Stan Darling Environmental Education Fund

Stan Darling (B-1911, D-2004)

Stan Darling was born in Callandar in 1911 and moved to Burk’s Falls in 1938, where he opened the Stan Darling Insurance Inc, which is still operating today.

Stan had a keen interest in serving the public and another in caring for our environment. He was a municipal councillor for four years, a Reeve for 26 years and in 1972 was elected for the first time to the House of Commons where he remained for five more elections until his retirement at the end of the 34th Parliament of Canada in 1992.

During his time in Parliament, Stan championed the cause of saving us from acid rain. He attended conventions in South America and elsewhere and was always in the forefront of the issue.  Arguably, without Stan Darling pushing hard, the Acid Rain Treaty may never have been signed.

In honour of Stan’s life of achievement, Tony Clement has decided to sponsor the Stan Darling Environmental Education Fund.

Stan Darling Environmental Education Fund

The Stan Darling Environmental Education Fund is a $1000.00 Scholarship awarded to eligible graduating grade 12 students attending a high school in the Parry Sound Muskoka region.

There will be one award given to each of the 6 high schools in the area.

Who is eligible?

1. Student must be graduating from one of the 6 regional high schools in the same year that the award is presented.
2. Student must be entering their first year full-time studies at an accredited Canadian University or College in the same year that the award is given.
3. Recipient must be a Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident or a Landed Immigrant.
   

Selection Criteria

1. Student will have demonstrated outstanding environmental commitment involving community service and leadership during their time in high school.
2. Student must demonstrate a high level of academic achievement.
3. Record of participation in volunteer and extracurricular activities at school (such as a regional science fair) and/or in the community.
   

This award is intended to go to a deserving student of high merit in each of the 6 regional high schools to honour the memory of Stan Darling and to promote creative solutions and/or identify local environmental issues.

The student for each school will be determined by the appropriate awards committee/science department/environmental division in each school to the most deserving student and is to be included in the awards ceremony at graduation.

For more information please contact: Keith Montgomery at 705-645-7588