Recognition and reward

All nominees for the 2011 Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Award will receive a certificate of recognition from their local community newspaper. In addition to the certificate, the twelve selected recipients will be presented with a plaque, commemorative pin and sponsor gifts during a special ceremony with the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in March 2012.

"The Junior Citizen Awards is a fantastic program and we are excited to be involved for the third straight year," said Hillary Marshall, Vice President Communications and Corporate Responsibility for Direct Energy. "Direct Energy continues to support the Junior Citizen Awards and community volunteerism, because we strongly believe in the spirit of volunteerism and rewarding the leaders of tomorrow.” — Hillary Marshall, VP Communications and Corporate Responsibility, Direct Energy.

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Nominations for 2011 Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards are closed. Nominations for 2012 will be open in the fall.

For more information, please contact Emily Richardson at 416-758-8979 or emily.richardson@directenergy.com .

Documents can also be found at the Ontario Community Newspaper Association’s website

Since 1981, the prestigious Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards Program has recognized the best of Ontario's youth. Coordinated by the Ontario Community Newspapers Association with the support of its 300+ member newspapers and our sponsors, TD Canada and Direct Energy, the Junior Citizen Program is also wholeheartedly supported by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. On Wednesday, September 1, the Ontario Community Newspapers Association began accepting nominations for the 2011 Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards.