In honour of the City’s 125th anniversary of incorporation, Mayor Drew Dilkens launched the Celebrating 2017 Mayor’s Awards to recognize passionate, community-minded citizens and organizations who have helped to make Windsor the great city it is. An overwhelming number of applications were received. Each recipient demonstrated extraordinary efforts to make Windsor a better place not just for themselves but for their neighbours, friends and their community.
The Celebrating 2017 Mayor’s Award Recipients:
- Access Award: Autism Services Inc. of Windsor & Essex County
- Athletics & Recreation: Austin Roth
- Arts: Jolie Inthavong (individual); Windsor Light Music Theatre (group)
- Champion of the Environment: Anne Widholm
- Civic Booster: Gale Ann Carter
- Civic Booster Youth: Olivia Lefaive
- Diversity: Heather Mantle
- Education: Philip Laurie
- Good Neighbour: Patricia Carter
- Healthy Community: Dr. Sarah Woodruff Atkinson
- Heritage: Hour-a-Day Study Club (small); University of Windsor (large)
- Innovation: Dr. Siyaram Pandey
- Inspiration: Charlotte Watkins
- Mentor: Mike Lepine
- Outstanding Fundraising: Liz Nehme
- Outstanding Youth 13 and Under: Alison Stamatiadis & Grace Bornais
- Outstanding Youth 14-18: Karl Zhu
- Outstanding Youth 19-24: Anshika Jain
- Safety: Windsor Police Auxiliary
- Senior: Madelene Chase; Susanne Lengyel
- Social Media: WEtech Alliance
- Sports: Kevin Stubbington (care of Cristal Couvillon)
- Team Excellence: Friends of Fontainbleau
- Team Excellence Youth: Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society Youth Advisory Committee
- Spirit of Windsor: Dave Woodall