Thank you.
As I mentioned, we position ourselves as being the watershed experts, if you will, the leading science authorities for the ecosystem we have responsibility for.
As I'm sure you and other members would appreciate, the environmental issues we're challenged with, whether they be in an urban or rural area, are quite substantial. There are simply not enough resources in the public sector to fully address those. It really does need to be a community partnership, so we need to create those opportunities.
As Terri mentioned, we have a volunteer calendar on our website. People can get engaged in different projects if they have the time. We reach out to the community. We create learning and educational opportunities so that they understand a little bit about their local community, the local environmental issues it's facing. For instance, almost 50% of our watershed community is made up of new Canadians, and so we found ways of reaching out to them so they understand that their new community is facing environmental challenges, which they may not fully appreciate. They have other significant issues they have to deal with first. It's an educational process.
We also need to recognize those leaders and those volunteers who have put sweat equity into addressing environmental issues. We have an annual awards ceremony, which is usually broadcast on the local cable network and we have a number of press releases that go out afterwards, to recognize those leaders in all sectors, whether they be individuals, community groups, institutions, or corporations.
To try to build that momentum to make people aware that there are opportunities and they can all contribute to doing something positive in their community, it really does need to be a collaborative effort based on relationships.