Adventure in the Environment, held in September is a four-day adventure in environmental science and field biology sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cornwall Sunrise.  With a maximum of 8 students in the program, the participants have the unique opportunity of working with the scientists of the St Lawrence River Institute for Environmental Sciences in Cornwall, Ontario. Activities may include fish identification and measurement, a visit to an old-growth forest, turtle identification, a study of invertebrates at Cooper Marsh, a session at the eel ladder at the Hydro Ontario Moses Saunders Dam, and a visit to the Laflѐche bat caves north of Gatineau.

 

More information can be found here.

 

Applications for this Adventure are accepted in June for the September program.

For over 70 years the Rotary Club of Ottawa in partnership with Rotary Clubs across the nation have invited young leaders of high school age to come to Ottawa in the month of May for the Adventure in Citizenship Program. Students come from all provinces and territories.

 

The program is designed to help senior high school students gain a deeper understanding about the privileges and responsibilities of Canadian citizenship. Over 100 participants from across Canada learn about leadership and how Canadian institutions operate through site visits and through meetings with current and past political leaders and senior government officials. They return better able to explore their aptitudes, values and career path preferences following graduation understanding how to better be engaged citizens and community leaders. Participants have fun and network with others through social events and an evening of French-Canadian cuisine, culture, and dance. 

 

See what participants from 2023 had to say about their experience here.