Posted by Greater Sudbury Northern Life
Young people across the province are making a difference in
their hometowns and communities around the world, and the
Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA) has, once
again, taken notice with the 2008 Ontario Junior Citizen of the
Year Awards.
Two local youth were recognized for being nominated for the
difference they are making in Greater Sudbury: Brittany Keast,
a student at Lively District Secondary School and Nadia
Bouillon, a student at MacDonald Cartier.
The Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards are run through
the 322 member newspapers of OCNA with the support of TD Canada
Trust. Nominations of eligible youth, ages six to 17, are
received each fall through member community newspapers
committed to recognizing outstanding youth who are making a
difference in their communities.
A panel of volunteer judges must unanimously decide on the
final recipients.
This year there were 117 nominees from across Ontario, who are
being honoured with certificates of recognition by their local
community newspapers.
Abbas Homayed, president of the OCNA is extremely pleased to
see the strong sense of community instilled in this group of
outstanding young people.
"To see such commitment and dedication to the people and groups
within their cities and towns at such  young age is very
impressive," he said. "We are very proud to be recognizing the
achievements of this group of ... nominees, in our community
newspapers across Ontario."
The final list of 12 recipients for the 2008 Ontario Junior
Citizen of the Year Awards are posted on the OCNA's web site
http://www.ocna.org/Awards/junior.html
.
