It is a survival message that is engrained in every Newfoundlander and Labradorian. Al Chislet and Chris Verbiski ignored all previous geologists who tested that red hill and for their persistence found the pot of gold. These people also had a little help along the way.
Great achievements are never solo acts.
Hayward Blake, Ascension Collegiate, was voted outstanding administrator by the Canadian Federation of Principals. Dennis Galway, Amalgamated Academy, received the Prime Minister's Award for excellence in mathematics and science teaching. The Roy Hill Award for English Teaching Excellence was given to Jack Reid at St. George's High School. Gordon Stone and Kimberley Walsh, Carbonear Integrated Collegiate, received the Conference Board of Canada's Business and Education Partnership Award. Like all the achievers before them, they did not do it alone.