Nominees announced for Burlington’s Best awards May 15
Burlington’s Best awards recognize citizens who’ve made a significant volunteer contribution to make our city better. Awards will be handed out Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at the Burlington Convention Centre, 1120 Burloak Dr. Tickets are $35 per person, and includes a light buffet and cocktail reception. Tickets are available from the clerks department at City Hall, 426 Brant St., by contacting Roxanne Gosse at 905-335-7600, ext. 7855 or by emailing .
This year’s nominees are:
Citizen of the Year
- Bev Jacobs
- Judy Gerdes
- Denise Davy
- Jean Longfield
- Beth Hudson
Senior Person of the Year
- Michael Hourigan
- Maggie Wheeler
- Arnold Koopman
- Thelma McGillivray
Junior Citizen of the Year
- Chad Buisman
- Connor Fraser
- Curtis Kelly
- Connor Withers
- Justin McNerny
- Gabriella Paniccia
Arts Person of the Year
- Selina Jane Eckersall
- Chris Giroux
- Tomy Bewick
- Jonathon Filipovic
Heritage Person of the Year
- Les Armstrong
Community Service Award
- John Ives
- Tomy Bewick
- Wellington Square Outreach Team
- Les Armstrong
- Gordon Cameron
- Trent Schwartz
- Beth Hudson
Environmental Award
- Paul Toffoletti
- Ken Woodruff
For more information, or a complete list of categories and past winners, see www.burlington.ca/best. All award winners will be announced at the event.
