OTTAWA — The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has released the names of the recipients in its annual Awards of Excellence program.  Three of this year’s 18 winners are from Northwestern Ontario.  Edward  Wawia of the Red Rock Indian Band, the Regional Deputy Grand Council Chief (Northern Superior Region) of the Anishinabek nation, received a Forest Community Champion award.  The FPAC described Wawia as a long-time champion of sustainable forest management.   At the age of 15, he completed Junior Rangers training, and began fighting forest fires at 16.  Upon retiring from the mining industry after 40 years, Wawia entered First Nations politics and was assigned the Lands and Resources portfolio.  “The Deputy Grand Chief remains a firm believer that the forest industry is home to First Nations peopple, and we must continue to work to ensure sustainability,” the FPAC said