Celebrating community champions at the Community Spirit Awards

Friday, June 13, 2025

Oakville’s outstanding volunteer community was celebrated for their leadership, dedication and community involvement at last night’s 23rd annual Community Spirit Awards held last night at Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre.

The 2025 Community Spirit Awards recipients are:

Carol Gall – Arts, Culture and Heritage Award – sponsored by Creative Arts Financial, a division of FirstOntario Credit Union
Suvi Kakan – Climate Action Award – sponsored by JNE Landscaping and Maintenance
Good Neighbour Award – sponsored by Chartwell Retirement Residences, two award recipients: Alice Agar, and Iroquois Ridge Older Adult Centre Special Events Team (Betty Currie, Karen Bond, Pamela Strachan, Sheila Abedin, Wendy Tang- Wing, Lise Roy, Rosemary Zielinski, Maureen Coleman, Lois Wennekes)
Elisa Ahenkorah – Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility Award – sponsored by Access Abilities
Siddhanta Goel – Inspiration Award – sponsored by RBC Royal Bank
Akshaj Kshirasagar – Leadership and Innovation Award - sponsored by First Ontario Credit Union

This year’s awards were designed by Elena Martoglio, a talented glass and ceramic mosaic artist. Individual unique pieces were presented to each award recipient at the event, which was emceed by media personality Chris Mei.

To learn more about this year’s award recipients visit the Community Spirit Awards page.

Quote

“Congratulations to all of this year’s Community Spirit Awards nominees and recipients. It is always a pleasure to uplift and celebrate our residents and community groups who positively impact the community every day.”

- Mayor Rob Burton

Background

Oakville Community Spirit Awards are presented annually to individuals, organizations, businesses, and community groups who have demonstrated ongoing leadership, dedication and involvement in Oakville.
A selection committee of Council members and community leaders reviewed each nomination and selected the recipients.