Two Lethbridge Residents Win $15,000 Award | July 28, 2023 | Micah Quinn | Bridge City News

Two Lethbridge residents are now the proud recipients of a $15,000 Youth Innovation Challenge award.

The funding is given out by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation and recognized by the Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, as Canada’s newest environmental innovators.

Gabrielle Kirk, one of the winners of the funding, explains what the money will be used for.

Kirk and Michael Lavorato help run Aquaponics World, which is based out of Lethbridge.

They were both able to beat out 70 applicants to win the challenge.

Aired on: Friday, July 28, 2023

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