Five South Bruce Students Awarded with Student Bursary

SOUTH BRUCE, ON – Five local youth have been awarded with the South Bruce Post-Secondary Student Bursary, providing each student $1,000 in support of their educational pursuits.

The five selected recipients – Ashlyn Beninger, Marjorie Grace Beninger, Olivia Gutscher, Colleen Mulvey, and Lesley Walter – are pursuing post-secondary education, are actively involved in their community and have demonstrated a passion for volunteer work. (More information on the bursary recipients is available in the bursary backgrounder.)

Applicants were asked to submit an essay describing what economic development opportunities or industries, other than the Nuclear Waste Management Organization's (NWMO) Deep Geological Repository, they feel the Municipality should consider in order to foster growth.

Representatives from the Community Liaison Committee (CLC), The Municipality and the NWMO reviewed and scored the applications. Names and other identifiable information were redacted from the applications to ensure a fair and anonymous selection process.

The South Bruce Post-Secondary Student Bursary has been offered annually since 2019 for municipal residents who are enrolled in a post-secondary education program for the upcoming fall term.

The bursary is funded through the Early Investment in Education and Skills fund (EIES) provided to the municipality by the NWMO. One of the EIES program’s purposes is to engage with and provide opportunities for youth in the community to remain in or return to the community, which includes investments in education.

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