Winners of the 2019 Ugliest Schoolyard Contest

Lansdowne Public School and École St-Denis are the winners of the 2019 Ugliest Schoolyard Contest, presented by VETAC, Greater Sudbury's Regreening Advisory Panel. 

The contest takes place every spring and encourages local students to participate in regreening their schoolyard spaces.

“Green space is an important part of our community and our local school yards,” said Greater Sudbury Mayor Brian Bigger. “With the support of VETAC the winning schools will transform their outdoor spaces into areas for students and teachers to enjoy and explore while growing their appreciation of the natural environment.”

The winning schools will share a cash donation of $20,000 from Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations (Sudbury INO), a Glencore Company, the contest's major corporate sponsor. Financial contributions from additional sponsors are pooled with supplies donated by local businesses to help each school transform their schoolyard into a greener and healthier outdoor environment. 

"We congratulate Lansdowne Public School and École St-Denis and we thank all schools for participating in this year’s contest,” said Wayne Hugli, Chair of VETAC’s Ugliest Schoolyard Contest. “We look forward to working with the winning staff and students to beautify their schoolyards while inspiring participants to be more environmentally aware.”

Schools will work with VETAC to plan their projects and the schoolyard transformations will take place this fall. Since 2005, the Ugliest Schoolyard Contest and its sponsors have helped 45 schools create greener and healthier schoolyards. 

For more information please visit www.greatersudbury.ca/vetac.

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