Canada West Foundation 2007 Student Essay Contest

The Canada West Foundation is now taking applications for its 2007 student essay contest. The contest, open to students attending a post-secondary institution in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, or Manitoba, will award a $5000 prize to the the author of the best essay answering this question:

Who should have the greatest responsibility for reducing Canada's greenhouse gas emissions: governments, industries or individuals?

  • The essay must be between 750 and 1,000 words in length.
  • The essay must be submitted to the Canada West Foundation via email no later than December 1, 2007. The essay must be sent as a standard Microsoft Word file.
  • The essay must have a title.
  • The author's first and last name, mailing address, phone number, post-secondary institution and field of study must appear at the beginning of the essay.

The best essays will be published in the Canada West Foundation's Dialogues Magazine. The winning essay and runners-up will be chosen by a panel of judges.

Essays should be emailed to:

Robert Roach
Director of Research
Canada West Foundation
[email protected]