Nominations open for the Agnes Macphail Award

Lorna Krawchuk has sent out mail reminding us of the deadline for nominations for the 2013 Agnes Macphail Award.  The award is open to residents of the former East York (which includes Bennington Heights, Leaside and Thorncliffe Park). The award is given for a commitment and contribution in what is described as   “social justice issues, contributor to community life in areas such as women’s rights, fairness to seniors and youth, criminal justice system and penal reform, international peace and disarmament, access to adequate housing, access to adequate health care or access to adequate education.”  The award will be presented on Agnes Macphail’s birthday which is Sunday, March 24, 2013. The Awards Ceremony will be held at the East York Civic Centre starting at 2:30 p.m. Agnes Macphail was the first woman MP in Canada in 1921 until her defeat in the 1940 General Election. Later she served as MPP for York East and lived at 2 Donegall Drive in Leaside. The nomination form and more detailed information about the event are found at this link.  Here are previous winners  (asterisk denotes deceased).