A Wallaceburg District Secondary School student bound for the University of Western Ontario this fall is among four young people from across the St. Clair Region watershed being recognized for academic achievement and environmental stewardship through this year’s conservation scholarships.
Tyson Lozon of Wallaceburg District Secondary School has been awarded the 2026 A.W. Campbell Memorial Scholarship from the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority (SCRCA). Tyson will pursue a degree in Mechanical Engineering at Western this fall, with hopes of addressing pressing environmental challenges through the development of sustainable technologies and environmentally responsible designs that will preserve ecosystems and promote responsible resource use.
He shares the A.W. Campbell Memorial Scholarship with Eliana Severs of Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School in Sarnia, who will be pursuing an engineering degree at Queen’s University with aspirations of developing innovative environmental solutions to infrastructure challenges.
The Wallaceburg area is also represented among this year’s recipients by Josie Van Dellen, a Wallaceburg resident who attended École secondaire catholique de Pain Court in Pain Court. Van Dellen was awarded the Tony Stranak Conservation Scholarship and will attend the University of Guelph to pursue a degree in Wildlife Biology and Conservation.
The fourth scholarship, the Mary Jo Arnold Conservation Scholarship, went to Areya Young of Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School in Sarnia, who will be attending the University of Waterloo in the Climate and Environmental Change program.
The recipients were formally presented with their awards by SCRCA chair Greg Grimes. “These students have demonstrated a remarkable commitment to both academic excellence and environmental stewardship,” Grimes said. “Their passion for protecting and enhancing the natural environment gives us confidence in the future of conservation. We are proud to support them as they take the next step in their educational journeys and look forward to seeing the positive impact they will have on their communities and beyond.”
The scholarships are made possible through trust funds established by the St. Clair Region Conservation Foundation and its donors, with a total of $3,000 awarded to students across the St. Clair Region this year. More information on the Authority’s scholarship program is available at scrca.on.ca/scholarships.
The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority is located in southwestern Ontario and includes the Sydenham River watershed and smaller watersheds draining directly into southern Lake Huron, the St. Clair River, and northeastern Lake St. Clair. The Conservation Authority implements programs to reduce the risk to life and property from flooding and erosion and to promote water and land stewardship, forestry, wildlife habitat creation, conservation education, and outdoor recreation.
