Appreciating our youth
The Youth Citizenship Award recognizes outstanding young citizens who make a difference in their communities by volunteering their time and skills. The mayor will present all youth nominated with a Citizenship Award - the top 5 nominees will receive a $100 award with the certificate.
The winners are chosen and honoured during Burnaby Youth Week, held annually during the first week of May. The week is filled with fun games and activities.
Candidates must be 13-18 years of age, and:
- Have made an important contribution to their community,
- Have demonstrated qualities like leadership, commitment and enthusiasm, or
- Have overcome adversity or are living with a limitation.
Nominations
Any community member—except relatives of the nominee—can nominate a youth for the award.
2024 nominations closed on Friday, March 8, 2024. Check back for 2025 nomination details.
Have a question? Call the Summit Youth Centre at 604-268-1369.
2024 Youth Citizenship Award recipients
Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Youth Citizenship Award.
Alex Zhang, Amity Dominelli, Angelica Lozano, Arthur James Paulino, Ashton Uwamaliiya, Bodria Uddin, Brayden Olsen, Bryce Philcox, Bryden MacDonald, Delilah Bryntwick, Fiona Anteros, Hugo Spence, Isabella Liao, Isabelle Chay, James Choi, Juan Ramos, Kailey Chan, Mani Nayebi, Marcus Hsieh, Martina Ananga, Mathias Parto, Mobin Yazdanr, Mubarak Rashid, Nico Miguel Lufranco, Niko Virdi, Oliver Buskey, Samuel Tang, Sanvi Gupta, Shalie Barro, Victor Wong, Yehia Ayad, Yiwen Eva Hu, Zachary Chung
The top 5 winners will be selected during the award ceremony held at Bonsor Recreation Complex on Wednesday, May 8 starting at 5:30 pm.