Save The Date
November 12, 2024
Get ready for the 2024 Pollution Probe Conference and Gala! Ticket sales are now open, and we look forward to a night of great speakers, awards, networking, and more. Buy your tickets below, and stay tuned for more updates.
As well, we are pleased to announce that our 2024 Sponsorship Opportunities package is now available, check out the link below to find out the many ways you can support and participate in this year’s gala and conference.
Contact
For more information about the Gala, contact us at gala@pollutionprobe.org or by phone at (416) 926-1907.
Award Recipient
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (2014-2023)
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell is the longest-serving Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (2014-2023). She carried out thousands of constitutional and ceremonial duties and encouraged Ontarians to think deeply about their role as residents of a province and as global citizens. She became known as Ontario’s “Storyteller-in-Chief”. Building a resilient and sustainable society was the focus of her mandate. Safeguarding democracy was her passion.
Ms. Dowdeswell’s eclectic public service career has spanned provincial, federal and international borders and transcended disciplinary lines, engaging the public in complex issues of social significance. She contributed globally as Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme. In Canada her diverse portfolios ranged from education and culture to environment and the management of public enquiries. She was the founding president and CEO of the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, and later the President and CEO of the Council of Canadian Academies. She has served on the boards of Canadian and international corporate and non-profit organizations.
Ms. Dowdeswell has a BSc in home economics and a teaching certificate from the University of Saskatchewan and an MSc in behavioural sciences from Utah State University. She is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a member of the Order of Ontario and is the recipient of numerous distinctions and fellowships. She holds 11 honorary doctorates.
Recent Recipients
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