HAMILTON, Ontario, April 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For a third consecutive year, Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery (C2R2) and Wawanesa Insurance are investing in youth-led climate innovation through the Wawanesa Climate Champions: Youth Innovation Grants, awarding a total of $150,000 to five projects across the country.

As Canadian communities face growing climate challenges, from extreme weather to rising environmental risks, young innovators are stepping forward with solutions. This year's recipients of the Wawanesa Climate Champions: Youth Innovation Grants represent a new generation of climate leaders developing projects that address key issues in climate adaptation and mitigation.

Darya Fatyanova and Shakira Khan, from British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), for their project, Green Hydrogen Production from Pulp and Paper Wastewater

Camila Del Aguila, from Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC), for their project, Controlled Environment Agriculture for Climate Resilient Food Security (NSCC)

Christian Sprinkhuysen, from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), for their project Sludge Mapping Stormwater Ponds with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).

Tamara Stojsic, from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), for their project, Validation of Passive De-Icing Systems for Cold-Climate Power Infrastructure

Denhyn Holowatuk, from Saskatchewan Polytechnic, for their project, Community scale diversion of lake ...