What’s New Environmental Leadership Awards Tuesday, 11 September 2007 New Brunswick Environmental Leadersship Award presented to EOS Eco-Energy This community-based organization was formed to help the Tantramar region to become energy sustainable. Its vision is that the Tantramar region consume no more electrical energy than what can be produced from economically viable renewable sources. Work includes research and education into the potential of producing electricity from wind energy, and promotion of renewable energy sources for domestic, institutional and industrial use. EOS has supported its members' efforts through education, energy conservation and energy efficiency programs. EOS Eco-energy, awarded an Environmental Leadership Award in 2005 from the NB department of Environment, took part in the community presentation of a tree on September 5th 2007. The presentation, by the New Brunswick Minister of Environment, took place at the Veterans Memorial Civic Centre (182 main St.) in Sackville NB. The Environmental Leadership Awards are awarded annually in six categories; lifetime achievement, youth, individual citizen, business, media, and communities, community groups and organizations. Nominees in each category must have made significant contributions in promoting environmental awareness, the protection of the environment and/or as a fulcrum inspiring greater contributions from others towards a healthy environment.