Ecostar Awards

Ecopreneur of the Year

Ecopreneur of the Year

Celebrates the work of an individual who has started an impactful eco-venture that has been in operation for 3 or more years.

Applications open July 6, 2026
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Finalist

Jonathan Wright of Foragers Galley

Foragers Galley is a Vancouver Island-based mushroom farm that cultivates premium culinary mushrooms and grow kits while championing a circular economy by upcycling its agricultural waste into nutrient-rich compost for neighbouring farms.

Duncan, BC
Finalist

Kimberly Leckey of Sea Woven

Fibre artist Kimberly Leckey — known as Sea Woven — creates slow art made with salvaged materials. Residing in Ucluelet, BC, where discarded fishing nets and rope accumulate in a notorious pile dubbed ‘rope mountain,’ she confronts the profound waste of the fishing industry with creativity and purpose.

Ucluelet, BC
Finalist

Rachael Tancock of The Nature Educator

Rachael The Nature Educator is a nature education and science communication business that produces biodiversity and conservation educational content to inspire people to better understand and connect with the natural world.

Victoria, BC