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.

 

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Howard & Edna Tugman Memorial Fund

Howard Tugman was General Manager of a Studebaker dealership, Community Motors Ltd., until his retirement in 1961. The following year, he was appointed a Judge in the Hamilton Citizenship Court.

Mr. Tugman was particularly interested in disabled children; he raised funds through the Shriner's Club and helped to establish the Cerebral Palsy Centre. He was also active in the Red Cross and the Hamilton Rotary Club, where he served as President.

His gift to the Foundation was made in memory of his late wife Edna Pearl (Patterson).

 

Excerpt from 1989-1990 Annual Report