Complete list of 2014 Award Recipients

Complete list of 2014 Award Recipients

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39 recipients of the Ethnic Press awards pose with the Lt. Governor in her suite at Queen’s Park. PHOTO: JOHN SARAS

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The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, 29th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, presented certificates and the medal of the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada. Recipients include 15 publishers/editors, 9 journalists, 12 individuals and 3 directors of electronic media, who made significant long term contribution to the ethnic press and communities of Canada.

The ceremony took place on Friday, November 14, 2014 in the Lieutenant Governor’s Suite at Queen’s Park

AWARD Recipients

“HONOURIS CAUSA”

PETER SLOLY, Deputy Chief Toronto Police, receives his award for Public Service/Human Rights/Equality from Ontario Lt. Governor.

Category: “Distinguished Services to Communities”

1. JOLLIFFE, ERIC (Humanities/Public Service/Community) Chief, York Regional Police
2. SLOLY, PETER (Public Service/Human Rights/Equality) Deputy Chief Toronto Police
Individuals: “For Services Rendered to their Community”
3. ESANANDA, ESA PARA (Humanities/Culture/Education) (Sri Lankan)
4. FAZI, HASSAN SAYED, DR. (Humanities/ Education/Community) (Afghani)
5. GEKAS, GEORGE Dr. (Community Service/Education/Arts) (Greek)
6. HAUSMAN, ROBERTO (Charles) (Humanities/CultureEducation) (Uruguay)
7. KANDAVANAM, VINAYAGAR Dr. (Community/Arts/Letters) (Tamil)
8. MAYE, MARGARET (Humanities/ Philanthropy/Arts) (Polish)
9. SRITHARAN, NATHAN (Humanities/ Community/ Arts) (South Asian)
10. TISSENBAUM, SIMONE (Leader of Tomorrow/ Humanities) (Student)
11. TOWHID, NOMAN (Community Service Education) (Bangladeshi)
12. VIEIRA, EDUARDO (Community Service/ Journalism) (Portuguese)

Ahmad Shah Hotaki, editor-in-chief of AFGHAN POST (Afghani) receives award

Category: Journalists
(For Life Time Services rendered to Journalism)

1. AMIR MAHIM (For his dedication to Media and His service to Community) (Iranian)
2. ESTEVES ANTONIO (For his talent and contribution to integration into Canadian Society of the Portuguese communities in Canada) (Portuguese)
3. ISLAM SARIFUL (For His dedication and talents in support of the media) (Bangladeshi)
4. KARATSIKIS, KONSTANTINOS (Life Time Achievements) (Greek)
5. KUITENBROUWER PETER (For his services to media community and the cause of equality) (National Post)
6. KUMOR ANDREZEJ (For his enthusiasm and efforts to inform the Polish Canadian Communities) (Polish)
7. NISHANTHA DON (For His dedication to Free Press and Democracy)(Sri Lankan)
8. TARUC, MARIVEL (For Her Dedication to Media. Her Services to all Canadians) CBC (Filipino)
9. SARKER BIDYUT (For his dedication to respect of Human Rights and His services to Bengali Canadian Communities.) (Bengali)

From left: An awardee; York Regional Police Chief Eric Jolliffe; Ahmad Shah Hotaki (Afghan Post); Peter Sloly, Deputy Chief Toronto Police; Dumitru Popescu (Observatorul) Romanian; an awardee.

Category: Newspapers
“For Best Editorial / Free Expression / Long years of Service/ Concept and Visual Presentation”

1. AFGHAN POST (Ahmad Shah Hotaki)(Afghani)
2. ARABIA NEWS (Alseyet Nasser) (Arabic)
3. EL CENTRO (Susana Donan) (Latino)
4. “GHANAIAN NEWS” (Emmanuel Ayiku) (Ghanaian)
5. “LATVIJA AMERIKA”(Vita, Gaike) (Latvian)
6. “Lo Specchio” (Sergio Tagliavini) (Italian)
7. “OBSERVATORUL” (Dumitru Popescu) (Romanian)
8. “PHILIPPINE REPORTER” Hermie Garcia (Filipino)
9. “SRI LANKA REPORTER” (Srimal Abeyewardene) (Sri Lankan)
10. “TZTA ETHIOPIAN” (TeshomWoLdamanuel) (Ethiopian)
11. “URDU POST” (Rafiq, Ahmed –Deputy Editor) (Urdu)
12. “UTHAYAN” (Logan Logendralingam) (Tamil)

Susana Donan, publisher of EL CENTRO (Latino) newspaper with the Lt. Governor

MAGAZINES:

1. ETC & TAL Magazine ISA MELO (Brazilian)
2. HAFTEH magazine SHEMIRANIE KHOSRO (Iranian)
3. PLANET AFRICA Magazine MOSES A. MAWA (African Media)

ELECTRONIC MEDIA:

1. Enzo Di Mauro (Italicus.Ca Video Magazine), (Italian)
2. GALIATSOS PETER (VIDEOGRAPHER) (Greek)
3. Paulton McKenzie-Johnson (Caribbean Headlines News (Caribbean)

Maria Saras-Voutsinas and Rosemarie Sadler, President, Ontario Black History Society

At left, emcee Maria Saras-Voutsinas; awardee Isa Melo of ETC & TAL Magazine (Brazilian) with Lt. Gov. of Ontario, Hon. Elizabeth Dowdeswell.

From left: Mila Astorga-Garcia, NEPMCC President Thomas Saras, CBC’s Marivel Taruc, Ricky Castelvi. PHOTOS JOHN SARAS