2025 Andrew Thompson Award: Youth Changemakers Nomination Form

The Andrew Thompson Award was established in 2002 by West Coast Environmental Law and the Thompson family as a legacy to Dr. Andrew Thompson, a ground-breaking BC environmental lawyer who was one of West Coast’s first directors. In celebration of West Coast’s 50th anniversary (2024-25), West Coast has honoured a number of individuals who have demonstrated an outstanding contribution to environmental protection and sustainability in British Columbia through the law with the Andrew Thompson Award.

Nominations are now open for the final stage of this process, which will focus on youth changemakers for environmental justice.

Do you know a young person between the ages of 16-35:

who has made important contributions to environmental justice in BC?
who has a vision for how strong Canadian and/or Indigenous laws could contribute to ecological and community resilience in BC over the next 50 years?

For more details about the award and eligibility, visit our website.

Nominations must be submitted through this form before April 30, 2025.

For more information, please contact admin@wcel.org

Nominee Information

Name of Nominee

First Name

Last Name

Title (if applicable)

Nation, Organization or Firm (if applicable)

Nominee Email

Nominee Phone Number

Nominator Information

Nominator Name

First Name

Last Name

Nominator Email

Nominator Phone Number

Nomination Details

1. Nominators: Please tell us in briefly why you are nominating this individual and about their contributions to environmental justice in BC (approx. 200 words, point form is fine).

1. 2. Nominees: In approximately one page (500 words), please tell us about your vision for how strong Canadian and/or Indigenous laws could contribute to ecological and community resilience in BC over the next 50 years. If you can, let us know how your personal experiences have shaped this vision.

Content in other forms, e.g., original art, music, video is also acceptable with a short accompanying explanation to contextualize (point form is fine).

You may wish to:

focus on the Indigenous laws of your own Nation,
focus on a particular federal or provincial law, or area of law reform that you think is particularly important, or
speak generally about your vision for the role of law in society in protecting and restoring healthy relationships between people, more-than-human beings (e.g., other species, spiritual and supernatural beings) and the natural world.

File upload (1-page in Word or PDF, video, photos of artwork, etc.):

Any additional information you wish to provide?

Please indicate if the nominator wishes to remain anonymous in public-facing materials:

Yes, please keep this nomination anonymous.

Please confirm that the nominee has consented to participating in the Andrew Thompson Award:

Yes, the nominee has consented.If selected, Andrew Thompson Award winners consent to being acknowledged in award materials and will be asked to provide a headshot photo for this purpose.

NOTE: Nominees should be prepared to travel to North Vancouver for a May 12, 2025 event if they are selected. Travel and accommodation expenses will be covered for participants outside the Lower Mainland.

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