Recent Articles

• Donation of $3.915 million to the Canadian Women's Foundation to empower Canada's girls - December 6, 2011

  The Canadian Women’s Foundation, Canada’s foundation dedicated to empowering women and girls, is thrilled to announce a $3.915 million donation over the next four years from Nancy Baron through The W. Garfield Weston Foundation. READ MORE

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• Additional $2.8 million for education and research in Northern Research - October 27, 2011

The Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies is pleased to announce the extension and expansion of the W. Garfield Weston Awards for Northern Research and the creation of the W. Garfield Weston Postdoctoral Fellowship in Northern Research. READ MORE

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• AGO’s Highly Anticipated Weston Family Learning Centre Shines a Spotlight on Arts Enrichment - September 27, 2011
  
  The catalyst for the 35,000 sq. ft. light-filled space dedicated to hands-on and online exploration was the generosity of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, which committed $12 million in 2008 – the largest single gift in support of art education in the Gallery's 111-year history. READ MORE

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• First Winner of Canadian Lifetime Achievement Award in Northern Research Announced by The W. Garfield Weston Foundation - August 24, 2011
  
  The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC), and The Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS) named Dr. Serge Payette as the inaugural recipient of the Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research. READ MORE

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• Canadians believe the Arctic should be the priority region of protection in Canada says survey
  - April 14, 2011
  
  Sponsored by The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, the national survey finds that 90 per cent of Canadians believe Canada has a special role to play at the international level as the protector of the Arctic. READ MORE

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• Earth Rangers Gives Canadian Families a Chance to Experience a Wildlife Eco-Adventure of a Lifetime  
  - April 13, 2011
  
  The contest, sponsored by The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, will award four families of four across Canada
  the opportunity of a lifetime. READ MORE

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• $1.5 Million Gift to Alternative Land Use Services by The W. Garfield Weston Foundation - March 8, 2011
  
  The donation will strengthen the ecological renewal and regrowth of unusable farm land in Norfolk County, Ontario. READ MORE

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• Canadians have a long-distance romance with the Arctic and polar bears - February 24, 2011

  Polar bears (37 per cent) edge out climate change (29 per cent) as the first thing Canadians think of when asked about the Arctic. READ MORE 

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• 875 Acres of Carolinian Canada Habitat Protected - February 15, 2011
  
  The W. Garfield Weston Foundation has funded the permanent preservation of more than 875 acres (354 hectares) of Carolinian Canada land in Norfolk County through a new $6.1 million donation to the Nature Conservancy of Canada. READ MORE

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• Northern Researchers to be recognized with $50,000 annual Prize - December 7, 2010 
  
  The W. Garfield Weston Foundation today announced the creation of a $50,000 annual prize for lifetime achievement in northern science. The Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research is the largest of its kind in recognizing a leading northern researcher in natural science. READ MORE

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• Wildlife Gets A Lift From The W. Garfield Weston Foundation  - November 23, 2010
  
  The Wildlife Conservation Society Canada announced today it has received a two-year grant that will help fund vital conservation efforts. READ MORE

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• Weston Family Learning Centre Construction Under Way at the Art Gallery of Ontario - August 10, 2010
  
  The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Matthew Teitelbaum, CEO of the Art Gallery of Ontario, and Geordie C. Dalglish, Chairman of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, celebrated the unveiling of the design and construction progress of the Gallery’s new Weston Family Learning Centre. READ MORE 

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• 3,400 Acres of Carolinian Canada Protected - May 27, 2010

  Part of $100 Million donated by the Foundation to organizations across Canada, protecting more than 100,000 acres. READ MORE 

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