Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration

Ontario Senior Achievement Award recipients announced for 2003

TORONTO, May 25  - The 20 Ontario seniors selected to receive
Ontario Senior Achievement Awards for 2003 will be honoured at a Queen's Park
ceremony on June 1 attended by both the Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman
and the Minister Responsible for Seniors John Gerretsen.
    The Ontario Senior Achievement Awards are presented annually to recognize
and honour outstanding seniors over 65 who have made significant contributions
to their communities. Their outstanding voluntary or professional achievement
can be related to any field of endeavour.
    The 2003 recipients, listed in alphabetical order, are:

    Eric Bergenstein, of Fonthill         Jean Mackey, of New Liskeard
    Almeda Brown, of Port Carling        Heather McCurdy, of Pembroke
    Liang Hui Daniel Dao, of Toronto     Barbara McVean, of Scarborough
    Donald Fisher, of Wikwemikong        D. Aubrey Moodie, of Richmond
    Cornelia Heyermans, of Ridgeway      Audrey Oldfield, of Dundalk
    Marjorie Hodges, of Oshawa           Bhavin Oza, of Kitchener
    Robert Koil, of Etobicoke            Ken Thompson, of Sudbury
    Sheila Thibaudeau Lambrinos,         Walter Tovell, of Orangeville
     of Markdale                         Irene G. Turner, of Bradford
    Harry Learn, of Welland               West Gwillimbury
    Sylvia Luxton, of Bradford           Doris E. Wilson, of Waterford

    Madeline Dorothy Stanton of Kingston was selected as a recipient in 2002
but was unable to attend the ceremony and will receive her award this year.

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                  http://www.gov.on.ca/citizenship/seniors
Contact Info
For further information: Patti Munce, Minister's Office, (416) 585-6333;
Rick Beaver, Ontario Honours and Awards, (416) 314-6608