Zero Waste

• This extra curricular program engages high school students to support them in environmental projects that they are passionate about.
• In the past, students have taken waste fryer oil from the ski hill and created biodiesel to power a loader, created a school wide recycling program and started a community wide Idle Free campaign.

Students may be involved in creating project that could apply to win awards from:
Earth Day Canada EcoKids http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/challenge/about.cfm
BC Hydro http://www.bchydro.com/community/youth/contests_campaigns.html

Students involved in the program have the opportunity to apply for environmental scholarships including:

Toyota Earth Day Scholarship http://www.earthday.ca/scholarship/
TD Canada Trust Scholarship http://www.tdcanadatrust.com/scholarship/
Wildsight Elk Valley Branch Youth Scholarship http://www.wildsight.ca/elkvalley
Bc Hydro Power Pioneers Award http://www.powerpioneers.com/Community_Projects/youth_award.aspx