Aqueduct hosts quarterly webinars for our donors and advisors. The most recent webinar recording can be found below. The next webinar will be hosted on June 11, 2026.

March 26, 2026: Ask Us Anything: Granting Support and Next Generation Giving

January 22, 2026

Aqueduct Foundation is proud to announce a major land conservation and future public access project in Portugal Cove-St. Philips, Newfoundland and Labrador.

On behalf of an anonymous donor, Aqueduct Foundation acquired a 68-acre parcel of land in Portugal Cove-St. Philips for $3.25 million in December 2025. The intention of the project is to permanently preserve the land and, over time, convert it into a publicly accessible space, such as a park.

Aqueduct Foundation will hold the land over the next one to three years, working collaboratively to identify the right local partners and long-term stewardship structure to ensure the land is conserved in perpetuity and remains accessible to the public.

For questions about the project, please contact [email protected]. 

2 September 2025

Dr. Kristen Krysko, a Canadian neurologist, researcher and clinician, is the winner of the Rachel Horne Prize for Women’s Research in MS in recognition of her outstanding research into how best to guide and treat women with MS during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Dr Krysko is a neurologist at the BARLO MS Centre at St. Michael’s Hospital and an assistant professor at the University of Toronto in Canada.

Her work includes how to optimise treatment strategies and understanding the safety of MS therapies before and during pregnancy and postpartum while breastfeeding. Her research has also focused on the increased risk and prevalence of peripartum mental illness in mothers with MS.

This year the annual award honours an early to mid-career female scientist for her exceptional contribution to women’s health research in MS.

“We are delighted to celebrate Dr Kristen Krysko as this year’s Rachel Horne Prize winner,” said Dr Marwa Kaisey, chair of International Women in MS, the organisation which oversees the review and judging process.

“Her pioneering research on women’s health in MS, especially around pregnancy and childbirth, is already shaping how we counsel and care for women with MS, with the potential to transform quality of life for countless families. Recognising rising stars like Dr Krysko is vital to the future of our field and underscores the importance of continued investment in MS research to improve the lives of those with MS.”
Dr Krysko will receive the award at the 41st Congress of the European Committee for Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) in Barcelona, Spain, on 26 September 2025.

“I am truly honoured to receive the Rachel Horne Prize 2025,” said Dr Krysko. “As an early career researcher and clinician, recognition of my work in women’s health and MS is deeply meaningful both professionally and personally. This award inspires me to continue expanding my research in pregnancy and other areas of women’s health in MS.”

Award founder Rachel Horne said: “This year we wanted to reward a rising star in the MS scientific community. Dr Krysko is a perfect fit for this international prize. Not only is she an outstanding clinician scientist, but she has already made important advances to women’s health research in MS so early in her career.”

The US$40,000 prize, to be used at the discretion of the recipient, is made possible by the generosity of the Horne Family Charitable Fund.

The RH Prize is a program of Aqueduct Foundation with its Horne Family Charitable Fund.  Special thanks to our international jury of scientists for their time and commitment.

For more information, see the Rachel Horne Prize for Women’s Research in MS website here.

We are proud to announce that Professor Kerstin Hellwig has been awarded the 2024 Rachel Horne Prize for Women’s Research in Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Dr. Hellwig, a senior consultant at St Josef Hospital, Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany, is recognized for her pioneering work on the safety of MS treatments for women during pregnancy. Her research has provided critical evidence to help physicians optimize care for both mother and child. Dr. Hellwig also leads the German MS and Pregnancy Registry, which tracks over 5,000 pregnancies. 

“We are delighted to award the Rachel Horne Prize to Dr. Kerstin Hellwig,” said Professor Emmanuelle Waubant, chair of International Women in MS. “Her research has significantly advanced our understanding of how to best care for women with MS during pregnancy, improving outcomes for both mothers and babies.”

Dr. Hellwig received the award at the 40th Congress of the European Committee for Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) in Copenhagen on September, 20th 2024 before an audience of 8,500 members of the international neurology community.

The Rachel Horne Prize, established in 2023, awards $40,000 USD to an outstanding female scientist contributing to women’s health in MS research.

Congratulations to Professor Hellwig for this remarkable achievement!

The RH Prize is a program of Aqueduct Foundation with its Horne Family Charitable Fund.  Special thanks to our international jury of scientists for their time and commitment.

See original article here.

For more information, see the Rachel Horne Prize for Women’s Research in MS website here.

August 1, 2024

Aqueduct Foundation recently announced its membership with the Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia (LTABC). Aqueduct has experience in collaborating with land trusts in the protection of ecologically-sensitive land. As an interim owner, Aqueduct’s goal is to act as a bridge to preserve the land until land trusts can purchase the land, at cost, for long-term conservation purposes. The membership with the LTABC represents Aqueduct’s increased work in land conservation and will expand our ability to help protect ecologically-significant land in British Columbia.