Midhurst/October 27, 2023 – Last evening, the County of Simcoe celebrated community champions from 12 categories at its annual Newcomer Recognition Awards.
Recipients were selected through an open nomination process by a committee of community stakeholders and were honoured by local immigration partners and elected officials who gathered at The Heights Ski & Country Club, located in Oro-Medonte, to celebrate their tremendous contributions to our communities.
“The County of Simcoe continues to work hard on building up our communities, through promoting opportunities and investing in the programs, services and the people, including the more than 82,000 immigrants, who call Simcoe County home », said Warden Basil Clarke. “Tonight’s celebration was one more example of this outstanding work being done to enrich the lives of our residents. Thank you to Sarah Freemark from CTV Barrie for acting as our emcee and to our Gold Sponsor Tempo Flexible Packaging for their support. »
This year’s Newcomer Recognition Award honourees are:
- Immigrant Artist – Garbovskyi Dmytro
- Immigrant Mentor – Kseniia Tymchenko
- Marketing and Outreach – Tracks Employment & Resource Services
- Service Excellence – Laura Crawford-Awrey;Yana Skybin
- Immigrant Youth – Anastasiia Kolomiiets
- Youth Community Champion – Marisol Tokarev; Chetna Sangar
- Multiculturalism through Education – School – École élémentaire catholique Frère-André
- Multiculturalism through Education – Educator – Catherine Vellinga
- Welcoming Work Environment – FenceSource
- Culturally Diverse Workforce – AGEMA Work
- Ethnocultural Group – Barrie Latin Resource Centre
- Community Champion – Alyas Omeed
About the Simcoe County Local Immigration Partnership
The Simcoe County Local Immigration Partnership hosts this event to recognize outstanding individuals, businesses and organizations who are champions within their local communities. For more information, visit https://www.simcoe.ca/dpt/ccs/lip/newcomer-recognition-awards.
About the County of Simcoe
County of Simcoe is composed of sixteen member municipalities and provides crucial public services to County residents in addition to providing paramedic and social services to the separated cities of Barrie and Orillia. Visit our website at simcoe.ca.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Jen Straw
Senior Public Relations Consultant
County of Simcoe, Service Simcoe Department
705-790-5979 (mobile)
Jennifer.Straw@simcoe.ca
Collin Matanowitsch
Manager, Public Relations
County of Simcoe, Service Simcoe Department
705-734-8386 (mobile)
Collin.Matanowitsch@simcoe.ca