River Institute gets funding boost to support water sector education

The River Institute celebrated a $49,900 grant received from the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s seed grant program on Friday. The River Institute says the funding helped to bolster a new program for upper year high school students who are hoping to pursue a career in the environment field, specifically in the water sector. “Over the last few years, many students in our region lost critical classroom time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in subjects requiring hands-on learnin