Multiculturalism & Diversity

Cultural Harmony Awards

The City of Vancouver realizes the importance of recognizing innovative work related to diversity that is being done in our community. The Cultural Harmony Awards honours individuals or organizations for outstanding contributions toward promoting cultural harmony in the City of Vancouver. This award program, established in 1996, is sponsored by the City, the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation and the City’s Special Advisory Committee on Cultural Communities.

Nomination forms, information regarding nominee criteria and details of the material required to accompany the completed application are all available at the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall.

Nominations for the 2006 Cultural Harmony Awards

Nominations are now being accepted for the 10th annual City of Vancouver Cultural Harmony Awards.

All nominees must live or work in the City of Vancouver. Eligible organizations include non-profit groups or service clubs, educational institutions, hospitals, government departments, unions, professional and trade associations, media organizations, small businesses, and public and private corporations.

Nomination forms are available at the Equal Employment Opportunity office at City Hall (453 West 12th Avenue, ground floor), or on the City’s website at: vancouver.ca/multiculturalism.

Completed nomination packages must be received by Friday, September 8, 2006.

An independent jury will choose winners based on the nature, scope and impact of their achievements.

Winners are honoured with a tree planted in their name and a plaque in the Park Board’s Cultural Harmony Grove on the south shore of False Creek. Vancouver City Council will also recognize the recipients at a Council meeting in the fall.

Last year’s recipients were community worker Sadia Ramirez who has helped thousands of clients from various ethnic backgrounds on issues concerning tenant rights and safe and secure housing; and the Vancouver Native Health Society, a non-profit organization which provides a range of health and social services to residents in the Downtown Eastside.

To discuss the award program, contact Baldwin Wong at 604-871-6637 or Rajpal Kohli at 604-873-7709. View more information on the Cultural Harmony Awards.

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