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Captain Catalyst (aka Steve Rosenstein from Montreal) has won the 2019 Youth Mentor Award from the Canadian Wildlife Federation. This award honours an individual who has made significant contribution in creating and/or presenting programs that introduce young people to the听importance of conservation, habitat or wildlife. Captain Catalyst regularly presents his Science Playground at the Redpath Museum and in many Montreal area Daycares and schools.

The Chemistry Outreach Group has taken home听the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement听through Media, winning the inaugural 'Collaboration' category听for groups of undergraduate or graduate students that engage with the external community and/or the media.
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