November 08, 2017

I won the Youth Nature Inspiration Award from the Nature Museum in Ottawa!  I got to spend a few days exploring Ottawa and the AMAZING Canadian Museum of Nature.  Thank you to the Canadian Museum of Nature for this great experience. The award money I won is going toward training other kids in Nova Scotia to test their own waterways.

October 26, 2017

CWF Donated to my project.  I am going to teach other kids around Nova Scotia to test their own waterways.

October 24, 2017

I won the Mobius Emerging Environmental Leader Award from Divert NS.  It was a great evening of meeting people and I learned a lot about recycling too.  Thank you Divert NS

Photo Credit - Divert NS

September 25, 2017

The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes celebrates inspiring, public-spirited young people from diverse backgrounds all across North America. Established in 2001 by author T.A. Barron, the Barron Prize annually honors 25 outstanding young leaders ages 8 to 18 who have made a significant positive impact on people, their communities, and the environment.

June 30, 2017

The plan to clean up the LaHave River will start VERY soon!  This is the Global News article regarding the Federal Money announcement.  :)

June 29, 2017

"Three levels of government jointly pledged more than $15 million on Thursday to help clean up the LaHave River along Nova Scotia's South Shore, thanks largely to the efforts of a determined teenager."

June 24, 2017

On June 24th, 2017 I was in Montreal to receive the Wade Luzny Youth Conservation Award from the Canadian Wildlife Federation.  I was also featured in their magazine!  How cool is that?!?!

June 19, 2017

Still waiting for the federal money, so I put up a new sign.  My Facebook post of this sign reached over 170,000 people.  :) That drew some attention to the cause!

June 10, 2017

A CBC Article about me and my river: A 13-year-old Nova Scotia girl whose science project in 2015 found high levels of fecal bacteria in the LaHave River says she's disappointed the problem isn't closer to being fixed. 

May 19, 2017

I was part of Team Nova Scotia for the National Science Fair.  I spent a week in Regina, Saskatchewan with a wonderful group of new friends.  It was a week I will never forget.  I even won a silver medal there!  

A special thank you to the South Shore Regional School Board.  I was proud to represent my school board at this national event.  Also, to Jane Berrigan and Chad Frittenberg for being great chaperones.  Thanks!  :)

May 08, 2017

I am one of Canada's Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25 from Starfish Canada!  This is a very great honour.  Thank you Starfish Canada!  I am hoping more and more attention to my project will help me bring positive change and cleanup to my river, and beyond.

April 01, 2017

Stella understood there was a simple solution to the problem of raw sewage contaminating the LaHave River. If the province enacted legislation to require a septic system be installed when a property changes hands, the straight pipes would eventually go away. But the 13-year-old environmentalist learned a lesson about political inertia instead.

March 03, 2017

I had the opportunity to attend the MSVU Girls Conference 2017 and I gave a speech.  It was a great day of girl empowerment.