2021 Volunteer Award Nominations
Applications for the 2021 Volunteer Awards are now closed. Check back for a list of award recipients in May, 2021.
The deadline for applications was December 31, 2020. Recipients are announced during National Volunteer Week in the spring.
2020 Volunteer Award Recipients
Each year during National Volunteer Week, the Halifax Regional Municipality holds an award ceremony to acknowledge and honour the contributions of volunteers and volunteer organizations in our communities.
While our celebration had to be postponed this year, we would like to recognize the volunteers and community groups who were selected to receive a 2020 Volunteer Award. Please join us in thanking these exceptional community volunteers and organizations.
Questions can be directed to Shawna Shirley at 902.456.9683 or shirles@halifax.ca.
District 1
- Jacob Lucas Andre Boudreau (Youth)
- Marilyn Clarke
District 2
- Brenda Brooks
- Kenny Dolomont
- Sha’ondra Downey
- Rhonda M. Frank
- Dylan Mackenzie (Youth)
- Gwyn Osborne (Youth)
- Grace Robinson-Crawley (Youth)
- Kent Smith
- Marilyn A. Smith
- Leah Stienburg (Youth)
- Gary Stronach
District 3
- Edwin DeYoung
- Dilkeerat Dhillon
- Joseph Yurchesyn (Youth)
District 4
- Bryanna Banfield (Youth)
- Harvey Foston
- Chloe Hovey (Youth)
District 5
- Bonie Moore (Conrad)
- Pat Moffatt
- Jennifer Waugh (Youth)
- Dianne West
District 6
- Gail Boyle
- Alden Killen
- Joy Laing
- Rainie Murphy
- Lynn Orton
- Britanny Peters
- Phil Power
District 7
- Bob Goodall
- Brian L. Maloney
- Ann Marie Tompkins
- Yolana Wassersug
District 8
- Sophia Junfang Fu
District 9
- Yasmin Abd El-Rahaman (Youth)
- Karema Alarabi (Youth)
- Mohamed Nashnoush (Youth)
- Marco Redden
- Gracie Walker (Youth)
District 10
- Andrew Curran
- Adora Fernando (Youth)
- Teresa Flinn
- Amber Thornton (Youth)
District 11
- Bonnie Conrad
- Gizelle de Guzman
- Haillie Hersey (Youth)
- Daryl Joseph
District 12
- Ifeoma Esonwune
- George Findlay
- Brian Johnson
- Faris Kapra
- Linda Lawlor
- Joseph MacPherson
- Ratnam Mohan
- Dr. Genlou Sun
District 13
- Irekanmi Awoyiga (Youth)
- James Mitchell
- Coady Monk (Youth)
- Caitlin Slauenwhite (Youth)
- Alex Stapleton (Youth)
District 14
- Roberta Hibbert
- Twan Jansen
- Victor Sampson
- Janice West
District 15
- Tom LeBlanc
District 16
- Stephanie Graham
- Alexander Hancox
- Madeline Harper (Youth)
- Darrell Johnston
- Tanya MacLennan-Scott
- Edward John McHugh
- Christina Ruan
- Dr. Yonggan Zhao
Community Group Awards
Community Group (Community Group with Annual Finances Under 50,000): Ketch Harbour Area Residents Association (KHARA) - District 11
Community Group (Community Group with Annual Finances exceeding $50,000): The Friends of the Public Gardens - District 7
Community Group (Youth): Chebucto Minor Hockey Association – Junior Coach Leadership Program - District 11
2019 Volunteer Award Recipients
The following residents were awarded 2019 Halifax Regional Municipality Volunteer Awards. Additional awards as noted.
For more information, please contact Shawna Shirley at 902.869.4202 or email shirles@halifax.ca.
District 1
- Brooke Clarke
- Michele Flemming
- Abby Hanson
- Ella Hanson
- Pat Healey
- Sarah Jane MacDonald-Miles (Provincial Award Recipient)
- Lee Muir-Buckley
- Nick Yeomans
District 2
- Robert Downey
- Gina Dunn
- Melda Hodder (Provincial Award Recipient)
- Jennie MacKenzie (Provincial Award Recipient)
- Katrina Manette
- Donald Mosher
- Shaquille Smith
- Juliette Thomas
District 3
- Reva Bhardwaj
- Scott Connolly
- Eric Alexander Gallant
- Dalyce Mallion (Provincial Award Recipient)
- Michelle Myers
- Shelby Myers
- Wendy Smith
- Hugh & Dorothy Webber
- Julia Yurchesyn
District 4
- Steve Carr
- Emme Morin
- James Ryan
- Gilbert (Gil) Smith
District 5
-
Holly Blackler
-
Jayne Dempsey
-
Miranda Koivu
District 6
- Norm Collins
- Kristen Coveyduc
- Kayley Dixon (Provincial Award Recipient)
- Graham Greene (Provincial Award Recipient)
- Sarah White
District 7
- Joseph Allen
- Tahmina Dewan (Provincial Award Recipient)
- Andres Guardia
- Robert Shaw (HRM Volunteer of the Year) (Provincial Award Recipient)
District 8
- Daphne & Steven Beeler
- Diane Chiasson
- Ray Fernandes
- Taya Hooper-Dixon
- Milena Khazanavicius
District 9
- Terri M. Roberts (Provincial Award Recipient)
- Sean Wang
District 10
- David J. Aalders (Provincial Award Recipient)
- Aya Ali
- Dennis R. Peters
District 11
- Atiqullah Amiri
- Usha K. Goel
- Kate Jollimore
District 12
- Aseel Mohammed Ali
- Denise Chisholm
- Nikunjkumar Kachhadiya
- Alice Walsh
District 13
- Patti Peters
District 14
- Collette Berezowski
- Caroline Gallop
- Ann McCulloch
District 15
- Rachel Donovan
- Allan Smith
District 16
- David Bathurst
- Geneviève Doiron
- Abigail Harper
- Emily Rudderham
Community Group Awards
Community Group, Category 1 - Victim Services Volunteer Association
Community Group, Category 2 - Acadia Recreation Club Society
Community Group Youth - Helping the Earth while Acting Together (H.E.A.T.)
2018 Volunteer Award Recipients
The following residents were awarded 2018 Halifax Regional Municipality Volunteer Awards.
District 1
- Barbara Bell
- Braden Marshall
- Erika Pineo
- Lucky Sharpe
District 2
- Lorri Arnold
- Anne Bennett
- Ronald Edward David
- Carole Jones
- David George Kerr
- Ivory Provo
- Shirley Tolhurst
District 3
- Vishal Bhardwaj
- Ron Burbidge
- David Currie
- Linda Forward
- Lorne Perry
- Chris Peters
- Georgia Ayre
- Anne Yurchesyn
District 4
- Rick Betyna
- Susan Steele
- Mekayla Bull
- Allison Flewwelling
District 5
- William Joseph Tait
District 6
- Arthur Bennett
- Jack Martin
- Barbra Minard
- Nathalie Prud'homme
- Anthony Sarto Morrison
District 7
- Wenceslao Amezcua
- Ding Fan
- Dave Jones
- Meredith Otley
District 8
- Rodin Leitão
- Joanne Light
District 9
- Robert Bray
- Charles Fonseca
- Saida Gazie
- Anil K Rana
District 10
- Judy Arbique
- Juliana Murphy
District 11
- Vince Norris
- Scott Reinhardt
- Logan Henderson
District 12
- Natalie Bishop
- Essam Hashish
- Bob Purcell
District 13
- Nicholas Horne
- Alex MacAulay
- Ailie Sullivan
District 14
- Christine Jamieson
- Ron & Judy MacIntosh
- Sue McLearn
- Peter Stackaruk
District 15
- Wilma Treen
- Mallory Hookey
District 16
- Kacy Burn
- Terry Choyce
- Nicole Martell
- Kathleen Pellerine
- Diane Swanzey
- Victor Tétrault
- Skyler Boylan
Community Group Awards
Category 1 Sheet Harbour Lions Club (District 2)
Category 2 Frontier College Organizational Team (District 16)
2017 Volunteer Award Recipients
The following residents were awarded 2017 Halifax Regional Municipality Volunteer Awards.
District 1
- Ian Readey
- Lindsey Puddicombe
- Bailey Lenihan
District 2
- Rodger Smith
- Dolly Williams
- Pam Kaiser
District 3
- Jamie-Lee York
- Rana Ali Zaman
- Sara Bardauskas
District 4
- Taylor Oake
- Sheila Lucas-Cole
- Barbara Bungay
District 5
- Nicole T Thompson
- Hilde Carson
District 6
- Christian Hart
- Nick Furlong
District 7
- Margaret Chapman
- Liz MacBeth
- Denton Froese
- Mahbubur Rahman
District 8
- Jason Mullen
District 9
- Tami Publicover
- David Crummell
- William Campbell
- Tina Raftus
District 10
- David Williams
District 11
- Natasha Darrah
District 12
- Ben Hovinga
- Kate Sullivan
District 13
- Betty and Fred Dolbel
- Cindy Plourde
- Ailin Chant
District 14
- Debbie Townsend
District 15
- Warren B. Ervine
District 16
- Leanne Strathdee
- Shelley Rowan
- Rachel Brouwer
- Fred Pellerine
Community Group Awards
Category 1 Halifax PLAYS (District 8)
2016 Volunteer Award Recipients
The following residents were awarded 2016 Halifax Regional Municipality Volunteer Awards.
District 1
- Adriana Caswell
- Diane Sunde
- Kathryn Gillespie Belzer
District 2
- April Scudder
- Art Keeble
- Donna Gibbons
- Eric Tait
- Gail Marlene Martin
- George Abboud
- Harold Baker
- Jeff Crowell
- Mary Stienburg
- Paul Campbell
- Richard Martin
- Rod Lewis
District 3
- Asraa El-Darahali
- Cherry Cavill
- Jaylynn Skeete
- Lana Grant
- Sandy Clattenburg
- Shelly C. Robinson
- Whitney Camellato
District 4
- Patrick O'Brien
- James Puwnall
- Lloyd W. Eisener
- Melissa Wamboldt
- Victor Gordon Henrikson
District 5
- Jim Francis
- Shirley Shirley
- Steve Hatcher
District 6
- Arthur "Dave" Miller
- Bernard Christopher Gunning
- Cheyenne Hardy
District 7
- Jackie Nguyen
- Janie Morency
- Jennifer Powley
- Jill Forbes
- Kim Vella
- Layla Calvi
- Marion Brown
- Rany Ibrahim
District 8
- Bill Quinn
- Bill Mont
- Clyde Burton
- Erin Flaim
- Kenzie MacNeil
- Nicole Gardiner-Simensen
- Sherry Keizer
- Susan Tremills
District 9
- Captain Kevin MacDonald
- Sharon Malay
District 10
- Denise Hirtle
- Marian Smith
- Megan Kelly Wright
District 11
- Kiara Sexton
- Linda Landymore
District 12
- Alyson Murray
- Amy Sharpe
- Catherine Klefenz
- Rosamond H. Luke
District 13
- Chris Richards
- Heather Kelly
- John M. Bignell
- Warrant Officer Kevin Byrne
- Zoe Abraham
District 14
- Alyssa Dugay
- Betty Lou Blackburn
- Janice Butler
- Jeremy Whetmore
- Julie Colleena Morine
- Kayan Wesley
- Marg Humber
- Rae Marlborough
District 15
- Arthur Greene
- Brian Jollimore
- Alana Coneen
District 16
- Geraldine Graham
- Kim Hughes
- Paul W. Brennan
Community Group Awards
Category 1 Marine Riders ATV Club
Category 2 Veterans Emergency Transition Services (VETS) Canada
2015 Volunteer Award Recipients
The following residents were awarded 2015 Halifax Regional Municipality Volunteer Awards.
District 1
- Emily Dalrymple
- Vicki Gomes
- Emma Copeland
District 2
- Aileen Imlay
- Heather Laycock
District 3
- Kathleen Rankin
District 4
- Joanne Hughes
- Cathy White
- Merek Jagielski
District 5
- Elizabeth Crook
- Kate Watson
- Jennie Sanford
- Fred Van Horne
District 6
- Don Lim
- Lauraine Brewer
- Nikola Plasse
- Christina Comeau
District 7
- Sidney Starkman
- Luke MacDonald
- Sean Nurmsoo
- Bill & Leslie Reinhart
- Pamela Kent
- Kari L. Robertson
District 8
- Derek H. Hounsell
- Laura Carmichael
- Norman Crewe
- Nicholas Williams
District 9
- Gulmakai Muhammad Savar
- Margaret Cameron
- Marion Kennedy
District 10
- Stefanie MacDonald
- Mary Eden Bassett
District 11
- Jenelle McAuley
- Barbara Allen
- Elizabeth Amyoony
- Kayla Bernard
District 12
- Matthew Corkum
- Akram Al-otumi
District 13
- Sandra Labor
- Thomas Musial
- David Wimberly
District 14
- Carl MacKeigan
- Marjorie Hartlen
- Darcy Hendsbee
- Lisa Blackburn
District 15
- Veronica Parker
- Yvonne Savoury
District 16
- Lily McKinnon
- Elaine Loney
- Missie Nickerson
- Taylor Hunt
Community Group Awards
Category 1: Eastern Shore Joint Emergency Management Team (District 2)
Fusion Halifax Networking Society (District 7)
Category 2: 100 Men Who Give a Damn (District 5)