2020 City of Pickering Civic Awards

The City of Pickering presents Civic awards annually to members of the community who have made a significant contribution to Pickering.

Please take a moment to recognize the contributions of the 2020 winners below. We have provided a rough timestamp for each announcer and Civic Award winner, for your convenience, as the video ceremony is nearly an hour in length.

Mayor Dave Ryan's opening address (1:10)

Special Citation Award

Announced by Ward 1 Regional Councillor, Kevin Ashe (2:10)

Recipient - Ashar Azmat (2:52)

Bravery and Heroism Award

Announced by Ward 1 Regional Councillor, Kevin Ashe (4:14)

Recipient - Zion Leatham (4:28)

Lifetime Achievement Award

Announced by Ward 1 Regional Councillor, Kevin Ashe (5:30)

Recipient - Keith Conkie (5:50)

Recipient - Justice David Stone (7:10)

Individual Volunteer Award

Announced by Deputy Mayor and Ward 3 Regional Councillor, David Pickles (8:30)

Recipient - Saima Azhar (9:17)

Recipient - Michael Constantinou (10:46)

Recipient - Linda Cook (12:09)

Recipient - Karen Kowalchuk (13:25)

Recipient - Sumaira Munir (14:49)

Recipient - Jim Nash (16:13)

Recipient - Evelyn Smith (16:50)

Service Group Award

Announced by Deputy Mayor and Ward 3 Regional Councillor, David Pickles (18:03)

Recipient - Caremongers Pickering-Ajax (18:16)

Recipient - Rotary Club of Pickering (19:37)

Recipient - St. Isaac Jogues Parish Knights of Columbus Council 11098 (21:00)

Community Group Award

Announced by Deputy Mayor and Ward 3 Regional Councillor, David Pickles (22:25)

Recipient - 6th Pickering Scouters (22:45)

Recipient - GradDad Cares (24:08)

Recipient - Pickering Football Club (25:27)

Recipient - Public Allies Inc. (26:54)

Amateur Sports Award

Announced by Ward 1 City and Regional Councillor (Alternate), Maurice Brenner (28:27)

Recipient - David Harvie (28:52)

Recipient - Osborne Academy of Acrobatics Inc. (30:00)

Recipient - Brayden Schnur (31:32)

Recipient - Paul Williams (32:44)

Youth Volunteer Award

Announced by Ward 1 City and Regional Councillor (Alternate), Maurice Brenner (33:57)

Recipient - Sara Thingalaya (34:09)

Youth Leadership Award

Announced by Ward 3 City Councillor, Shaheen Butt (35:20)

Recipient - Aaliyah Jaleel (35:45)

Recipient - Muhammad Rana (37:11)

Sustainability Award

Announced by Ward 3 City Councillor, Shaheen Butt (38:34)

Recipient - Jaime Carney & Alexander Petrogiani (38:47)

Arts Award

Announced by Ward 3 City Councillor, Shaheen Butt (39:57)

Recipient - Mary Cook 40:16

Cultural Diversity Award

Announced by Ward 3 City Councillor, Shaheen Butt (41:33)

Recipient - Esther Forde (41:51)

Recipient - Azmat Mujeeb (43:02)

Economic Development Award

Announced by Ward 1 Regional Councillor, Kevin Ashe (44:16)

Recipient - Graymatter Marketing & Media Inc. (44:28)

Recipient - Eric Novak (45:44)

Local Business Award

Announced by Ward 1 City and Regional Councillor (Alternate), Maurice Brenner (47:02)

Recipient - Allan's Your Independent Grocer (47:15)

Recipient - GroundLevel Insights (48:31)

Recipient - iGuides Canada / AjaxPickering.ca (49:51)

Recipient - Wellness Health Care Services at Durham Manor (51:27)

Environment Award

announced by Deputy Mayor and Ward 3 Regional Councillor, David Pickles (52:44)

Recipient - Ontario Power Generation - Pickering Nuclear (52:59)

Accessibility Award

Announced by Ward 1 City and Regional Councillor (Alternate), Maurice Brenner (54:32)

Recipient - John McLellan (54:50)

Senior of the Year Award

Announced by Mayor Dave Ryan (56:08)

Recipient - Janice Babcock (56:26)

Recipient - Barbara Twiner (57:04)

Mayor Dave Ryan's closing remarks (58:14)

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