It’s time to celebrate the best and brightest Yorkton volunteers for their hard work across town.
The City of Yorkton is looking for nominations for the first Citizen Recognition Awards program.
“We’ve had so many volunteers who’ve done so much for the community, whether it’s working with local clubs, minor sports, theatre groups, [or] film festivals,” said Mayor Bob Maloney. “I think it’s a good idea for the city to recognize these people for all the work they’ve done.”
The award program honours people who’ve made significant contrubutions to the community through volunteer work. Nominees don’t have to reside in Yorkton, but their work must be within the city’s boundaries.
The program is divided into two categories: Adult Civic Recognition and Youth Civic Recognition. The latter category is open to people 18 and younger. Maloney thinks it’s particularly important to congratulate Yorkton youth for their civic work.
“There are so many young people that contribute through school organizations or volunteer work,” he said. “We want to encourage [them], hoping other people will get involved.”
“There are countless examples of youth taking leadership roles,” said Councilor Quinn Haider.
Nomination forms are available at City Hall and online at yorkton.ca.
“It’s not a very complicated procedure,” Maloney said. “We hope to get a lot of nominees in.”
The deadline for nominations is Oct. 31. Winners will be announced in December.They will receive their awards at the first council meeting of January 2019.
