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CLEAN NORTH
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Clean North has announced the 2025 recipients of its annual scholarships: Alexander Phippen of Sault Ste. Marie, a recent graduate of White Pines Collegiate & Vocational School, and Maggie Grexton of Thessalon, who just finished up at Central Algoma Secondary School.
Both students impressed the selection committee with their deep passion for environmental protection and their commitment to pursuing careers that support a healthier planet. Each will receive a $500 scholarship.
Alexander plans to study zoology at the University of Guelph, driven by a lifelong love of nature and a belief that environmental work is vital for both people and wildlife. In his essay, he stressed the importance of providing for a healthy environment for both the current and future generations, touching on sustaining habitat for wildlife, nature-based recreation, the natural resources economy, and Indigenous peoples’ spiritual and cultural connections. This summer he is working at Lake Superior Provincial Park.
Maggie, who will attend Algoma University in the fall, says she has been a sustainability advocate since childhood, inspiring her family to reduce single-use plastics use and switch to reusable items like metal straws and beeswax wraps. She currently volunteers with the Community-Based Water Monitoring Program through the NORDIK Institute, helping to collect and analyze local water data to support conservation and community education. She says, “Through both personal action and community involvement, I’ve come to see how every effort can contribute to a healthier, more sustainable planet.”
“We applaud both these young people for their interest in and commitment to sustainability,” says Clean North Vice Chair Peter McLarty, who heads the selection committee. “And we’re excited to see where their green studies take them in the future. Given the many significant environmental challenges we are facing—such as climate change, microplastics pollution, invasive species, and habitat loss—fostering a new generation of green leaders is critical to the health of the planet and to sustaining humanity."
Clean North is Sault Ste. Marie’s oldest environmental group, working since 1989 to build a cleaner, greener, more sustainable world through local action. Learn more at cleannorth.org.
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