BARRIE, ON – After a busy spring that saw 48 teams from communities across Ontario competing in virtual and in-person Ontario Envirothon events, York Region’s Markville Secondary School has been crowned the Ontario Envirothon champion for 2023. In-person events were hosted in Algoma, Grand River, Grey/Bruce, Southwestern Ontario, Toronto, Thunder Bay, and York Region, with 19 teams advancing to the virtual provincial competition, where students prepared and delivered presentations focusing on species at risk. Teams also completed a written test covering species at risk, forestry, aquatics, wildlife, and soils.