This year's Outstanding Citizen Award goes to Dave West.
This year's Outstanding Citizen Award goes to Dave West.
Four Stratford citizens are being recognised for their dedication and hard work in the community.
On Tuesday, September 29, two of them will receive a Stratford Citizen's Award, one a Stratford Youth Citizen's Award and one an Outstanding Citizen Award at a ceremony at the Stratford District Council chambers.
StratfordDistrict mayor Neil Volzke says they are all worthy recipients, reflecting the calibre of nominations received this year, as in previous years.
"We don't seem to run out of caring and community minded people here in the Stratford District."
The Stratford District Council Citizens Awards formally recognise individuals who give significant amounts of their time and energy to the community. This year's awards are being held slightly later than normal due to the disruption of Covid-19.
This year, Marianne Drummond and Barbara Reid will each receive a Stratford Citizen's Award, reflecting their years of service to a variety of community organisations, events, and groups.
Barbara Reid is one of two Stratford Citizen's Award recipients this year.
Marianne Drummond is a recipient of a 2020 Stratford Citizen's Award.
They are joined by Leah Giblin, 17, who is this year's Stratford Youth Citizen's Award recipient and David (Dave) West, the Outstanding Citizen Award recipient.
Leah Giblin is the recipient of the 2020 Stratford Youth Citizen's Award.
The Outstanding Citizen Award was introduced in 2018 to recognise a person who has made an extra special contribution to the community, and is presented at the discretion of the selection panel. Neil says it has been awarded each year since it was introduced.
