Ontario Medal for Young Volunteers

The Ontario Medal for Young Volunteers is an honour presented annually by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario for outstanding contributions by young volunteers in the province of Ontario. The medal is part of the Canadian honours system.

Background
The medal was created in 1998 to recognize the outstanding contributions of young people between the ages of 15 and 24, to improve the quality of life in Ontario and internationally through volunteer activities. By honouring outstanding contributions made by youth volunteers, this award recognizes exceptional young people as role models. Up to 10 recipients are chosen each year.

Recipients are selected by an independent advisory council made up of seven members appointed by the lieutenant governor on the advice of his or her premier. The lieutenant governor is the honorary chair of the advisory council.

Description
The medal is in the shape of a circle with an Ontario trillium - the province's floral emblem - in the centre and surrounded by three identical shapes signifying V for volunteer, and also signifying active people. The colours of the medal are red (the colour of the Ontarian flag), white and green (the colours of the trillium), and gold.

Recipients
1998:

1999:

2000: Melissa Gould

2001: Erin Ashley Beckett, Shashi Bhat, Shantel Ivits, Upasana Krishnadev, Heather McMullen, Heather Menzies, Louroz Munson Mercader, Marie-Claude Robert, Cynthia Rutters, Thomas Urbaniak

2002:

2003:

2004:

2005: Arthur Kong, Jessica Asnani, Regina Lui, Kevin Goswell, Jordan Axani, Judy Hole, Sukhveer Bains, Myuri Manogaran, Adam Birrell, Tyler Meredith, Paul Cescon, Heather Muir, Sarah Dell, Christian Scenna, Roxanne Dubois, Jeffery Siu, Catherine French, Valeria Spezzano, Christina Fung, Victoria Zimmer

2006:Christopher Berrigan, David George, Mireille Gomes, Christina Katsios, Clifford Mushquash, Cheryl Perera, Alim Nagji, Jeeniraj Thevasagayam

2007: Maddison Babineau, Justin Lucas Beaver, James Binsfeld, Jeremy Dias, Ryan Hreljac, Christine Kerr, Laura Konkel, Derek Lawrence, Rohit Mehta, Jason Slater, Nomusa Taylor-Dube

2008: Wendell Adjetey, Monica Armanious, Viviana Astudillo-Clavijo, Michaela Chen, Matthew Cutler, Julie Harmgardt, Gerald Mak, Adam Wheeler.

2009: Danny Fee, Tamara Gordon, Jonathan Hesler, Miles Hoffman, Mina Kazemi, Bronwyn Loucks, Billy Morrison, Bret Shier

2010: Arnav Agarwal, Christopher Albert, Neeka Allison, Michael Greige, Chris-Anna Manning, Lashawn Murray, Gorick Ng, Bryan Peart, Rob Ross, Eric Tan, Denny Timm, Matthew Wakem