The winners of the 50th annual Civic and Community Awards were announced this evening (May 8) at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort. 

A City of 91´ó»ÆѼ media release congratulates the finalists and recipients who helped shine a positive light on the city in 2024. 
 
The 50th annual Civic and Community Award winners are: 
 
Anita Tozer Memorial Award – Mayor and Council 
Pam Turgeon and Shadia Doty 
 
Bob Giordano Memorial Award – Coach/Sport Administrator of the Year 
Bill Franzman 
 
Bryan Couling Memorial Award – Athletic Team of the Year  
Okanagan Mission Secondary Senior Girls Volleyball Team 
 
Female Athlete of the Year Award  
Kylie Taylor 
 
Male Athlete of the Year Award 
Jerome Blake 
 
Augie Ciancone Memorial Award – Young Female Athlete  
Maya Andruchow 
 
Augie Ciancone Memorial Award – Young Male Athlete 
Dominic Sodaro 
 
Teen Honour in the Arts Award 
Almendra Osorio 
 
Honour in the Arts Award  
Tyson Cook (Freida Whales) 
 
Central Okanagan Foundation’s Volunteer Organization of the Year Award 
Special Olympics 91´ó»ÆѼ 
 
Corporate Community of the Year Award 
Valley First, a Division of First West Credit Union 
 
Champion for the Environment Award 
Beverley Kalmakoff 
 
Fred Macklin and Sarah Donalda-Treadgold Memorial Award – Citizen of the Year 
Clayton Gall 
 
Young Citizen of the Year Award 
Ainsley Wood 
 
The Young Citizen of the Year finalists will receive funding towards their post-secondary education through the Payton and Dillon Budd Memorial Fund Youth Scholarship. The award recipient will receive $2,000, while each of the two remaining finalists will receive $1,000. 

The recipient of the Teen Honour in the Arts award will receive a $500 entrance scholarship to the University of British Columbia Okanagan, courtesy of the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies. 
 
The recipient for the Central Okanagan Foundation’s Volunteer Organization of the Year will receive a $3,000 donation from the Central Okanagan Foundation. 
 
The 50th Annual Civic and Community Awards were sponsored by:

• Peter’s Your Independent Grocer;
• Central Okanagan Foundation;
• FortisBC;
• UBC Okanagan;
• KCR Community Resources;
• Payton and Dillon Budd Memorial Fund;
• Crowe MacKay LLP;
• Coast Capital;
• Mark of Distinction;
• Arts Council of the Central Okanagan;
• PacificSport;
• Okanagan Central Schools Athletic Association;
• 91´ó»ÆѼ Capital News;
• Castanet;
• Vista Radio including 101.5 GO FM, 99.9 Sun FM, , AM 1150.

Nominations for the 51st Annual Civic and Community Awards will begin in the winter of 2025.