27 Appointees Named To Ontario's Highest Honour
News release: January 20, 2012

Order of Ontario: From left to right: Catherine Colquhoun, of Thunder Bay, a 50-year volunteer who has been instrumental in the founding, development, survival and future of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra; the Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.

Appointee pictures from the Order of Ontario ceremony

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Video: Order of Ontario Appointee Frank Hayden of Burlington, a sports scientist who conceived and created Special Olympics International which currently provides sports training and competition for over three million people with intellectual disabilities in 170 countries.

Diamond Jubilee Medal

Honouring exceptional Ontarians in commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II’s 60-year reign. 

Video: Black History Month

Next10: The future of volunteerism in Ontario

Members of the not-for-profit, private and public sectors came together to discuss voluntarism and new ways of working together at the NEXT10 Forum on December 5, 2011.

 

 

Volunteering helps you and helps your community. Get involved.

Volunteering, Eh! Newcomer youth in Kitchener-Waterloo show how it’s done. A project funded by the Government of Ontario.

Insurance and Liability Resource Centre for Non-Profits: Tools, advice and more on how to manage risk. Brought to you by the Ontario Volunteer Partnership.

Ontario Honours and Awards offers many programs to recognize Ontarians whose achievements and good works benefit their communities and the province. Nominate someone for an award.

Celebrate: Canada Day at Queen’s Park has been a Government of Ontario tradition since 1967. Fun for the whole family on July 1.

Commemorate: Every Remembrance Day, November 11 the province hosts a ceremony to honour Ontarians who served in war to protect our freedoms.

Special days and months recognized by Ontario

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