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 40:16Cultural 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)