

A grant to McMaster University’s Let’s Talk Science! partnership supported students from at four Hamilton elementary schools to care for and hatch Atlantic salmon eggs in their classrooms over the winter, and then to re-introduce the fish into the Lake Ontario watershed. Once a keystone species, these fish were eradicated from the lake in the late 1800s. This program enables children to learn about the vital role they can play in protecting the environment.
This fund supports initiatives that address and build on the concept of family values within the community, especially in the area of seniors, children and youth.