For the seventh consecutive year, Plains Midstream Canada (PMC) has continued to support the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority’s (SCRCA) Spring Water Awareness Program (SWAP) which teaches students about the hazards of spring floodwaters. The company provided the Authority with $5,000 for the 2025 edition of the program, which allows the SCRCA to offer the program free of charge at local schools.

“Through our annual Spring Water Awareness Program, we talk with students about the potentially dangerous conditions associated with streams and rivers during the spring, and provide them with safety guidelines,” explained Myra Spiller, Conservation Education/Community Partnership Technician at the SCRCA, “We reached close to 1,000 students this spring thanks once again to Plains Midstream Canada’s support.”

The program focuses on the hazards associated with the cold, deep, and fast-flowing waters of the spring season and engages students through age-appropriate and curriculum-connected experiments, activities, and games, that take place in their schoolyard.

As a result of their long-standing support, Plains Midstream Canada was presented with a Conservation Award at the Authority’s Annual General Meeting held in February. Since 2019, PMC has provided $35,000 which has allowed the SCRCA to deliver this important program to over 5,500 students.