About the Dorothy Burton Conservation Award
Dorothy Burton
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The Dorothy Burton Conservation Award was established in 2018 in memory of Dorothy Burton, an enthusiastic entrepreneur, successful Outfitter in Labrador, avid outdoors person and good steward of the environment and inland fishery resource, who passed away in 2012.
Dorothy & her husband Vince Burton operated numerous Lodges in Labrador (Little Bay, Eagle River, Flowers River & Igloo Lake Lodge) for over 4 decades. Dorothy was a trusted and respected voice in the family business and an early advocate for catch & release (long before it was popular). Her legacy lives in the beautiful wild creatures and places that brighten our planet. This award will be presented annually by SAEN to honour those individuals, corporations, and agencies who promote catch and release as a conservation measure or who use the practice regularly in their angling activities for the conservation or protection of salmon and trout populations within our Province. A panel of judges shall choose the person to receive the award which will be presented at the SAEN Annual Dinner and Auction in the spring of the year. |
Two Brookies by Denis Abrard
Past award recipients have received a beautiful wood carving of "Two Brookies" by well-known artist Denis Abrard and donated by the Burton Family
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Past Winners
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2022
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Don Hutchens accepting the DBCA from Vince Burton
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Congratulations to Don Hutchens on receiving the 2022 Dorothy Burton Conservation Award!
Don is a great example of a person who has dedicated a good portion of their time to responsible angling practices and the conservation and protection of our salmonid resources. Don has volunteered for over 20 years with SAEN in various capacities, including a member of the Board, the Executive and Office Manager. Don has for some time been involved in teaching fly tying to beginners and also running a rod building course for SAEN members. As early as 2004 he was writing articles on proper catch and release techniques. He also created a course on catch and release and presented it to guides and interested anglers on the west coast and elsewhere across the province. In addition, he has also served on the executive of the Salmonid Council of NL (SCNL) and also was on the Canadian Board of Directors of the Atlantic Salmon Federation during the time that he served as President of SCNL. Don is currently also writing a book on salmon fishing, which will include as an appendix a listing of the various articles he has written for publications such as the SPAWNER over the years. Don’s largest fish was caught on Pocket Pool on the Grand Codroy River. The fish informed him upon release that it went by the name of Happiness. The entire presentation and Don's acceptance speech are available online here: https://youtu.be/J2g-envmWJg |
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2020
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Kastine Coleman
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Congratulations to Kastine Coleman on receiving the 2020 Dorothy Burton Conservation Award!
Kastine is a Director with the Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation and a Director with SPAWN. She is a qualified caring instructor, operator Tight Loops (tight lines), outspoken conservationist, promoter of female & children fly fishers & has facilitated many seminars on proper techniques on catch & release. Kastine is the only certified FFI Casting Instructor in Atlantic Canada & is a strong voice for catch & release. A video of Kastine's acceptance speech is here https://youtu.be/mKixMKoyzFQ |
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2019
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Ian Gall
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Congratulations to Ian Gall on receiving the 2019 Dorothy Burton Conservation Award!
Ian was born in Dundee, Scotland and emigrated to Canada in 1968.He lived in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia before coming to St. John’s in 1974. Prior to retiring he served 10 years in the British Merchant Navy and 27 years In the Canadian Coast Guard. A keen Angler , fly tier and outdoor enthusiast he is a founding member of SAEN and a continuing board member since its inception in 1979. |