Peterborough School Board Communication Services Team Wins National Award

Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington (PVNC) Catholic District School Board won an Award of Distinction for its Everyday Hero Staff Recognition Program during the 2022 BRAVO! Awards Gala hosted by the Canadian Association of Communications in Education (CACE) on Monday.

Communications officer Alyssa Cymbalista (left) and communications manager Galen Eagle (right) celebrate their awards during the CACE gala on Monday. Photo courtesy of PVNC.

CACE recognizes and honours exemplary work in all aspects of school public relations, communications, marketing and engagement through this awards program each year.

“Our communications staff provide effective communication strategies to stakeholders across the district,” said Joan Carragher, PVNC director of education. “This award recognizes their exemplary work. It is a very well-deserved honour for a communications program that highlights our amazing staff and supports our multi-year strategic plan.”

The Everyday Hero Staff Recognition Program was developed as a strategic communication project to acknowledge the efforts of a range of school board staff and to help further the “Valuing Relationships” strategic priority set out in the board’s 2021-2025 strategic plan.

The CACE BRAVO! Awards are the only Canada-wide awards program specifically designed to recognize excellence in school board communications.

“We are thrilled and honoured to receive this national recognition from the Canadian Association of Communicators in Education,” said Galen Eagle, PVNC manager of communications. “We were looking for a creative way to demonstrate to our employees how much they are valued. The Everyday Hero Staff Recognition Program has been a huge success story for us, allowing us to pay tribute to employees who lift-up those around them and go the extra mile for their peers, students and the families we serve.”

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Douro-Dummer 2022 Remembrance Day Ceremony To Be Held In-Person

The Douro-Dummer Remembrance Day Ceremony is returning to an in-person event at the Warsaw Cenotaph after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prior memorials were done over Youtube streams that were not in person. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The ceremony will take place on Remembrance Day (Nov. 11) at 10:40 a.m. at the Warsaw Cenotaph (895 Water St., Warsaw). The event will take place rain or shine and will also be posted on the Township’s YouTube channel.

Organizers are inviting community members, including local schools and traditional wreath carriers, to join the Remembrance Day Ceremony. Organizers ask that while at the Cenotaph attendees maintain physical distancing and wear a mask if applicable to help slow the spread of contagious illnesses.

Anyone is welcome to place a wreath at the Cenotaph before or after the official ceremony. The single wreath is meant to symbolize the respect and honour traditionally demonstrated by the placement of many wreaths during the ceremony.

The parade and post-ceremony luncheon remains postponed.

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