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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 17, 2008Civic Awards Minutes Monday, March 17, 2008 5:00 PM Main Committee Room PRESENT: Mayor David Ryan COUNCILLORS: D. Dickerson R. Johnson J. O’Connell ALSO PRESENT: S. Reynolds - Division Head, Culture & Recreation M. Carpino - Supervisor, Culture & Recreation L. Broad - Recording Secretary 2007 Civic Awards The following persons and/or organizations were chosen in each of the following categories. Civic Awards Minutes Monday, March 17, 2008 5:00 PM Main Committee Room SPECIAL CITATION AWARD Richard Hart Tree Bee Team 2007, Our Lady of the Bay Catholic School LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Carol Redshaw BRAVERY/HEROISM AWARD Bruce Lewis-Watts Lee-Anne McCann, Kristy Maguire & Maranda Stewart INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEER AWARD Jaclyn Holdsworth Joan Wideman Muriel Cullum Muriel Hughes SERVICE GROUP AWARD Pickering Auxiliary Rescue Association Royal Canadian Legion Branch 606 & Ladies Auxiliary COMMUNITY GROUP AWARD Pickering Horticultural Society Rouge Hill Seniors Club AMATEUR SPORTS AWARD Eric Glavic Nyl Yakura Civic Awards Minutes Monday, March 17, 2008 5:00 PM Main Committee Room YOUTH VOLUNTEER AWARD No Currency Band Sharon Singh, Mariyah Gonzales, Siobhan Saravanamuttu YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD Alexandrina Shannon Siobhan Taniel Stewart SUSTAINABILITY AWARD Pickering Town Centre ARTS AWARD Jamie Robinson CULTURAL DIVERSITY AWARD Indo-Canadian Cultural Association of Durham URBAN DESIGN AWARD A candidate was not selected in this category ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AWARD Intellimeter Canada Inc. LOCAL BUSINESS AWARD Pickering Playing Fields Chartwell Select Pickering City Centre ENVIRONMENT AWARD Ontario Power Generation – Pickering Nuclear Civic Awards Minutes Monday, March 17, 2008 5:00 PM Main Committee Room ACCESS AWARD FOR DISABILITY ISSUES Pickering Town Centre SENIOR OF THE YEAR AWARD Muriel Cullum OTHER BUSINESS Discussion ensued on the Senior of the Year category. Subject to the nominees’ approval, the Committee would like to award Shane Coburn a Lifetime Achievement Award. Mayor Ryan would like to request that staff advise nominees that there are Civic Award Categories that individuals can be nominated for. Councillor Johnson asked staff if they could look into changing the date of the Civic Awards presentation on May 26th as he is unable to attend due to another commitment with a Sick Kids Fundraiser. Mayor Ryan said he would speak with the City Clerk, however, there may be a conflict as this meeting must be televised. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:00 pm.