Tag: award
LCVI Teacher to Receive 2013 Baillie Award for Excellence
During this spring’s convocation ceremonies at Queen’s University, five inspiring teachers will receive the 2013 Baillie Award for Excellence in Secondary School Teaching. The award was established by Chancellor Emeritus A. Charles Baillie to recognize “outstanding secondary school teachers who pass on to their students a lifelong desire to learn and inspire them to pursue [...]
Queen’s Alumnus Receives 2013 Champion of Mental Health Award
Eric Windeler (Com’82), founder of The Jack Project, has been named the recipient of the 2013 Champion of Mental Health Award in the “community individual” category by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH). “This national award is a fitting recognition of the leadership that Mr. Windeler and The Jack Project have [...]
Prince Edward County Cheese Company Wins Prestigious Award
On April 18, a Prince Edward County’s cheese company was awarded their second major national award at the prestigious Canadian Cheese Grand Prix event in Montreal. At that event, The Black River Cheese Company’s 5 Year Naturally Aged Cheddar was awarded as Canada’s Best Aged Cheddar in the 3 Year and Older category. This was [...]
School Board Announces 2012-2013 Outstanding Service Awards
Parent volunteers who willingly give of their time to make their school communities a better place, a Vice-Principal who inspires students and staff to be their very best, and an office manager whose positive encouragement of students touches every classroom and family, these are just a few of the deserving individuals who will be recognized [...]
Russia Awards Gold Medal for Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka
The latest award win for this premium Canadian brewed vodka
K-ROCK Wins 2013 Canadian Venue of the Year (Under 8,000 Seats)
Fourth win for Kingston’s LVEC since its opening five years ago
Mayor Mark Gerretsen Seeks 2013 Mayor’s Awards Nominations
Mayor Mark Gerretsen is calling for nominations for the 2013 Mayor’s Awards for Youth Volunteerism and the 2013 First Capital Distinguished Citizen/Honourable Achievement Awards. These awards, now in their 15th year, seek to honour exemplary individuals who have made a difference in our community through volunteerism. The Mayor’s Award for Youth Volunteerism recognizes individuals up [...]
Kingston Wins Sustainable Communities Award for Belle Park Project
This week, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced that the City of Kingston has won a 2013 Sustainable Communities Awards for its Belle Park Specialty Tree Planting and Associated Landscaping Project. The announcement was made at a ceremony taking place during the FCM Sustainable Communities Conference and Trade Show in Windsor, Ontario. “It is [...]
Kingston Mayor Receives Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal
Mayor Mark Gerretsen has been selected to receive the Queen’s Jubilee Medal. Mayor Gerretsen was recommended to receive the medal by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) selected Mayor Gerretsen in recognition of his leadership and ongoing efforts to make the Kingston community a better place to live. “As [...]
Queen’s University Alumni Awarded Order of Ontario
Two Queen’s University alumni have been awarded the Order of Ontario, the province’s highest honour. According to a media release by the University, Michael Davies (Arts’60) and Ronald Deibert (MA’90) are set to receive the award today at Queen’s Park. It is to be presented by the Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. [...]
