Salute our young leaders

Our reporters have spent the past six weeks covering political leaders in our community, so it only seems appropriate that we now are turning our attention to the young leaders of our district.
We have been filling news pages with stories of how our political candidates plan to invoke changes that will see growth and stability among our residents and businesses. Now, we’re going to show you examples of how so many of our youths already are giving of their time and energy to make this a great place to live and work.
These young people intuitively understand what the word “community” is really about and unselfishly give of themselves by volunteering with different local groups and clubs, at school, at churches, with sports, and more.
That’s why the Fort Frances Times strongly supports the Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards so we can provide recognition for outstanding young people who are, and will continue to be, leaders in our district.
The awards program is co-ordinated by the Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA), of which we are a member, and sponsored by TD Canada Trust.
Any Ontario resident aged six-17 is eligible to receive an Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Award. Please help us by nominating an individual in one of four areas:
•A person involved in worthwhile community service;
•A special young person contributing to their community while living with a physical or psychological limitation;
•An individual who has performed an act of heroism in the past year; or
•Good kids who show a commitment to make life better for others and do more than is normally expected of someone their age.
Each nominee will receive a certificate of recognition. Up to 12 of the nominees, and one group, will be chosen as the final recipients of the provincial award and invited to a special ceremony to be held in Toronto in the spring.
Help us to pay tribute to our leaders of tomorrow.
The nomination deadline for the 2008 Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards is Nov. 30. Nomination forms will be available at the Times’ office as well as at www.ocna.org