Kenneth D'Entremont, a Lower West Pubnico entrepreneur, decided to tackle the issue of bait boxes. These boxes hold the frozen fish used to bait lobster traps, and large quantities of them are littered at sea. It's a marine waste problem, as well as a land disposal problem, since many of them end up on our shores and beaches.

Kenneth came up with a new system that allowed him to prepare the bait on land. The fishers liked this because it meant they didn't have to take the bait boxes to sea. What started as a way to attract new customers turned into a service that can ensure that zero garbage goes out to sea.

École LeMarchant - St. Thomas School in Halifax is a leader in reducing, reusing, recycling, composting and energy education, and it's being honored here today with the award for School of the Year. But one teacher in particular at that school, Susan Murwin, is instrumental in the school's program – and in enabling these student to take on real "environmental leadership" roles, not only on their School's "Green Energy Teams" - but in their daily lives.