NEWS RELEASE
CITY OF ORILLIA
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Nominations for the 2019 Citizen of the Year Award open on Friday, Nov. 29.
CITY OF ORILLIA
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Nominations for the 2019 Citizen of the Year Award open on Friday, Nov. 29.
A panel of local residents, with the assistance of the City of Orillia, is accepting nominations for the 2019 Citizen of the Year. The deadline for nominations is 12 p.m. (noon) on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020.
Nominations can be emailed to [email protected] or delivered to the Office of Mayor Steve Clarke: 50 Andrew St. S., Suite 300, Orillia, ON, L3V 7T5. Submissions must include the full name of and contact information for the nominator and the nominee, as well as a detailed explanation of why the nominee deserves to be named Citizen of the Year.
Nominees must be residents of Orillia, Chippewas of Rama First Nation, or the townships of Oro- Medonte, Ramara or Severn, who have contributed to the betterment of Orillia. Emphasis should be placed on the nominees' volunteerism and accomplishments during 2019.
The 2019 Citizen of the Year panel includes former winners Anderson Charters, Steve Clarke (non-voting member), Michael Gordon, Gini Stringer and Bruce Waite, as well as OrilliaMatters editor and reporter Dave Dawson, Orillia Today reporter Frank Matys, and Wendy Timpano General Manager of the Community Development Corporation.
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