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Celebrating DUC Volunteers

A force for conservation in your community

Volunteer Champions

Across the country, passionate people are banding together to create a healthier world.

Ducks Unlimited Canada celebrates its flock of conservation champions. They’re conserving Canada’s wetlands to protect our water, our wildlife and our future. These people are DUC volunteers…and they’re a force for conservation in your community. DUC appreciates and values every one of our volunteers who give life to our conservation work.

Volunteer Spotlights – People Making Waves

Recognizing outstanding members of our flock

The following volunteers have been recognized for making outstanding contributions to DUC in their respective provinces and creating ripples of change by serving with generosity, passion and dedication.

Read the profiles of each of these exceptional DUC volunteers to learn what motivates them to give back to Canada’s wetlands.

Kevin Guenard, National Volunteer of the Year

Kevin Guenard, National Volunteer of the Year

Kevin Guenard named Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Alberta Volunteer of the Year

Bettylou Christenson, British Columbia Volunteer of the Year

Bettylou Christenson, British Columbia Volunteer of the Year

Bettylou Christenson named Ducks Unlimited Canada’s British Columbia Volunteer of the Year

Dawn Alger, Saskatchewan Volunteer of the Year

Dawn Alger, Saskatchewan Volunteer of the Year

Dawn Alger named Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Saskatchewan Volunteer of the Year

Jim Anton, Manitoba Volunteer of the Year

Jim Anton, Manitoba Volunteer of the Year

Jim Anton named Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Manitoba Volunteer of the Year

Darcy McWilliam, Ontario Volunteer of the Year

Darcy McWilliam, Ontario Volunteer of the Year

Darcy McWilliam named Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Ontario Volunteer of the Year

Dr. Gaston De Serres, Quebec Volunteer of the Year

Dr. Gaston De Serres, Quebec Volunteer of the Year

Dr. Gaston De Serres named Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Quebec Volunteer of the Year

Amy Young, Nova Scotia Volunteer of the Year

Amy Young, Nova Scotia Volunteer of the Year

Amy Young named Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Nova Scotia Volunteer of the Year

Layton Ford, New Brunswick Volunteer of the Year

Layton Ford, New Brunswick Volunteer of the Year

Layton Ford named Ducks Unlimited Canada’s New Brunswick Volunteer of the Year

Reg Maddix, Prince Edward Island Volunteers of the Year

Reg Maddix, Prince Edward Island Volunteers of the Year

Reg Maddix named one of Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Prince Edward Island Volunteers of the Year

Eric Shaw, Prince Edward Island Volunteers of the Year

Eric Shaw, Prince Edward Island Volunteers of the Year

Eric Shaw named one of Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Prince Edward Island Volunteers of the Year

Travis Brenton, Newfoundland & Labrador Volunteer of the Year

Travis Brenton, Newfoundland & Labrador Volunteer of the Year

Travis Brenton named Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Newfoundland & Labrador Volunteer of the Year

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