They came, they saw, they conquered. Congratulations to the industry and to all those who’ve been recognized for their accomplishments.
Here are your 2009 Ovation Award Winners:
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – Communication Management
Social Responsibility including Economic, Societal and Environmental
Development
Title of entry: More Blue and Green for a Better Planet
Entrants: Samantha Booth, Carleen Carroll, John Watson, Shirley McLean,
Regional Municipality of Halton; Pier 8 Group
Entrant Company: Regional Municipality of Halton
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – Communication Management Customer Relations
Title of entry: The Allstream Global Forum: An Evening with Steve Forbes
Entrants: Christine E. Gerritse, JoAnne Tomasone, MTS Allstream
Entrant Company: Allstream
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – Communication Management Media Relations with budget of 51K to 100K
Title of entry: 40th Anniversary of the Caramilk Secret
Entrant Company: Strategic Objectives
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – Communication Management Media Relations with a budget of 51K to 100K
Title of entry: The Johnnie Walker Pillars of Responsibility
Entrant Company: Strategic Objectives
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – Communication Management Media Relations with a budget of 100K and up
Title of entry: Petro-Canada Canadian Athlete Family Program Announcement
Event
Entrants: Lisa Kimmel, Robyn Adelson, Stephanie Kohls, Melissa Graham,
Janice Keyes, Tanya Anand, Lisa Bruce, Andi Argast, Alicia Storey,
Mariane Leduc, Chantal Morin, Edelman Public Relations
Entrant Company: Edelman Public Relations
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – Communication Management Media Relations with a budget of 100K and up
Title of entry: New Stride Canadian Brand Launch
Entrant Company: Strategic Objectives
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – Communication Management Special Events with a budget up to 50K
Title of entry: Take a Load Off Toronto
Entrant Company: Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – Communication Management Special Events with a budget of 100K and up
Title of entry: Thermador Debuts in Canada 2007/08 Program
Entrants: Martine Lévy, Sarah Waldock, Emily Ward, DDB Public Relations
Entrant Company: DDB Public Relations
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – Communication Management Special Events with a budget of 100K and up
Title of entry: MONOPOLY Here & Now: The World Edition Launch Event
Entrants: Robyn Adelson, Sandra D’Ambrosio, Angie Di Rezze,
Alicia Storey, Mariane Leduc, Sarah Burgess, Edelman Public Relations;
Sandy Sinclair, Ginger Grcic, Michelle Sinclair, Marisa Pedatella,
Sandra Paulini, Hasbro
Entrant Company: Hasbro Canada and Edelman Public Relations
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – Communication Management Issues Management and Crisis Communication
Title of entry: Take a Load Off Toronto
Entrant Company: Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – Communication Management Employee or Member Communication or HR Communication
Title of entry: Discover Barrick
Entrants: Janet Wile, ABC, APR, MC, Barrick Gold Corporation
Entrant Company: Barrick Gold Corporation
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – Communication Management Employee or Member Communication or HR Communication
Title of entry: Perfect Fit: A Communications Strategy for KPMG
Recruiting
Entrants: Angie Andich, Gillian Welsh, Kim Murray, Janine Jorgensen,
Christobal Ramirez
Entrant Company: KPMG in Canada
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – Communication Management Employee or Member Communication or HR Communication
Title of entry: The MDS Advantage 2008 Pulse Survey
Entrants: Nadia Corbiere, Janet Ko, Barbara Moffat, Loris Parekh,
Shahin Bonakdar, MDS Inc.
Entrant Company: MDS Inc.
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – Communication Skills Writing
Title of entry: Nestlé asks, “Are you a Halloweenie?”
Entrants: Alison George, Janet Grdovich, Ashley Ballantyne, Daniel Tisch,
APR, Argyle Communications
Entrant Company: Argyle Communications
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – Communication Skills Writing
Title of entry: Announcing Barrick’s Tire Management Strategy
Entrant: Janet Wile, ABC, APR, MC, Barrick Gold Corporation
Entrant Company: Barrick Gold Corporation
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – Communication Skills Publications
Title of entry: Barrick News
Entrants: Andy Lloyd, Janet Wile, ABC, APR, MC, Barrick Gold Corporation
Entrant Company: Barrick Gold Corporation
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – Communication Creative Publication Design
Title of entry: The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada Annual
Report 07-08
Entrant: George James, The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada
Entrant Company: The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada
Award of Merit – Communication Management Community Relations
Title of entry: Active and Safe Routes to School (ASRTS)
Entrants: Anna Larson, Jennifer Jenkins, Grace Mendoza, Halton Region
Entrant Company: The Regional Municipality of Halton
Award of Merit – Communication Management Brand Communication
Title of entry: Rebranding of Horizon Utilities Corporation
Entrants: Sandy Manners, Horizon Utilities Corporation; Robert Palmese,
Palmese Photodesign Group; Hilda Mackow, Mackow Energy & Marketing
Consultants
Entrant Company: Horizon Utilities Corporation
Award of Merit – Communication Management Social Responsibility including Economic, Societal and Environmental Development
Title of entry: Save the Leopard Frog: It Can Be Easy To Be Green
Entrants: David Gordon, Cohn & Wolfe; Bernadette Fernandez, Credit Valley
Conservation
Entrant Company: Cohn & Wolfe
Award of Merit – Communication Management Social Responsibility including Economic, Societal and Environmental Development
Title of entry: The Henkel Play Fair…Play Clean Hockey Contest
Entrant: Diana Robinson, Diana Robinson & Associates
Entrant Company: Diana Robinson & Associates
Award of Merit – Communication Management Social Responsibility including Economic, Societal and Environmental Development
Title of entry: Brita FilterforGood
Entrants: Lisa Kimmel, Stella Mok, Andi Argast, Michelle Easton,
Edelman Public Relations
Entrant Company: Edelman Public Relations
Award of Merit – Communication Management Social Responsibility including Economic, Societal and Environmental Development
Title of entry: Earth Hour in Ontario’s Schools: Using Earth Hour to
Promote Environmental Education
Entrants: Lisa Gibbens, Rene Vidulin, Christina Mottola, Ontario Ministry
of Education
Entrant Company: Ontario Ministry of Education
Award of Merit – Communication Management Electronic and Digital Communication
Title of entry: Neilson Dairy gets Savvy with Ontario Moms
Entrants: Roanne Argyle, Kerry Collings, Ashley Ballantyne, Daniel Tisch,
APR, Argyle Communications
Entrant Company: Argyle Communications
Award of Merit – Communication Management Electronic and Digital Communication
Title of entry: A savvy way to talk about travel insurance: The creation
of SavvyTraveller.ca
Entrants: Tracey Bochner, APR, Anne Locke, Gina Kohn, Paradigm Public
Relations; Joel Donin, Jonathan Bolton, Travel Guard
Entrant Company: Paradigm Public Relations
Award of Merit – Communication Management Electronic and Digital Communication
Title of entry: The transformation of sunlife.com (www.sunlife.com)
Entrants: Sabita Singh, ABC, Lorraine Dal Cin, Wendi Phillips,
Marilyn Whittingham, Jeannette Cantin, Bev Sauder, Sun Life Financial;
Katherine Fletcher, iStudio; Dan Skeen, Quarry
Entrant Company: Sun Life Financial
Award of Merit – Communication Management Media Relations with budget up to 50K
Title of entry: Franklin Templeton Investment Outlook and Opportunities
Forum
Entrants: Daniel Tisch, APR, Jason Graham, Kaleigh Sainthill,
Laura LaMontagne, Argyle Communications
Entrant Company: Argyle Communications
Award of Merit – Communication Management Media Relations with budget up to 50K
Title of entry: L’Oréal Paris Beauty Tubes on YouTube
Entrants: Anik Gagnon, Julie Tremblay, L’Oréal Paris; Cathy Cowan,
Margaret Batuszkin, Sonja Andic, Cowan & Company; Bruce Parlette,
Tantara Multimedia
Entrant Company: Cowan & Company
Award of Merit – Communication Management Media Relations with budget of 51K to 100K
Title of entry: Canadian Tourism Commission: Canada, The World’s Second
Most-Powerful Tourism Brand: A Rise to the Top
Entrants: Martine Lévy, Keka Dasgupta, Sarah Waldock, DDB Public
Relations
Entrant Company: DDB Public Relations
Award of Merit – Communication Management Media Relations with budget of 51K to 100K
Title of entry: Amp Your Game National Gaming Tour Media Relations
Entrants: Paula Oreskovich, Maureen Juniper, Liz Luzza, Lauren Grant,
Matthew Juniper, PraxisPR; Hélène Reeves
Entrant Company: PraxisPR
Award of Merit – Communication Management Media Relations with budget of 100K and up
Title of entry: The Henkel Play Fair…Play Clean Hockey Contest
Entrant: Diana Robinson, Diana Robinson & Associates
Entrant Company: Diana Robinson & Associates
Award of Merit – Communication Management Media Relations with budget of 100K and up
Title of entry: Lucy Waverman Allergy-Friendly Recipes for EpiPen
Entrants: Saskia Brussaard, Ron Hall, Alison Crocker, Porter Novelli
Canada
Entrant Company: Porter Novelli Canada
Award of Merit – Communication Management Marketing Communications with budget of 100K and up
Title of entry: Crock-On: Revitalizing the Crock-Pot Brand
Entrants: Dita Zemanek, Nicole McKnight, Elizabeth Stunt,
Genevieve Chalifour, Cohn & Wolfe; Jamie Libregts, Jarden Consumer
Solutions Inc.
Entrant Company: Cohn & Wolfe
Award of Merit – Communication Management Marketing Communications with budget of 100K and up
Title of entry: Thermador Debuts in Canada 2007/08 Program
Entrants: Sarah Waldock, Martine Lévy, Emily Ward, DDB Public Relations
Entrant Company: DDB Public Relations
Award of Merit – Communication Management Marketing Communications with budget of 100K and up
Title of entry: Agent Provocateur comes to Canada
Entrants: Martine Lévy, Sarah Waldock, Elyn Kirby, Sally Byun, DDB Public
Relations
Entrant Company: DDB Public Relations
Award of Merit – Communication Management Marketing Communications with budget of 100K and up
Title of entry: Engaging the Customer: Property Assessment in Ontario
Entrants: Michael Jacoby, Cathy Ranieri Sweenie, Laurette Sharpe,
Elizabeth McMullen, Paul Galaski, Municipal Property Assessment
Corporation (MPAC)
Entrant Company: Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)
Award of Merit – Communication Management Marketing Communications with budget of 100K and up
Title of entry: Take a Load Off Toronto
Entrant Company: Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited
Award of Merit – Communication Management
Special Events with budget up to 50K
Title of entry: Philips Canada Movember Campaign 2008
Entrants: Paul Keable, Jessica Kasparian, Natalie Little, Elpi Klapas,
Veronica Langvee, Samantha Shecter, MS&L; Court Elliott, Philips Canada
Entrant Company: MS&L
Award of Merit – Communication Management Special Events with budget of 51K to 100K
Title of entry: Back to Work: An Interactive Workshop on Workplace Safety
Entrants: Melanie Rego, Lori Cooper, Jennifer Thompson, Megan McCann,
elevator communications inc.
Entrant Company: elevator communications inc.
Award of Merit – Communication Management Special Events with budget of 51K to 100K
Title of entry: The Passion behind PawsWay: Launching Canada’s First Pet
Discovery Centre
Entrants: Jennifer Duggan, Environics Communications; Mary Siemiesz,
Jenine LaFayette, Nestlé Purina PetCare Canada
Entrant Company: Environics Communications
Award of Merit – Communication Management Special Events with budget of 100K and up
Title of entry: Agent Provocateur comes to Canada
Entrants: Martine Lévy; Sarah Waldock, Elyn Kirby, Sally Byun, DDB Public
Relations
Entrant Company: DDB Public Relations
Award of Merit – Communication Management Employee or Member Communication or HR Communication
Title of entry: CH2M HILL – It’s a Hero’s Work
Entrants: Chris MacEachern, Pauline Graf, Samuel Cheung, Flora Gordon,
Beth Duthie, CH2M HILL Canada Limited
Entrant Company: CH2M HILL Canada Limited
Award of Merit – Communication Management Employee or Member Communication or HR Communication
Title of entry: Trust, Quality and Excellence – Living Our Corporate
Values
Entrants: Gary Williams, ABC, Ivana Di Millo, Gary Kent, City of
Mississauga
Entrant Company: City of Mississauga
Award of Merit – Communication Skills Writing
Title of entry: Address to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce
Entrants: Linda Andross, ABC, Ken Evans, Tanya Elliott-Briden,
Shannon Morton, Dan Ovsey, APEX Public Relations; Steve Vitale,
Tara Smith, UPS Canada
Entrant Company: APEX Public Relations
Award of Merit – Communication Skills Writing
Title of entry: Gold Security Standards
Entrant: Janet Wile, ABC, APR, MC, Barrick Gold Corporation
Entrant Company: Barrick Gold Corporation
Award of Merit – Communication Skills Publications
Title of entry: Beyond Borders
Entrants: Nancy White, Andy Lloyd, Barrick Gold Corporation
Entrant Company: Barrick Gold Corporation
Award of Merit – Communication Skills Electronic and Interactive Communication
Title of entry: Enermodal’s Signature Green Education Kiosks
Entrants: Caitlin Carpenter, Donna Carpenter, Enermodal Engineering
Entrant Company: Enermodal Engineering
Award of Merit – Communication Skills Audiovisual
Title of entry: Mississauga: Location of Choice for the Life Sciences
Industry
Entrants: Marie Fitzpatrick-Hall, ABC, Kevin Mellors, Richard Stone,
Alex Lo-Basso, City of Mississauga
Entrant Company: City of Mississauga
Award of Merit – Communication Creative Photography
Title of entry: Fashion with Compassion: The Rollout of New Pink Cashmere
Bathroom Tissue for Breast Cancer Awareness
Entrant Company: Strategic Objectives
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