SIMCOE COUNTY, ON — July 11, 2019 — Fierté Simcoe Pride (FSP) is proud to announce the
nominees for the 5th annual Simcoe County Pride Awards, presented during the 8th annual Fierté Simcoe Pride (July 29 - August 11).

The awards recognise the accomplishments of gender and sexually diverse (GSD) individuals, allies,
organisations and inclusive businesses. FSP recognises the work of individuals, organisations and
businesses that strive to celebrate diversity and promote an inclusion. The Awards will honour a GSD
resident and youth, a community, an organisation and business for their contributions that make our
county a better place to live, work and grow.

Youth of the Year (Nominees)
Oliver Balika
Nathan Kup

Person of the Year (Nominees)
Keenan Aylwin
Betony Main
Carl LeMesurier
Jessica Van de Kemp
​John Niles

​Organization of the Year (Nominees)
​The Gilbert Centre
St. Paul's Centre and United Church
The Quoir by PFLAG Barrie-Simcoe County
Bradford Women's+ Group
​Wasaga Beach Youth Centre

Business of the Year (Nominees)
Central Ontario Broadcasting
Torn Pages
Grounded Coffee Co.
HGS Canada (Barrie)
Express Aid Pharmacy
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Community of the Year (Nominees)
The City of Barrie
The Town of Innisfil

Lifetime Achievement Award (Recipient)
Reverend Dr. Cheri DiNovo

The recipients in the first five categories will be announced at the Awards Gala on August 10. Tickets can be purchased on a sliding-scale at simcoepride.com/gala-and-awards. For biographies on the candidates, visit simcoepride.com/2019-awards.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available for local businesses, individuals and groups. To sponsor an award, or the gala, visit simcoepride.com/support-pride for details.

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For questions or comments, please contact:
Brandon Rhéal Amyot | President
Fierté Simcoe Pride
705-816-1187
brandon.amyot@fiertesimcoepride.com

Fierté Simcoe Pride is excited to welcome 2 summer staff to our team! Please welcome Dalton Moreau, our Assistant Festival Coordinator, and Theresa VandeBurgt, our Community Outreach Worker. Over the next few weeks, they will be helping us plan for our eighth annual Pride festivities as well as get us in position for next year! To get to know them a bit better, we've asked Dalton and Theresa to share a bit about themselves (below).

These positions are funded by the Canada Summer Jobs Grant.