The Civic Awards Program aims to recognize the contributions and achievements of individuals and groups that bring honour and enrichment to the Municipality of Port Hope.
Nominations now open!
Nomination intake for the 2024 Civic Awards is open. Nomination deadline is March 6, 2025.
Go paperless! Complete your application through our digital nomination form. Offering the option to save your form as you go and come back to it later.
Remember if you are nominating an Outstanding Youth or Outstanding Citizen, you also must include signature sheets.
Download and print your nomination forms. Completed forms can be mailed, hand delivered or placed in our drop-box at Town Hall, 56 Queen Street, Port Hope, L1A 3Z9.
Remember if you are nominating an Outstanding Youth or Outstanding Citizen, you also must include signature sheets.
Signature Sheet Details |
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All Outstanding Citizen and Outstanding Youth nominations require signatures in support of your nomination. You can collect signatures one of two ways via the forms below: Online Signature SheetsFill out your nominee's name on the signature sheet and distribute your unique signature sheet link. Remind those digitally signing that they must save the sheet for the signature to be retained. Once you have collected all the signatures, you can add the signature form link (url) to your nomination form. Outstanding Youth Outstanding Citizen Printable Signature SheetsPrint the signature form, collect hard copy signatures, and attach your hard copy (or scanned pdf) to your nomination. |
Tips for a great nomination |
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Making sure that your nomination is complete and detailed is key to its success. Be sure to:
Nominators are required to provide a detailed submission clearly stating why the nominee should be considered. Details should include, but not be limited to, the organization they volunteered for, length of service, projects they were involved with, leadership roles, the impact their role had on the community, and the level of commitment shown by the nominee. If a nomination is not completed to the satisfaction of the committee or does not align with the award criteria, the form may be disqualified, and the nomination rejected. |
Nominees do not have to be residents of the Municipality of Port Hope, except for the nominees of the Outstanding Citizen and Outstanding Youth categories. Nominators are not required to be residents of the Municipality of Port Hope.
Only those who have volunteered their time and service or competed at an amateur level, and for which no remuneration or payment has been received will be eligible.
We do not accept any self-nominations.
Previous recipients will be eligible for consideration if:
- Their achievement is in a different area than they were previously nominated for
- Five years have passed since their last award for the same achievement (20 years in the Outstanding Citizen category)
- They have significantly exceeded their previous achievement (if in the same category)
Award categories and criteria
The Port Hope Civic Awards Program has nine available award categories.
Outstanding Citizen |
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The Outstanding Citizen Award is presented to an individual in recognition of outstanding volunteer contributions in multiple areas within the community. The committee in selecting the recipient for the Outstanding Citizen Award will consider:
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Outstanding Youth |
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The Outstanding Youth Award is presented to an individual in recognition of outstanding achievements and volunteer contributions within their school and community. Recipient must be 19 years of age or less as of December 31st of the year the award is given. The committee in selecting the recipient for the Outstanding Youth Award will consider:
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Agriculture |
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The Agricultural Award is presented to the individual or group who is involved in a project that has had a considerable impact around agriculture in the Municipality of Port Hope. The committee in selecting the recipient(s) for the Agricultural Award will consider:
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Arts and Culture |
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The Arts and Culture Award is to be awarded to an individual or group for promotion or high achievement in the Arts and/or significant cultural contributions to the community. The committee in selecting the recipient(s) for the Arts and Culture Award will consider:
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Athletics |
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The Athletics Award is designed to recognize individuals or teams who have excelled within their sport. Awarded to a team or individual that has met one or more of the following criteria:
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Community Service |
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The Community Service Award recognizes individuals or groups who positively impact the Municipality of Port Hope through their volunteerism by enhancing quality of life for others. The committee in selecting recipients will consider:
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Environment |
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The Environment Award is to be awarded to a person or group for outstanding leadership, inspiration, vision, innovation, or action on behalf of environmental causes. The committee in selecting the recipient for the Environment Award will consider:
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Inspiration |
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The Inspiration Award is presented to an individual who inspires those around them to serve more, to think bigger, who encourages action, is a strong source of support within the community, or motivates those around them to believe in themselves. The committee in selecting the recipient for the Inspiration Award will consider:
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Philanthropy |
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The Philanthropy Award is to be awarded to an individual, couple or group for their outstanding desire to promote the welfare of others through the generous donation of money, goods, talent, or services. The committee in selecting the recipient for the Philanthropy Award will consider:
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| Civic Awards Timeline |
| From nomination to ceremony. |
| Nominations Open |
| December 1, 2024 |
| Nominations Deadline |
| Thursday March 6, 2025 |
| Review and approval of nominations |
| Takes place in March |
| Notification to nominators and recipients |
| Takes place in April |
| 2024 Ceremony |
| Thursday May 1, 2025 |
Previous Award Recipients (2023 to 2018) |
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Civic Awards Program Policy |
| The Civic Awards Program Policy details complete information about the program, award category criteria and eligibility. |