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"Nature Matters!" Essay Contest for Young Canadians (Written and Video)
March 12-28, 2010
http://www.cbin.ec.gc.ca/nature/concours-contest.cfm, http://www.cbin.ec.gc.ca/nature/concours-contest.cfm

DEADLINE FOR ENTRY: SUNDAY MARCH 28, MIDNIGHT

Are you (or do you know) a student or young adult who would like to become Canada's star of International Biodiversity Day in May?

Write a short essay...or make a short video...on the topic:"what does nature mean to me", and you can apply for the position!

English and French winners in 3 age categories (both written and video) will be guests of honour in Ottawa (prize includes airfare and hotel) for the Grand Reopening event of the Canadian Museum of Nature, on International Biodiversity Day on May 22, 2010, where their achievement will be honoured. Additionally, all grand-prize winning written and video essays will be displayed at the Biosphère in Montreal during 2010.

The catch? Deadline is Sunday March 28, so please help us get the word out!

You can invite *your* friends who might like to enter and/or help spread the word by selecting "Invite People to Come" from the menu on the right -------------------------------------->

This is a great project for schools, scout troops, girl guides, boys and girls clubs, or for anyone between 9 and 35 years old interested in nature and the environment.

For more information, and to enter the contest, check out this link for the Canadian Biodiversity Information Network (CBIN): http://www.cbin.ec.gc.ca/nature/concours-contest.cfm