Young Citizen of the Year Award
2023 Young Citizen of the Year Award Recipient
Tor Broughton
Tor Broughton is a true caregiver. In 2022, Tor founded Kelowna Street Outreach, feeding over 1200 unhoused people, and providing much-needed supplies. Now 20 volunteers strong, Tor still donates hundreds of hours each year. Tor also volunteers at KGH, performing various roles which make him an invaluable asset to the nurses—some of whom were staff when Tor was born in the same unit 18 years ago. Tor also volunteers as a mentor to grade 12 students, as a practice patient for UBC’s medical program and was the Keynote Speaker in UBC’s Continuing Professional Development webinar entitled Trans and Gender-Diverse Youth.
The successful finalists will receive funding towards their post secondary goals through the Payton and Dillon Budd Memorial Fund Youth Scholarship.
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Award Criteria
- Nominees must be between the ages of 13 and 19 as of December 31, 2023.
- Awarded to a young citizen, in recognition of their outstanding voluntary contributions to the well-being of the city of Kelowna. Contributions may be related to recreation, the arts, education, humanities, community service, and/or medical/business/commerce fields.
- Selections are based on the nominee's achievements/contributions for the year 2023. Past information may be included, but should primarily be regarding the current award year.
- Finalist selections are based solely on the information in the completed nomination package.
Check back in fall 2024 for information about the 50th annual awards nomination period.
Past recipients of the Young Citizen of the Year Award
- 2022 - Liam Sisson
- 2021 - David Withler
- 2020 - Tian Whitehead
- 2019 - Abby Kiehlbauch
Prior to 2019, the Young Citizen of the Year category included both male/female categories.
Past recipients of the Young Female of the Year Award
- 2018 - Keneisha Charles
- 2017 - Ashley Robinson
- 2016 - Gabriela Rubio
- 2015 - Maya Gay
- 2014 - Thish Rajapakshe
- 2013 - Pauline Schrott
- 2012 - Kelsi Taron
- 2011 - Tanveer Gill
- 2010 - Danielle Heinzlemann
- 2009 - Jessica LeNoble
- 2008 - Sasha Gronsdahl
- 2007 - Brianna Beaudry
- 2006 - Caitlyn Slavik
- 2005 - Christa Hoy
- 2004 - Kelly O'Connor
- 2003 - Rachel Leier
- 2002 - Teryn Buna
- 2001 - Brenna Black
- 2000 - Jacqueline Collins
- 1999 - Sarah Carson
- 1998 - Lauren Telford
- 1997 - Lindsay Reiger
- 1996 - Amber Tronnes
- 1995 - Trina Dean
- 1994 - Melanie Mitchell
- 1993 - Paris All Gfeller
- 1992 - Lita Ludwig / Nicola Maria Reiger
- 1988 - Leah Westereng
- 1987 - Mairi Warhurst
Past recipients of the Young Male of the Year Award
- 2018 - Matthew Richardson
- 2017 - Finnegan Pihl
- 2016 - Andrew Kates
- 2015 - Stuart Isherwood
- 2014 - Nikolai Lesack
- 2013 - Jonathon Charlton
- 2012 - Eli McAlpine
- 2011 - Terry Lee
- 2010 - Peter Davidson
- 2009 - Cody O'Neil
- 2008 - KJ Hansen
- 2007 - Ori Powell
- 2006 - Kevin Craig
- 2005 - Chris Hall
- 2004 - Aaron Erhardt
- 2002 - Daniel Mandryk
- 2001 - Mark Chambers
- 2000 - Trevor Roy
- 1999 - Ben Laurie
- 1998 - Jeremy Pennington
- 1997 - Mike Wipf
- 1996 - Chris Biro / Cam Noble
- 1995 - Joel Gfeller
- 1994 - Mike Rathjen
- 1993 - Nathan Hukaluk
- 1991 - Nigel Mark Daley
- 1990 - Michael Woodworth
- 1989 - Philip M. Bischoff
