“A local high school in my riding is turning an empty lot into a native prairie garden. It will help local plants, bees, and butterflies. I want to recognize teacher Mrs. Zinn and the students who are making it happen.”

“Mr. Speaker, yesterday Canadians marked Earth Day, a call to action to protect the environment we all share. In my riding, that call is already being answered. At Collège Sturgeon Heights Collegiate, an unused plot of land is being transformed into a thriving native prairie garden thanks to a $1,500 Go Wild grant from the World Wildlife Fund Canada. This project will restore native plants and grasses, support pollinators like bees and help bring back monarch butterflies. These are real and tangible steps to protect local biodiversity. It is being led by the school’s garden club and is supported by life skills students, with plans to expand into indigenous studies programming, including traditional medicinal plants. I want to recognize Mrs. Zinn, a dedicated teacher whose leadership turned this vision into reality. This is more than a garden. It is a living classroom and a community coming together. It is proof that protecting our environment depends on action, not words. This is how we will build a sustainable future: One community, one project and one generation at a time.”