Tickets still available to hear Jay Ingram at the 2009 Regional Chair's Environmental Awards Breakfast

Tickets are still available for the 2009 Halton Regional Chair’s Environmental Awards Breakfast, to be held on April 23, 7:00 a.m. at the Burlington Convention Centre. Winners of the Regional Chair’s Environmental Awards will be announced at this event, which features guest speaker Jay Ingram.

Jay is an engaging speaker who can address complex, scientific issues in non-technical terms, making them interesting, relevant and fun for all audiences. He is co-host and producer of the Discovery Channel television show Daily Planet and the former host of the CBC radio show “Quirks and Quarks”. He has also written eight books, three of which have won Canadian Science Writers’ Awards.

“Halton Region is honoured to be hosting Jay Ingram at this year’s Environmental Awards Breakfast,” said Halton’s Regional Chair, Gary Carr. “The Breakfast will provide students, the business community and residents with a chance to support our upcoming environmental leaders and to be inspired from one of Canada’s most well known science popularizers.”

Businesses and residents alike are invited to show support for the environmental efforts of Halton’s youth by purchasing a ticket or a table for the awards event. Tickets to the event are $50 or a table can be purchased for $600. (The purchase of a table includes sponsorship of four students and one chaperone at your table.) To purchase a ticket or a table, visit www.halton.ca or call Halton Region at 905-825-6000, toll-free at 1-866-442-5866.

The Regional Chair’s Environmental Awards program was designed to foster an appreciation for the environment in Halton’s youth and to raise awareness of local environmental initiatives. There are two types of awards that will be recognized at the event awards:

• Halton Youth Awards for Environmental Excellence
• Halton Environmental Scholarship

The 6th annual Environmental Awards Breakfast is presented in partnership with Bell and TD Friends of the Environment Foundation and is brought to you by the hard work and dedication of a group comprised of staff from several corporate and community organizations. The group provides direction to the Region for the award program and breakfast event and also reviews all youth applications to determine successful award recipients.

For more information on the Regional Chair’s Environmental Awards Breakfast contact Halton Region at 905-825-6000, toll free 1-866-442-5866, TTY 905-827-9833 or visit www.halton.ca

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