2009
Category
Communications
Planning and Development
Planning and Development
Recognition
Award
Award
Award
2009
2009
Community Stewardship
Youth
Award
Award
2009
2009
2009
2009
Youth
Green Choices
Community Stewardship
Youth
Award
Award
Star
Star
2009
2009
Youth
Business Stewardship
Star
Star
Recipient
Wildlife Rescue Association of BC
Jennifer Atchison
Robyn Hickman, Brentwood Park Elementary
Coro Strandberg and Phillip Legg
Candace LeRoy
Year
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
Category
Communication
Community Stewardship
Youth
Planning and Development
Business Stewardship
Recognition
Award
Award
Award
Star
Star
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City of Burnaby Environmental Awards Program
Recipient
Ivanhoe Cambridge Metrotown Properties
Louise Towell, Stream of Dreams Mural
Society
Alexandre Hebert and the BCIT Sustainability
Committee
Alan James, Stoney Creek Environmental
Committee
Denis Boko, Urban Forest Group
Dan Leah, Belgravia Condominium Tower
Burnaby Youth Sustainability Network: Francis
Clayton, Aliya Dossa, Jennifer Hao, Sofiya
Kominko, Ziggy Linklater, Trajic Helena, Tiffany
Yang, Valariya Zaborska
Year
2011
Category
Business Stewardship
Recognition
Award
2011
Communications
Award
2011
Business Stewardship
Star
2011
2011
2011
Community Stewardship
Community Stewardship
Green Choices
Star
Star
Star
2011
Youth
Star
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City of Burnaby Environmental Awards Program
Recipient
David and Jane Burkholder, Byrne Creek
Streamkeepers Society
Harmony House Project Team
Jennifer Hao, Burnaby North Secondary
School
Kayla Isomura, Cariboo Hill Secondary School
UniverCity Chilid Care Centre, Project Team
Kensington Cleaners & Laundry
Nick Kvenich, Eagle Creek Streamkeepers
John Templeton, Stoney Creek Environmental
Committee
Burnaby Committee of the Vancouver Area
Cycling Coalition
Angela Andrievska, Burnaby Central
Secondary School
An-Te Chu, Moscrop Secondary School
Tomas Lang, Alpha Secondary School
Catherine Pan, Burnaby South Secondary
School
Year
Category
Recognition
2012
2012
Community Stewardship
Planning and Development
Award
Award
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
Youth
Youth
Planning and Development
Business Stewardship
Community Stewardship
Award
Award
Award
Star
Star
2012
Community Stewardship
Star
2012
Green Choices
Star
2012
2012
2012
Youth
Youth
Youth
Star
Star
Star
2012
Youth
Star
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City of Burnaby Environmental Awards Program
Recipient
British Columbia Institute of Technology Green
Team
Burnaby Youth Sustainability Network:
Jacqueline Chen, Catherina Pan, Tomas Lang,
Zara Haq, Sergio Salgado-Sanchez, Heenan
Cheyenne, An-Te Chu
Lougheed Town Centre Mall
Burnaby Board of Trade
Stoney Creek Environment Committee
Tzu Chi Foundation
Simon Fraser University Green Labs Program
Simon Fraser University Green Labs Program
Student at Ecole Alpha Secondary School
2011-12 and 2012-13 Grade 3 classes at John
Knox Christian School
Student at Burnaby South Secondary School
Year
Category
Recognition
2013
Business Stewardship
Award
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
Youth
Business Stewardship
Business Stewardship
Community Stewardship
Community Stewardship
Green Choices
Green Choices
Green Choices
Award
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
2013
2013
Youth
Youth
Star
Star
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City of Burnaby Environmental Awards Program
Recipient
Pear Tree Restaurant
Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Ltd.
Pacific Blue Cross
Alpha Technologies Ltd.
Left Coast Naturals
Common Ground Farm
Forest Grove Elementary School
Ledingham McAllister
Byrne Creek Secondary School Fine Arts
Department
Burnaby School District 41
Simon Fraser University, Facilities Services
Pablo Vimos, Stoney Creek Environment
Committee
Carissa Konesky
Burnaby South Secondary School Green Team
Year
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
Category
Business Stewardship
Business Stewardship
Business Stewardship
Business Stewardship
Business Stewardship
Green Choices
Green Choices
Planning and Development
Recognition
Award
Award
Award
Award
Award
Award
Award
Award
2014
2014
2014
Youth
Business Stewardship
Communications
Award
Star
Star
2014
2014
2014
Community Stewardship
Youth
Youth
Star
Star
Star
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City of Burnaby Environmental Awards Program
Recipient
Electronic Arts (Canada) Inc.
Zero Waste Initiative, Simon Fraser University
Sustainability Office in partnership with
Facilities Services
Stoney Creek Environment Committee
Park Avenue Towers Green Team
SFU Community Trust, UniverCity Phase 4
Master Plan
Salina Kung
D-Wave Systems Inc.
Kyle Empringham, the Starfish Canada
Luanne Bradshaw
Year
2015
Category
Business Stewardship
Recognition
Award
2015
2015
2015
Communications
Community Stewardship
Green Choices
Award
Award
Award
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
Planning and Development
Youth
Business Stewardship
Youth
Community Stewardship
Award
Award
Star
Star
Star
Recipient
False Creek Collision Eco
Burnaby Residents Opposing Kinder Morgan
Expansion (BROKE)
Barb McMahon, founder of Sprouting Chefs
Appia Developments Ltd.
Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Ltd. and
L’Arche Greater Vancouver
BC Technology for Learning Society
Ruth Walmsley
Dave Stafford
Lochdale Community School Green Team
Year
2016
Category
Business Stewardship
Recognition
Award
2016
2016
2016
Community Stewardship
Green Choices
Planning and Development
Award
Award
Award
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
Business Stewardship
Business Stewardship
Community Stewardship
Community Stewardship
Youth
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
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