Celebrate Deserving Contributions

Each year the City hands out a number of awards recognizing the contributions of those who work to make Summerside the great community that it is.
Annual Community Awards:

Citizen of the Year (George Key Senior Memorial Award)
Good Neighbour of the Year for Non-Residents (Frances O. Perry Memorial Award)
Youth of the Year
Mayor's Medal of Honour
Volunteer of the Year (W. David Loggie Memorial Award)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion (New award 2023)
Sport Tourism Leader of the Year (Bill Schurman Memorial Award)
Veteran's Recognition Award (New award 2024)
Queen Elizabeth Park - Legend's Field Honour Roll

In May of 2024, City of Summerside will be hosting an award night to celebrate this years recipients. Click on the Nomination Form link below to find out more about each of these awards, and how to submit a nomination.

2024 City of Summerside Award Nomination Form

Deadline for 2024 nominations is: Thursday, March 27th, noon.

For more information, contact:
Sandra Zarvie
sandra.zarvie@city.summerside.pe.ca
902-432-1246
City of Summerside, 275 Fitzroy Street, Summerside, PE C1N 1H9

List of Award Recipients

Good Neighbour of the Year - Non-Resident - Her Worship the Late Frances O. Perry Award

1987
1988
1989
1990

1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

Albert A. Vincent
Dr. Evelyn Cudmore
Errol Laughlin
Lt. Col. Denny Hopping, Ret.
Maj. Gary Naylor, Ret.
Donald R. Groom
John C. Brown
Leonce Arsenault
Freeman Miles
St. Eleanors, Wilmot & Sherbrooke
Florence Simmons
Ed Silliker
Cavendish Farms
Bill MacLean 2018
Kenny Waite
Ron Casey
Adele Gardiner
Jeannette Arsenault
Randy Ross
La Societe Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin
Musee Acadien de L'Ile-du-Prince-Edouard

2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

2020
2021
2022

2023

Doug MacLean
Allan Parks
Jamie MacKay
Joyce Phillips
Susan England
Blake Craig
Barry Mills
Wayne Linkletter
Rachel Parise
John J. Gallant
Robert Arsenault
Maitland MacIsaac
Belinda Woods
Allison W. Smith
Captain (retired) Kendra Mellish
Katherine Dewar
Dr. Heather Morrison
Blaine "Alfie" Gallant

Kerri Wynne MacLeod

Queen Elizabeth Park - Legend's Field Honour Roll

2013
2014
2015
2016
2017

2018
2019

Henry "Hank" Landry; Summerside Intermediate All-Stars 1947 & 1948; John K. Curran
Lester "Les" Gaudet; David Gillis; James H. Grady
Michael "Mike" Cameron; Colin "Coke" Grady; PEI Islanders 1977
Gerard "Joe" Bernard; Donald "Dee" Lefurgey; John "The Realm" McNeill
J. Charles Hogan; Curran & Briggs Intermediates 1950; Curran & Briggs Juniors 1950;
Summerside Junior Legionaires 1964; Summerside Little League All-Stars 1967
Maurice Cannon; Paul Gallant; Bennie Grady; Grant Grady; Frank Oatway
John N. Carroll; Gerard Dalton; Holman's Intermediates 1951; Greg MacDonald;
George McNeill

George Key Sr. - Citizen of the Year

1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994

1995
1996
1997

Summerside Centennial Committee
J Elmer Murphy
Mr. & Mrs. C. E. Corney
Eric S. Tanton
Sister Mary Deighan
J. Charles Hogan
J. Arthur MacKinnon
Henry "Hank" Landry
Donald M. Bearisto
Harry T. Holman
Sheldon R. Cameron, MD CM
Jean MacFadyen
Bette Hickey
C. Ross MacKenzie
James T. Hogan
Paul H. Schurman
Roy & Kaye Boates
Charles Linkletter
Earl G. Cannon
George W. Olscamp
Joseph H. Cormier
Wanda Wyatt
Basil L. Stewart
Wally MacGillivray
George T. Clarke
Windsor E. Corney & Earl H. Hayes
Tina Donald
Board of Directors, Management & Staff
of the Consolidated Credit Union Ltd.
Kenneth Simmons
Hemphill Pontiac Western Capitals
Vance Bridges

1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

2023

Derek Drake Key
Louis MacPhee
Herbert Schurman
Lloyd Cannon

Betty Robertson
Alfredo Biason
Ted Cross
Captain Steve Manuel
Mark MacLean
2008 George Dalton
Adam Binkley
St. Eleanors Lions Club
Rosaleen Mahoney
PCH Auxiliary
Ray McCourt
Royal Canadian Air Force
200 Wing
Susan Gallant
Dr. David Wong
Duncan McKillop
Layton Schurman
D. Alex MacDonald
Kin Family of Summerside
Lori Burnell
David Groom

Johlene Clow

Youth of the Year

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021

Evan Tynski
Bronwyn Bridges
Trinity Good News Crew
Generation XX Youth Board
Sarah Hall
Jane Min Ru Gillis
Avery Barlow

Mayor's Medal of Honour

2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020

Derek Key
Dr. Marvin Clark
Dr. Sheldon Cameron
The late Charles E. Linkletter
Paul H. Schurman
Dr. Hubert McNeill
The late Scott MacAulay
Heather Moyse
Ron Casey
Walter Riehl
John Turner
Marie Salamoun-Dunne
Wayne Wright
Dave Loggie
Basil Stewart
Gerard "Turk" Gallant
Fire Chief Jim Peters
John Paul Stephen Young

2021
2022

2023

100 Women Who Care - Prince
Warren Ellis

James Alexander MacHattie

Volunteer of the Year

2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

2020

Helen & Lloyd Cantelo
Sandy Rundle
Stewart Arkwell
Susan & Mario Zambonin
Cliff Poirier
The Credit Union Place Volunteers
The Salvation Army Volunteer Corps
Harold Gallant
Royal Canadian Legion Branch #5 and
200 Wing of the Air Force Association of
Canada who form the Colour Party
The "Lest We Forget" Committee
Roger Ahern
Joe Borden
Art & Miriam Lockhart
Warren Ellis
Elma Noye
Don Reid
Donna Louise Rogerson
Jim Steele
Sue Gallant

2021

2023

Bernie Gallant

Stephen & Susan DesRoche

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