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MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Joelle Suzuki (left), Rex Ferguson-Baird, and Shannon Siemens pose for a portrait with saucer sleds and shovels at Brooklands School in Winnipeg on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Manitoba Eco-Network recently gave Brooklands School staff an award in recognition of their various environmental initiatives, which include holding all classes outdoors for the last six weeks of each school year (rain or shine) as a way to teach students how to appreciate nature. For Aaron Epp story. Winnipeg Free Press 2021