Stephen Weir
Thursday, February 3, 2022
This is the 31st time that the City of Toronto has honoured the late great Jamaican musician. In previous years there have been public events held to mark the Reggae star’s birthday, this year it will be recorded at A Different Booklist Cultural Centre - The People's Residence.
The Award Ceremony – sponsored by Roots Canada - airs on Bob Marley's Day YouTube Channel on Sunday, February 6th at 3:00pm.
After the Proclamation issued by Mayor John Tory is read, this year’s recipients of the Bob Marley Humanitarian Award will be honoured.
Receiving awards this year will be:
1.Ian Allen (OBVC Board member and Director of Strategic Communications and Initiatives, Ontario Treasury Board Secretariat)
2.Steve Anderson (Deputy Mayor for the Town of Shelburne and a Regional Councillor for the County of Dufferin)
3.Deborah Cox (Award winning entertainer)
4.Gervan Fearon (President George Brown College)
5.Tiffany Ford (Entrepreneur, Former School Board Trustee and Community Advocate)
6.Siphesihle November (Principal Dancer National Ballet of Canada)
7.Valarie Steele (Community Activist)
8.Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard (Canadian Senator from Nova Scotia)
The Bob Marley Day team will be tweeting out the photos and bios of this year’s recipients, one at a time over the next three days. First tweet is below.
