The County of Simcoe celebrated community champions from 12 categories at its annual Newcomer Recognition Awards on Thursday evening.
Recipients were selected through an open nomination process by a committee of community stakeholders and were honoured by local immigration partners and elected officials who gathered at The Heights Ski & Country Club, located in Oro-Medonte, to celebrate their tremendous contributions to our communities.
“The County of Simcoe continues to work hard on building up our communities, through promoting opportunities and investing in the programs, services and the people, including the more than 82,000 immigrants, who call Simcoe County home," Warden Basil Clarke said in a news release.
“Tonight’s celebration was one more example of this outstanding work being done to enrich the lives of our residents," he added, while also thanking sponsor Tempo Flexible Packaging for its support.
This year’s Newcomer Recognition Award honourees are:
- Immigrant Artist - Garbovskyi Dmytro
- Immigrant Mentor - Kseniia Tymchenko
- Marketing and Outreach - Tracks Employment & Resource Services
- Service Excellence - Laura Crawford-Awrey;Yana Skybin
- Immigrant Youth - Anastasiia Kolomiiets
- Youth Community Champion - Marisol Tokarev; Chetna Sangar
- Multiculturalism through Education – School - École élémentaire catholique Frère-André
- Multiculturalism through Education – Educator - Catherine Vellinga
- Welcoming Work Environment - FenceSource
- Culturally Diverse Workforce - AGEMA Work
- Ethnocultural Group - Barrie Latin Resource Centre
- Community Champion - Alyas Omeed
