Osum Oil Sands Corp. has announced the names of the 2019 Spark Award recipients. The Osum Spark Awards are four $5000 scholarships awarded to secondary students, post-secondary students or apprentices from Indigenous communities near Osum’s project areas in northern Alberta.
The 2019 recipients of the Spark Award are:
- Aydan Desjarlais, Elizabeth Métis Settlement
- Charis Auger, Bigstone Creek Nation
- Demetri Scanie, Cold Lake First Nations
- Kate Courtorielle, Cold Lake First Nations
The Spark Award began in 2014 as a way to recognize students who have the potential to make a difference in their communities and the world.