Community Awards
Do you know someone who has made a notable contribution or achievement in the Town of Prescott?
The Town of Prescott has been recognizing its citizens and volunteers since 2013 with its Citizen and Volunteer Awards, with the addition of a Business of the Year category created in 2019. The annual awards recognize businesses, citizens, and volunteers that make noteworthy contributions to the Town of Prescott.
Nominees do not have to reside in the Town of Prescott but the achievements and contributions must be focused on or in the town.
The nomination period for 2024 Community Awards will open on Monday, March 4, 2024, until Friday, April 19, 2024. Nominees are expected to have displayed a broad range of contributions and achievements in the Town of Prescott, or to have demonstrated commitment to one or more particular causes during the 2023 year.
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Do you know someone who has made a noteworthy contribution to the Town of Prescott?
Nominated citizens are expected to have displayed a broad range of contribution and achievement in the Town of Prescott, or to have demonstrated commitment to one or more particular causes. Nominees can come from the business world, from volunteers, or from any other civic endeavour which has bettered the community of Prescott.
Nominators are urged to provide specific examples and details about what the nominee has accomplished. Please list activities and contributions, results, achievements, beneficiaries of the nominee's efforts, honours, awards, and memberships in civic and professional organizations. Letters of recommendation are welcome to be submitted with the nomination form.
Nominees do not have to reside in the Town of Prescott, although the person's achievements and contributions must be focused on or in the town.
Do you know someone who deserves to be recognized as a dedicated volunteer within the Town of Prescott?
Nominators are urged to provide specific examples and details about the nominee's contributions to the Town of Prescott and its citizens. Please list activities and contributions, results and beneficiaries from the nominee's efforts.
Nominees do not have to reside in the Town of Prescott, although the person's achievements and contributions must be focused on or in the town.
Do you know a dedicated business that deserves to be recognized within the Town of Prescott?
Nominators are urged to provide specific examples and details about the nominee's contributions to the Town of Prescott business climate and its citizens. Please list activities and contributions, results and beneficiaries from the nominee's efforts.
Introducing the 2023 Community Award recipients!
Past Business of the Year Recipients
- Your Independent Grocer, Chris O'Reilly
- Prescott Memorials
- Property Guys, Ben Quenneville
- Canadian Tire
Past Citizen of the Year Recipients
- Fraser Laschinger, Former Councillor, historian, Chairman of the Prescott Cemetery and Curator for the Prescott Museum & Visitor's Centre
- Bill Countryman, Former Volunteer Firefighter and Business Owner, Town of Prescott
- Pat Kingston, Former Mayor and Councillor, Town of Prescott
- Ian Farthing, Artistic Director of St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival
- Carr/Todd Families, Founders and Organizers of Prescott and District Soccer Association
- Alleyn Abel, Volunteer St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival, Friends of the Prescott Public Library, Ducks Unlimited
- Donald Barton, Volunteer, Victorian Order of Nurses Driver, past member of Prescott Waste Management Committee, and the Sandy Hill Cemetery Board
- Robert Lawn, Former Mayor and Councillor, Town of Prescott, Educator and Leads, Avid Volunteer
- Carol Casselman, Chair of Kings Kitchen, Avid Community Volunteer
Past Volunteer of the Year Recipients
- Nancy Hutt, Volunteer at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #97, and local long-term care and retirement homes
- Art Hitsman, Volunteer for local soccer league, Spirit of Giving campaign and Kinsmen Club
- Justin Kirkby, Executive member of the South Grenville Minor Hockey Association, South Grenville Minor Hockey Association Coach, member of "The Row", member of the Prescott and District Soccer Association, avid volunteer
- Patricia Warren, Catholic Women's League, Wellington House and more
- Candy Alexander, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 97, Prescott Rotary Club
- Lynda Joanisse, Volunteer Prescott KidZ Choir, St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival
- Brent Norton, Volunteer, Prescott Fire Department Chief Fire Prevention Officer
- Paul McAuley, Volunteer, 7th Prescott Scouting, Prescott & District Soccer Association
- Suzanne Leizert-Rutter, Volunteer, Kings Kitchen, Member of Seaway Church, and Prescott Royal Canadian Legion Branch 97
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360 Dibble Street West
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