Volunteer of the Year
The City of Whitehorse values the importance of volunteers and their contributions to our community. Since 1987, it has celebrated and publicly acknowledged outstanding volunteers by providing an opportunity for residents to recognize and appreciate volunteers.
Each spring, we invite organizations to nominate an individual as a candidate for this honour. The nominee should be someone who has made a significant contribution to an organization or to the community as a whole.
Nominees for the 2025 Volunteer of the Year Award at the April 15 award ceremony.
2025 Volunteer of the Year Rizwan Shareef.
The nominees for the 2025 Volunteer of the Year Award and the organizations that nominated them are:
– Arlene MacNicol, Thomson Centre, Continuing Care
– Beth Hawkings, Whitehorse Nordic Ski Society
– Cathy Twigge, Copper Ridge Place
– Dale Abbott-Smith, BGC Yukon
– Doug MacLean, Riverdale Community Association
– Eleanor Millard, Yukon Cares
– Emily Ross, Yukon Learn Society
– Helene Dobrowolsky, Tai Chi Association, Yukon
– Janet Moodie, Food Bank Society of the Yukon
– Kylie Campbell-Clarke, Whistle Bend Neighbourhood Association
– Lisa Keenan, Yukon Area Council and Yukon Federation of Labour
– Lisa Pan, Chinese Canadian Association of Yukon
– Lynn Poile, Whistle Bend Place, Continuing Care
– Matthias Purdon, Cross Country Yukon
– Michelle Kelly, Yukon Hospital Foundation
– Michelle Matheson, Ride For Dad and Yukon Rendezvous
– Peter Coates, Yukon Marathon Paddling Association|
– Rizwan Shareef, Yukon Hospital Foundation
– Ron Pond, Golden Age Society
– Shannon Poelman, YXY Beach Volleyball Club
– Shawn Verrier, Hospice Yukon
– Tammi Johnson, Yukon Helpers Network
– Tara Downey, Whitehorse Firefighters Charitable Society
– Val Stockdale, Women’s Auxiliary of the Whitehorse General Hospital
– Val Whelen, Whitehorse Curling Club
Congratulations to this year’s nominees!