E.P. Taylor Windfields Farm Champion Award

The E.P. Taylor Windfields Farm Champion Award is awarded every four years. Nominations are currently being accepted.

The E.P. Taylor Windfields Farm Champion Award celebrates someone who exemplifies innovation and has overcome adversity.

Eligibility criteria

• Recipient lives or works in Oshawa or collaborates with an Oshawa-based organization.
• City of Oshawa employees are not eligible for the award, but may nominate individuals.
• An individual cannot be nominated posthumously.
• The recipient must exemplify innovation. This could include:
  • Developing and implementing new ideas into tangible initiatives, programs or projects in the community;
  • Leading transformational change that has impacted the community;
  • Innovation may focus on technological products, organizational change, or social impact;
  • The recipient must have demonstrated an ability to overcome adversity in their journey.

Nominations must

• Identify the merit of the individual being nominated.
• Provide evidence of the impact of the individual’s innovation on the community.
• Provide evidence of the individual’s ability to overcome adversity.
• Provide evidence of recognition by the local community.
• Describe the individual’s career path and/ or organizational background.

Nomination process

Nominations must include a summary that adequately describes the individuals’ innovation, or contribution to the community through innovation. The summary must also describe how the individual overcame adversity and struggle to succeed with the innovation.

Nomination Form

Thank you for submitting your nominations. The deadline for submissions was 5 p.m. on March 10, 2023. The winner will be announced later this spring.

Previous recipients