The City of Oshawa yesterday announced members of the Community Centennial Committee that will help shape Oshawa’s 100th Anniversary in 2024.
Over the next four years, the Community Centennial Committee will serve as the community table at which local leaders and organizations will provide input, collaborate, plan and execute the city’s 100th anniversary events, activities and initiatives that will take place in 2024, said a city statement.
The cross-sectoral volunteer committee is comprised of representatives from external agencies, post-secondary partners, Oshawa cultural organizations, creative industries, local businesses, and community members, including youth.
In support of Culture Counts: Oshawa’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Plan, the committee will support the strategy of “Conserve and Celebrate Oshawa’s Rich History and Heritage,” as well as the action item of “Plan a coordinated approach to celebrating significant upcoming anniversaries.”
The standing and appointed members of the Community Centennial Committee are:
- Ashley Bain (Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce)
- Fred Eismont (Oshawa Resident)
- Vanessa Ford (Oshawa Folk Arts Council)
- Jennifer Gardner (Oshawa Public Libraries)
- Kelly Grenier (Oshawa Resident)
- Garth Johns (Oshawa Resident)
- Juliana Macevicius (Oshawa Resident)
- David Malcolmson (Oshawa Senior Community Centres 55+)
- Elizabeth McCaw (Oshawa Kicks)
- Greg Milosh (Oshawa Resident)
- Fatima Muhtaj (Durham District School Board)
- Amy Neil (Ontario Tech University)
- Rebekah Noseworthy (Cultural Leadership Council)
- Jack O’Donnell (Canadian Automotive Museum)
- Brandon Pickard (Durham Tourism)
- Daniel Portelance (Counseil des Organismes Francophones de la Région de Durham)
- Samuel Powless (The Robert McLaughlin Gallery)
- Melissa Pringle (Durham College)
- Kevin Thompson (Oshawa Central Council of Neighbourhood Associations)
- Margaret Wilkinson (Oshawa Historical Society/Oshawa Museum)
- Hailey Wright (Trent University Durham GTA)
The Community Centennial Committee members are responsible for attending meetings, participating in local cultural events and initiatives, participating in sub-committees, advocating for the recommendations in the City’s Centennial year, sharing feedback from the public on Cultural Leadership Council activities, and serving as a resource to city staff.
“It will certainly be exciting anticipating what project or projects our Community Centennial Committee will come up with. We are certainly represented by a capable and diverse group of citizens who, I’m sure, are equally excited about their upcoming efforts,” said Councillor Rick Kerr, Chair, Community Services Committee.