Salute our youth

Every community has young stars, and while they may not quite have celebrity status, they deserve to be in the spotlight for all they have accomplished.
Who are they? They are our future leaders—Ontario’s youth.
These individuals are working hard to make their community a better place by volunteering for various organizations, making donations, saving lives, and maintaining top grade averages. And they are everywhere—in your homes, at school, on the field, and at church.
If you know someone who deserves a large pat on the back, nominate them today for the Ontario Junior Citizen Awards.
Any Ontario resident aged six-17 (as of Nov. 30, 2015) is eligible to be chosen a final recipient of this award. Individuals can be nominated in one of five areas:
•a person involved in worthwhile community service;
•a special 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;
•excellence in achievement, such as the arts or athletics; or
•good kids who show a commitment to make life better for others, and do more than is normally expected of someone their age.
Up to 12 nominees will be chosen as the final recipients of the provincial award and will be invited to a special ceremony next spring in Toronto.
Nominate a deserving young person today. Help us pay tribute to our leaders of today and tomorrow.
Nomination forms are available at the Fort Frances Times office, online at www.ocna.org/junior citizen, or by calling the Ontario Community Newspapers Association at 1-905-639-8720 ext. 4438.