It鈥檚 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.
鈥淲e鈥檝e had so many volunteers who鈥檝e done so much for the community, whether it鈥檚 working with local clubs, minor sports, theatre groups, [or] film festivals,鈥� said Mayor Bob Maloney. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 a good idea for the city to recognize these people for all the work they鈥檝e done.鈥�
The award program honours people who鈥檝e made significant contrubutions to the community through volunteer work. Nominees don鈥檛 have to reside in Yorkton, but their work must be within the city鈥檚 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鈥檚 particularly important to congratulate Yorkton youth for their civic work.
鈥淭here are so many young people that contribute through school organizations or volunteer work,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e want to encourage [them], hoping other people will get involved.鈥�
鈥淭here are countless examples of youth taking leadership roles,鈥� said Councilor Quinn Haider.
Nomination forms are available at City Hall and online at yorkton.ca.
鈥淚t鈥檚 not a very complicated procedure,鈥� Maloney said. 鈥淲e hope to get a lot of nominees in.鈥�
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.
