Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List

Gord Miller - Age Friendly

Gord Miller is a long-time volunteer in the London community supporting and empowering seniors in a variety of organizations. He has a strong commitment to community involvement and gives generously of his time. With his boundless energy, Gord builds strong relationships with the organizations and activities in which he is involved. Due to his recent experiences in associations supporting older adults and with his volunteer background in several health-care organizations, Gord continues to contribute to the improvement and the well-being of seniors and their active engagement in an age-friendly community. Gord has been a vital member of several community organizations, including, but not limited to: Navigating Retirement, the London-St. Thomas Chapter of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons, Byron-Springbank Legion Branch #533, the Oakridge Presbyterian Church Session, Diabetes Canada: South-West Ontario Region, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and Home Instead Senior Care. For all these reasons and more, Gord Miller is named to the 2026 Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List, in the Age Friendly Category.

Brenda Zadorsky - Arts

With vision, passion, and dedication spanning four decades, Brenda Zadorsky, transformed a spontaneous musical moment into Canada’s leading youth choir organization. Through her leadership, tenacity, and inclusive mentorship, she cultivated artistic excellence and a family-like community that continues to shape music education locally, nationally, and internationally. Her legacy is not only carried in the music but in the countless lives she has influenced. Brenda Zadorsky co-founded the Amabile Choirs of London, Ontario in 1985, sparked by a spontaneous and serendipitous “ice-cream-moment.” After the London Kiwanis Music Festival, 27 girls climbed onto risers and began singing, revealing a magical harmony that inspired Brenda and her co-founder John Barron to create the Amabile Youth Singers—a choir that would evolve into a leading choral institution in Canada and beyond. Brenda’s dedication extends beyond music—she created an environment where thousands of young singers grew not only as artists but as individuals. Her influence fortified London’s musical community with a shared vision of excellence and belonging to our beloved city. For these reasons and more, Brenda Zadorsky is named to the 2026 Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List, in the Arts category.

Charlotte Cleland - Distinguished Londoner

Charlotte Cleland is a retired teacher who continues to teach piano in London and has been the Festival Administrator of the Kiwanis Music Festival since 1979. For 46 years, Charlotte has played an important role in growing and ensuring the successful continuation of the Kiwanis Music Festival. This festival is an opportunity for prograde church organ, piano, vocal, string and wind instruments, trios, quartets and church choirs, glee clubs and school orchestras to share their talents and compete. Charlotte's hard work and dedication has helped to provide an opportunity for artistic expression and personal growth in an encouraging and supportive environment. In addition to providing a performance experience and a learning experience critique of the performance, entrants may be identified by the adjudicators for monetary awards. The festival returns about $45,000 per year to the community through awards to individuals and schools. Charlotte has continued to serve her community with a commitment to local music and the Kiwanis Music for a total of 46 years. For these reasons, and many more, Charlotte Cleland is named to the 2026 Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List, in the category of Distinguished Londoner.

Chris Ewer and Nancy Wister - Distinguished Londoners

For more than 25 years Chris Ewer and Nancy Wister, long-serving members of the White Oaks Community Council, have been the driving force behind the Canada Day Celebrations in White Oaks. This cherished event unites community members from all backgrounds in a spirit of celebration. Throughout the afternoon and evening, local musicians perform live, and cultural groups share their traditions through a vibrant dance showcase. Entirely community-led and funded, this event provides immense value not only to White Oaks, but also to the broader London community and the many visitors who travel from across the region to take part. This event is a major undertaking in event management, requiring year-round planning and coordination. The organizing team oversees every detail – from booking food vendors, musicians, and cultural performers to recruiting volunteers, securing sponsors, and running marketing campaigns. Entertainment arrangements such as fireworks and inflatable rides, along with event set-up and park clean-up, are all part of the extensive effort needed to bring the celebration to life. For these reasons and more, Chris Ewer and Nancy Wister are named to the 2026 Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List, in the category of Distinguished Londoner.

Margaret Hopkins - Distinguished Londoner

Margaret Hopkins is known throughout Old South as a community organizer, instigator and tireless advocate for making Wortley Village one of the best neighbourhoods in Canada. She has served for years on the Old South Community Organization Board, organized Gathering in the Green and many other community events. She organizes the Christmas’s Market program which is part of Christmas in the Village, which offers local businesses and nonprofits a market stall on the Green to sell their wares, with a portion of the proceeds going to nonprofits. Margaret hosts a Little Free Library and collects books to ensure little libraries across Old South remain stocked. She also organizes gatherings for Little Free Library hosts to gather and share stories. Margaret is an incredible volunteer recruiter, the first time I met her she was adding mulch to the Coves ESA trails with the help of South Collegiate High School students that she had recruited. Margaret knows all the business owners along Wortley Road, and can be regularly found walking her dog Buck throughout the Village and chatting with neighbours. For these reasons and more, Margaret Hopkins is named to the 2026 Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List, in the category of Distinguished Londoner.

Tom Delaney - Distinguished Londoner

Tom Delaney is the guy you call in Northwest London when you want to do good things for the community. Tom is at the ready to lead, champion and pitch in wherever he can. A business leader, known for his ethical and compassionate approach to management, Tom applies this same leadership to the community. He's the Chair of the Hyde Park BIA, and an active member of the organizing committee for the Hyde Park Santa Claus Parade. Tom supports a number of community initiatives that benefit the City- from clothing drives, breakfast with Santa, local parades, PondFest and support for food rescue and redistribution. Tom is a strong advocate for the local community. His positive approach his infectious and his quiet leadership is centered around bringing out the best in the team he leads and the volunteers he works with. For these reasons and more, Tom Delaney is named to the 2026 Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List, in the category of Distinguished Londoner.

Beth Hundey (Posthumous) - Environment

Beth Hundey (posthumously) was an Adjunct Research Professor at the Centre for Research on Teaching and Learning at Western University. For over 20 years, Dr. Beth Hundey was unwavering in her commitment to making people aware of environmental issues and inspiring action to protect and preserve our natural spaces. Beth joined the Lakes and Reservoir Systems (LARs) Research Facility in Geography and Environment at Western in 2008 to pursue a Masters degree but fast tracked to a PhD. Beth was able to use innovative isotopic techniques to show that remote, so-called pristine alpine lake ecosystems were being dramatically altered due to long-distance transport of nitrogen that originated from agriculture. Her research was important as it showed for the first time what was driving unprecedented changes in mountain lakes; knowledge required to protect and preserve these important ecosystems. Her PhD was published in Limnology and Oceanography and Nature Communications. The Nature Communications paper was awarded the Association of American Geographers Henry Cowles Award for Excellence in Publication. The importance of making scientific research accessible to everyone to raise awareness of how humans are altering ecosystems, was something Beth was passionate about. Beth was diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer, but this did not slow her down. By then she followed her passion for teaching and education. Beth was an exceptional educator, and she was the driving force behind creating the mass, open, online course called Connecting for Climate Change Action (C4CCA), which braids together Indigenous Knowledge and euro western science to teach about climate change and inspire and motivate learners to take action to mitigate climate change. Beth’s legacy will continue to live on through her findings, teachings and her many contributions to Earth and our local London community. For all these reasons, Beth Hundey is named to the 2026 Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List, in the Environment category.

Ann McColl Lindsay (Posthumous) and David Lindsay - Heritage

Ann McColl Lindsay (posthumously) and David Lindsay have enhanced our City’s heritage in a myriad of ways; both built and cultural. Ann McColl’s Kitchen Shop was a destination. Ever-evolving and offering people from across the City a place to mutually absorb the benefits of Ann and David’s unique example of how to “blend culture and commerce” in one of Canada’s finest cookware shops. They had their buildings designated (2 residential and 2 commercial) and they gave generously, vibrantly and consistently to downtown London for over 50 years.  Core organizers of the 1990 HAND AROUND THE TALBOT BLOCK protest which saw 2,000 Londoners joining hands around the buildings on Talbot Street between Kind and Dundas, Ann and David threw their passion for heritage and community into everything they did. Founding members of the West Woodfield Heritage Conservation District, they were hands-on volunteers for all the Neighbourhood events: street parties with the Morris Dancers, caroling door to door, plant sales, garage sales, tea parties etc. Sometimes around 2018 Ann was instrumental in recreating the original herb garden at Eldon House. Ann died this year and David lives on in their beautiful home at the corner of Princess and Palace. Beacons of quiet determination, their lives are a testament to the road less travelled. A road on which people and buildings are mutually respected for their originality and contributions to community. For these reasons, Ann McColl Lindsay and David Lindsay are named to the 2026 Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List, in the Heritage category.

Sharie Evans - Humanitarianism

Sharie Evans does important and meaningful work through the Kinship Service Unit. Kinship service is support provided for children not in Children’s Aid Society (CAS) of London care, but who are living with kin as they are unable to remain with their family due to protection concerns. Many people assume that kin providers receive compensation and support services, similar to what a foster parent receives, however, this is not the case. Kin are financially responsible for the children they are caring for, and many kin providers are just making ends meet when they open their doors for their nieces/nephews/grandchildren. Sharie understands the mentality of the "a hand up, not a hand out" philosophy, and wants to provide dignified assistance. Sharie began sponsoring families six years ago at Christmas time for families in local women's shelters. Then, through mutual connections, Sharie was connected to a fellow kinship worker with CAS. Sharie began doing year-long planning and fundraising to provide full present hampers, gift cards, and complete holiday meal baskets for our kin families. She provides attention to detail for every family, and all of her donations are intentional and not just thrown in a bag.. This year she provided for 35 families (over 100 people). She has raised thousands of dollars over the years to support this cause. For these reasons and more, Sharie Evans is named to the 2026 Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List, in the Humanitarianism category.

2025

• Jacqueline Madden - Accessibility
• Diane MacMillan - Age Friendly
• Clark Bryan - Arts
• Claire Crooks - Distinguished Londoner
• George Kerhoulas - Distinguished Londoner
• Jim Chapman - Distinguished Londoner
• Mike Bessegato - Distinguished Londoner
• Sheldon Carter - Distinguished Londoner
• Tyler Stewart - Distinguished Londoner
• Hetham Karky - Diversity and Race Relations
• Shaquille Sealy - Environment
• Maureen Spencer Golovchenko - Heritage

2024

• Jennifer Williams – Accessibility
• Don Pollock - Age Friendly
• Audrey Cooper - Arts
• Bill Brady - Distinguished Londoner
• Brian Harris  - Distinguished Londoner
• Evelyn Chertkow - Distinguished Londoner
• Sheilah Hogarth – Distinguished Londoner
• Youth Coalition Combating Islamophobia (YCCI) - Distinguished Londoner
• Rumina Morris - Diversity and Race Relations
• Diane Szoller – Environment
• Jason Hick – Heritage
• Jenna Rose Sands - Humanitarianism
• Jamie Walls - Safety and Crime Prevention

•  Vito Frijia – Sports

   

2023

• Ashton Forrest – Accessibility
• Beverly Farrell – Age Friendly
• Karen Schindler – Arts
• Edward Medzon – Distinguished Londoner
• Jason Rip – Distinguished Londoner
• Sydney Vickers – Distinguished Londoner
• Joe Cardillo – Distinguished Londoner
• Charlene Doak-Gebauer – Distinguished Londoner
• Padre Frank Mantz – Distinguished Londoner
• Carl Cadogan – Diversity and Race Relations
• Tom Cull – Environment
• John Manness – Heritage
• Nawaz Tahir – Humanitarianism
• Roop Chanderdat – Sports

2022

• Hayley Gardiner – Accessibility
• Patricia Hoffer – Arts
• Mario Circelli – Distinguished Londoner
• Mike Evans – Distinguished Londoner
• Mandi Fields – Distinguished Londoner
• Joyce E. Larsh – Distinguished Londoner
• Mary Anne Hodge – Environment
• Dorothy Palmer – Heritage
• Robert (Bob) Sexsmith – Housing
• Kait Symonds - Safety and Crime Prevention
• Maggie Mac Neil – Sports

2021

• Gerry LaHay (posthumously) – Accessibility
• Jean Knight - Age Friendly
• Betty Anne Younker – Arts
• Mitchell A. Baran (posthumously) – Distinguished Londoner
• Wayne Dunn – Distinguished Londoner
• Jim Campbell – Distinguished Londoner
• Joey Hollingsworth – Distinguished Londoner
• Mary Alikakos - Diversity
• Marianne Griffith – Environment
• Sylvia Chodas – Heritage
• Dr. Abe Oudshoorn  – Housing
• Jeremy McCall - Humanitarianism
• Murray Howard – Sports

2020

• Gary Doerr – Accessibility
• Patrick Fleming – Age Friendly
• Renée Silberman – Arts
• Don Campbell – Distinguished Londoner
• Hayden Foulon (Posthumously) – Distinguished Londoner
• Leroy Hibbert – Distinguished Londoner
• Brian Hill – Distinguished Londoner
• Rob McQueen – Environment
• Arthur McClelland – Heritage
• Carla Garagozzo – Housing
• Alexander Kopacz – Sports

2019

• Rachel Braden and Merel (Facility Dog) - Accessibility
• Ernest Maiorana - Age Friendly
• Victoria Carter - Arts
• Gabor Sass - Environment
• Steven Liggett - Heritage
• Melissa Hardy-Trevenna - Housing
• Jacqueline Thompson - Humanitarianism
• Mike Lumley - Sports

2018

• Karen Schuessler – Arts
• Dharshi Lacey – Diversity and Race Relations
• George Sinclair – Environment
• Susan Bentley – Heritage
• Sister Delores Brisson – Housing
• Lina Bowden – Humanitarianism
• Todd Sargeant and Sigmund Bernat – Persons with a Disability
• Émilie Crakondji – Safety and Crime Prevention
• Tom Partalas – Sports

2017

• Dale Yoshida – Arts
• Mojdeh Cox – Diversity and Race Relations
• Dr. Joseph Cummins –Environment
• Sandra Miller – Heritage
• Susan Grindrod – Housing
• Andrew Rosser – Humanitarianism
• Brenda Ryan – Persons with Disabilities
• Danielle Mooder – Safety and Crime Prevention
• Therese Quigley – Sports

2016

• Gary Brown (Environment)
• Glen Curnoe (Heritage)
• Charles and Carolyn Innis – Humanitarianism
• Holly Painter (Arts)
• Bonnie Quesnel – Persons with Disabilities
• Paul Seale – Safety and Crime Prevention
• Jens Stickling (Housing)
• Reta Van Every (Diversity and Race Relations)
• Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir – Sports

2015

• Hilary Bates Neary (Heritage)
• Alfredo Caxaj (Diversity and Race Relations)
• Roger Khouri (Persons with Disabilities)
• Michael Lynk (Humanitarianism)
• Patrick Mahon (The Arts)
• Corina Morrison (Safety and Crime Prevention)
• Bob Porter (Environment)
• Martha Powell (Housing)
• Damian Warner (Sports)

2014

• Barry Fay (Sports)
• Talia Goldberg (Persons with Disabilities)
• Rebecca Howse (Diversity and Race Relations)
• John Nicholson (Arts)
• Gary Smith (The Environment)
• Lloyd Stevenson (Housing)
• Kenneth Wright (Humanitarianism)

2013

• Meredith Fraser (Diversity and Race Relations)
• Bramwell Gregson (Arts)
• Bruce Huff (Sports)
• Suzanne Huot (Humanitarianism)
• David Nelms (Housing)
• Joe O’Neil (Heritage)
• Shane O’Neill (Environment)
• Lou Rivard (Safety and Crime Prevention)
• Carmen Sprovieri (Persons with Disabilities)

2012

• Maryse Leitch (Arts)
• Catherine McEwen (Heritage)
• Josip Mrkoci (Sports)
• Perpétue Nitunga (Humanitarianism)
• Greg Playford (Housing)
• Anne Robertson (Persons with Disabilities)
• Evelina Silveira (Diversity and Race Relations)
• Maureen Temme (Environment)

2011

• Sister Joan Atkinson (Housing)
• Major Archie Cairns (Arts)
• Bill De Young (Environment)
• Mike Lindsay (Sports)
• Marlyn Loft (Heritage)
• Christina Lord (Humanitarianism)
• Dr. Gaston N.K. Mabaya (Diversity and Race Relations)
• Marg Rooke (Safety and Crime Prevention)
• Cheryl Stewart (Persons with Disabilities)

2010

• Alison Farough (Safety and Crime Prevention)
• Jennifer Grainger (Heritage)
• Charlene Lazenby (Housing)
• Kathy Lewis (Persons with Disabilities)
• Maryanne MacDonald (Environment)
• Joyce Mitchell (Diversity and Race Relations)
• Darlene Pratt (Arts)
• Sister Margo Ritchie (Humanitarianism)
• Ray Takahashi (Sports)

2009

• Mohamed Al-Adeimi (Diversity and Race Relations)
• Teresa Anglin (Humanitarianism)
• Diana Anstead (Safety and Crime Prevention)
• Margaret Capes (Housing)
• Mike Circelli (Sports)
• Nancy Finlayson (Environment)
• Jeff Preston (Persons with Disabilities)
• Theresa Regnier (Heritage)
• Jim Scott (Arts)

2008

• Henri Boyi (Humanitarianism)
• Dr. Cathy Chovaz (Persons with Disabilities)
• Michelle Edwards (Diversity and Race Relations)
• Stephen Harding (Heritage)
• Thom McClenaghan (Environment)
• Todd Sargeant (Sports)
• Jeffrey Paul Schlemmer (Housing)
• Dr. Margaret Whitby (Arts)

2007

• Eleanor Bradley (Safety and Crime Prevention)
• Peter Brennan (Arts)
• Chris Doty (posthumously) (Heritage)
• Peter Inch (Sports)
• Sandy Levin (Environment)
• Raul Llobet (posthumously) (Diversity and Race Relations
• Susie Matthias (Persons with Disabilities)
• Glen Pearson and Jane Roy (Humanitarianism)

2006

• Jane Antoniak (Diversity and Race Relations)
• John Barron (Arts)
• Dale and Mark Hunter (Sports)
• Jim Mahon (Environment)
• Lorin MacDonald (Persons with Disabilities)
• Darlene Ritchie (Housing)
• Clare Robinson (Safety and Crime Prevention)
• Sister Teresa Ryan (Humanitarianism)
• Barry Wells (Heritage)

2005

• Bernice Brooks (Environment)
• Eugene DiTrolio (Safety and Crime Prevention)
• Genet Hodder (Heritage)
• Prof. Donald McKellar (Arts)
• Patrick Murphy (Persons with Disabilities)
• Barry Parker (Housing)
• Shanti Radcliffe (Humanitarianism)
• Jude St. John  (Sports)

2004

• Alan Cohen (Arts)
• Ayshi Hassan (Humanitarianism)
• Dr. Bill Judd (Heritage)
• Carol Kish (Safety and Crime Prevention)
• Rick Odegaard (Housing)
• Jennifer Smith Ogg (Sports)
• Cathy Vincent-Linderoos (Physically Challenged)
• Dave and Winifred Wake (Environment)

2003

• Ralph Aldrich (Arts)
• Mary Kerr (Heritage)
• Michael Lewis (Physically Challenged)
• Laila Norman (Safety and Crime Prevention)
• Elaine Pensa (Humanitarianism)
• Joseph Rea and the Archangelo Rea Foundation (Environment)
• Jan Richardson (Housing)
• Clarke Singer (Sports)

2002

• Eric Atkinson (Arts)
• Bill Brock (Safety and Crime Prevention)
• Debbie Dawtrey (Physically Challenged)
• Susan Epstein (Environment)
• Janet Hunten (Heritage)
• Gail Irmler (Housing)
• Carolyn Rundle (Humanitarianism)
• Darwin Semotiuk (Sports)

2001

• Douglas Bocking (Heritage Conservation)
• Connie Cunningham (posthumously) (Housing)
• Keith Cartwright (Physically Challenged)
• Art Fidler (Arts)
• Dan and Mary Lou Smoke (Humanitarianism)
• Lesley Thompson (Sports)
• Gosse VanOosten (Environment)
• Audrey Warner (Safety and Crime Prevention)

2000

• Lottie Brown (Heritage Conservation)
• Hume Cronyn (Arts)
• Paul Duerden (Sports)
• John Falls (posthumously) (Physically Challenged)
• Gwen Barton Jenkins (posthumously) (Humanitarianism)
• Judy Potter (Housing)
• Paul van der Werf (Environment)

1999

• Dan Brock (Heritage Conservation)
• Tom Crerar (Environment)
• John Davidson (Physically Challenged)
• O. Veronica Dryden (posthumously) (Humanitarianism)
• Michael Edward Howe (Housing)
• Phil Murphy (Arts)
• Shelly Siskind (Safety and Crime Prevention)

1998

• Paterson Ewen (Arts)
• Tim Dupee (posthumously) (Physically Challenged)
• Sargon Gabriel (Humanitarianism)
• Mary Huffman (Safety and Crime Prevention)
• Ann McKillop (Heritage Conservation)
• Henry and Maria Stam (Environment)

1997

• Karen Burch (Environment)
• Gretta Grant (Humanitarianism)
• Marion Obeda (Safety and Crime Prevention)
• Kim Pratt (Architectural Conservation)
• Cesar Santander (Arts)
• W. (Bill) Willcock (Housing)

1996

• Robert Baumbach and the Dixie Flyers (Arts)
• Jess Davidson (Physically Challenged)
• Rosemary Dickinson (Environment)
• Gertrude Roes (Safety)
• Mowbray Sifton (Housing)
• Nancy Zwart Tausky (Architectural Conservation)

1995

• Ruth Drake (Architectural Conservation)
• Martha Henry (Arts)
• Jeff Henderson (Environment)
• Sandra McNee (Housing)
• Ron Newnes (Crime Prevention)
• Tanys Quesnel (Physically Challenged)
• Bill Woolford (Safety)

1994

• Michael Baker (Architectural Conservation)
• Caroline Bolter (Environment)
• Richard Izzard (Crime Prevention)
• David Kirk (Safety)
• John Moran (Physically Disabled)
• John Schunk (Housing)
• Katharine Smith (Arts)

1993

• Alan Benninger (Housing)
• William Fyfe (Environment)
• Wil Harlock (Architectural Conservation)
• David Long (Housing)
• Margaret MacGee (Safety)
• Nancy McNee (Arts)
• Craig Stainton (Housing)
• Peter Valiquet (Crime Prevention)
• Shirley Van Hoof (Physically Disabled)

1992

• Kenneth Bovey (Environment)
• Susan Eagle (Housing)
• George Mottram (Safety)
• Laverne Shipley (Crime Prevention)
• Richard Verrette (Arts)
• Debbie Willows (Physically Challenged)

1991

• Paul Ball (Crime Prevention)
• Ian Chappell (Crime Prevention)
• Silvia Clarke (Architectural Conservation
• Norman Davis (Crime Prevention)
• Norma Dinniwell (Arts)
• Jay Mayos (Environment)
• Marilyn Neufeld (Physically Challenged)
• Margaret Sharpe (Crime Prevention)
• Glen Sifton (Safety)

1990

• Julia Beck (Architectural Conservation)
• Ruth Clarke (Safety)
• Sam Katz (Environment)
• Helena Kline (Crime Prevention)
• Nellie Porter (Housing)
• Nancy Skinner (Physically Disabled)
• Maurice Stubbs (Arts)

1989

• Mervin Carter (Safety)
• Robert Loveless (Physically Challenged)
• Gordon Jorgenson (Crime Prevention)
• Orlo Miller (Architectural Conservation)
• Nancy Postian (Arts)
• Thomas Purdy (Environment)

1988 (Arts)

• Maurice A. Coghlin
• Arthur Ender
• Bernice Harper
• Ian Turnbull

1987 (Arts)

• Caroline L. Conron
• Stephen Joy
• Gerald Fagan
• Millard P. McBain

1986 (Arts)

• Sasha McInnis Hayman
• Gregory R. Curnoe
• Thomas J. Hannigan

1985 (Arts)

• Nancy Poole
• Paddy Gunn O’Brien
• Thomas F. Siess

1984 (Arts)

• Minnette Church
• Betty Duffield

1983 (Arts)

• Robert L. (Bob) Turnbull
• Frank L. Hallett
• Kathleen M. Hallett
• Ivor Brake
• Phyllis J. Brake
• Carol Johnston
• Thomas F. Lawson

1982 (Arts)

• Wesanne McKellar
• Edward R. Procunier
• J. Allyn Taylor

1981 (Arts)

• Herbert J. Ariss
• Dorothy Carter
• Noreen DeShane
• John H. Moore
• S. Elizabeth Moore

1980 (Arts)

• Jane E. Bigelow
• Barbara Ivey
• Richard M. Ivey
• Beryl Ivey

1979 (Arts)

• Paul Eck
• Edward Escaf
• Clifford Evans
• Arnim Walter

1978 (Arts)

• Robin Dearing
• Donald Fleckser
• Angela Labatt
• Dorothy Scuton
• Pegi Walden

1977 (Arts)

• Martin Boundy
• A. Elizabeth Murray
• James Reaney
• Margaret Skinner
• Earle Terry

1976 (Arts)

• Catharine Kezia Brickenden
• Lenore Crawford
• Heinar Piller
• Ray Sealey
• Bruce Sharpe
• Ruth Sharpe

The following conditions shall apply to the nomination of individuals:

a)  no more than one individual in each category shall be named in any one year, except for the category of Distinguished Londoner, subject to:

(i) an individual may not necessarily be named in each category each year;

(ii) Council may, at its sole discretion and on an exception basis, choose to recognize two individuals in any one category in a given year should the Council determine that two individuals have inseparably partnered in contributing to their respective category, thereby increasing the aggregate amount of nominees beyond the usual maximum of ten individuals to be named in any one yea;

b) the recipients shall be chosen for exceptional contributions in their respective categories;

c) the name of any one individual shall be included on the Honour List only once in their lifetime;

d) any individual currently serving as a member of any one of the Community Advisory Committees, City Council, Civic Administration or organizations referred to in 4.2 shall not be eligible for naming to the list during their term of appointment or employment with the City; and,

e) nominees being recommended by the Community Advisory Committees or organizations referred to in 4.2 shall receive at least seventy-five (75) percent of the total eligible votes on the respective Community Advisory Committee or organization.

For more information please refer to the Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List Policy.

The recipients shall be honoured at the first meeting of Council in January, with a reception for themselves and one guest, and presentation of an appropriately-worded certificate.

A plaque shall be displayed in a prominent public area of City Hall honouring those individuals named each year to the Mayor's New Year's Honour List and shall be updated annually by the City Clerk.

You can submit a candidate for consideration to the appropriate Community Advisory Committee or community organization, by completing and submitting a nomination form. Please email Juan Gomez at jgomez@london.ca in order to request a form.