Stella Bowles

• N.S. community completes young activist’s goal to remove sewage pipes from LaHave River

  A ceremony in LaHave, N.S., marked the achievement of a goal to remove all straight pipes from the LaHave River, a project spearheaded by a young resident for the past eight years.

  Environment

  Apr 28, 2023
  
• N.S. teen heading to New York for exclusive college-level environmental program

  The 16-year-old has made headlines for her speeches to international leaders, calling on them to have the courage to act on climate change before it is too late.

  Canada

  Jul 1, 2019
  
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• N.S. teen’s science fair project turns into book and passion for river cleanup

  Stella Bowles has won national science prizes and public service awards. She has a scholarship lined up from Western University, and a book about her work is being published this month.

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2018
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• Nova Scotia teen wins $5K prize for spearheading clean-up of contaminated river

  Stella Bowles is the newest winner of the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes, a prize that celebrates the efforts of young people from North America who "have made a significant positive difference to people and the environment."

  Environment

  Sep 25, 2017
• Nova Scotia girl’s dream to see LaHave River clean coming true

  "I'm just really, really happy and excited that I can actually go swimming in the river someday"

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2017
• N.S. student’s science project prompts vow to clean up ‘environmental disaster’

  Stella Bowles, 12, found high levels of bacteria when sampling the LaHave River in Bridgewater as part of a science project that's now making big waves.

  Environment

  Jul 7, 2016