The District of Mission presented 22 different community service awards during the Community Service Awards ceremony to celebrate local volunteers working throughout Mission.
The awards ceremony premiered on Dec. 3 on the district’s social media channels and is now available to watch online at mission.ca/awards.
In typical years, the ceremony would have been held at the Clarke Theatre, but his year’s virtual ceremony, was planned to keep aligned with the COVID-19 safety measures ordered by the Provincial Health Officer.
The ceremony was hosted by Barry Mcleod, Mission’s Citizen of the Year for 2018, and took place at Municipal Hall.
“A virtual ceremony allowed us to offer a different experience of the awards than we could have in the traditional in-person gala format,” said acting-Mayor Cal Crawford.
The awards are presented every two years to formally acknowledge the exemplary volunteers who are hard at work enriching our community each and everyday.
The next nomination period will open in the fall of 2021. Details about the nomination process and deadlines will be available on mission.ca.
2020 Award
Recipients
Citizen of the Year
Rocky Blondin
Community Service Award
Carol Pomeroy
Special Accomplishment Award
Stave Valley Salmonid Enhancement Society
Community Service Award (under age 25) Sabastien (Obi)
Onyemaobi
Lifetime Achievement Award
St. Joseph’s Food Bank and its
Volunteers
Community Service Award
Simone Redburn
Sports Volunteer of the Year Award
Brenda Davison
Against the Odds Achievement Award
Jean-Pierre Maher
Special Accomplishment Award
Mission Health Care Auxiliary Society
Lifetime Achievement Award
Jim Hinds
Crime Prevention & Community Safety Award
Dwight Elliott
Sports Volunteer
of the Year Award
Andrew Hale
Arts and Culture Award
Helen Yannacopoulos
Special Recognition Award
John Glendon
(Glen) Flett
Lifetime Achievement Award
Mission Community Services Society Food Centre and Christmas Bureau and its
Volunteers
Community Service Award
Angel Elias
Lifetime Achievement Award
MCC Thrift Shop
Volunteers
Community Service Award
Bert Pulles
Community Service Award
Elke Katzenbach
Lifetime Achievement Award
Peter Robson
Freeman of the
City Medal
Lloyd Rash
Freeman of the
City Medal
Ken Selvaraja
Learn more about the recipients and watch the ceremony at mission.ca/awards.