United Way awards Burnaby resident for environmental work

The United Way awarded Burnaby resident and SFU master's graduate Mae Burrows with a Labour Community Service Award.
Burrows was recognized for her activist work with the labour community and her executive director role with two organizations: the T.Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation and Toxic Free Canada, an organization she founded. Burrows also helped develop programs dedicated to protecting habitat in order to preserve fish stocks.
"I felt so honored to be recognized by the New Westminster and District Labour Council, that's who nominated me," said Burrows.
Burrows was "thrilled' to have attended United Way's event at the Hilton on Thursday night.
"There was so many wonderful people there that I've known for such a long time. It was a very nice and warm function. United Way does fabulous projects," she said. "The labour council is all about how to participate in the community."
Burrows has won numerous awards for her work with Toxic Free Canada, which aims to eliminate toxin exposure from everyday surroundings. Burrows founded Toxic Free Canada in 1998 under the name of The Labour Environmental Alliance Society.
Burrows was also honored earlier this year as a YWCA Woman of Distinction, an award given to women who influence social change in their community.