Article content originally published in The Penticton Herald on August 31, 2025 by Kimberly De Jong

The Women Inspiring Women - Women’s Institute of Paris scholarship committee poses alongside Colby Young on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. Pictured in photo, from (l-r): Monique Giroux, Nancy Phelan, Colby Young, Dianne Edwards and Rita Easton.
Women Inspiring Women – Women’s Institute (WIW-WI) in Paris awarded two Brantford students with $500 scholarships to help support their post-secondary education on Tuesday, August 19 and Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
This year’s 2025 scholarships went to Colby Young and Ellery Lechowicz.
Young most recently graduated from Brantford Collegiate Institute with honours, and will be starting his associate diploma in environmental technician program at the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown campus this fall.