Walk Of Fame recognizes many categories and achievements
By Mark
Schadenberg
Did you
know you could nominate a great Canadian for the prestigious Canada's
Walk Of Fame?
More than
150 individuals (and some music groups) have already received
recognition since 1998 for their accomplishments in their field –
writing, acting, athletics, performing, philanthropy, and a
significant achievement.
Here's
some details from the website about the online nominating process.
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The
Canada's
Walk of Fame Honour
is bestowed annually to Canadians who have excelled in their
respective fields including music, sports, film, television as well
as the literary, visual and performing arts, science and innovation,
social justice and philanthropy.
Criteria:
- Nominee must have been born in Canada or have spent their formative or creative years in Canada.
- Nominee must have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in their field and have an established body of work.
- Nominee must have had national or international impact on Canada's heritage.
- The Nominee should represent the essence of the Canadian identity: Peace Loving, Diverse, Harmonious, Socially Responsible, Creative, Confident, Innovative, and Successful.
Inductee
Selection Process
To
date 157 Canadians have been inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame.
Each year an Executive Selection Committee (made up of CWOF Board and
Executive) choose the inductees from a long list of deserving
Canadians who fit the above criteria. The Canadian public is
encouraged to put forward their recommendations via the CWOF website
or by mail. All qualified public recommendations are then added to
the list for the Executive Selection Committee.
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See more at:
http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductees/nominations#sthash.UpHveKQi.dpuf
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Achievement
Roberta Bondar (pictured), Terry
Fox, Rick Hansen, Alexander Graham Bell
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If you're curious why I
write about this, it's two-fold.
I've been on the
committee for the Woodstock Sports Wall of Fame since its inception
in 1996 and truly believe there is a real importance to honour those
with accomplishments and to then in-turn realize young people will be
inspired to make their own paths to their stardom.
Secondly, on Facebook I
am a 'fan' of many Canadian performers, including Dan Hill, and his
fan page is currently asking Canadians to nominate him. Hill has had
a remarkable music career and is certainly comparable to many on the
list below. Hill's international hit songs include Sometimes When We
Touch, Never Thought, You Make Me Want To Be, Carmelia, In Your Eyes
(With Woodstock's Rique Franks on the duet), and Can't We Try, plus
he has recorded other memorable songs with life-thinking lyrics such
as Unborn Heart, Daddy's Song and Love Of My Life.
I'm not saying there
aren't others in the same category as Dan Hill who also deserve this
acclaim, I'm just saying the Facebook page asked for a nomination and
I think his resume 'fits the billing'.
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Music
Celine Dion (pictured), Nelly
Furtado, Jeff Healey, Oscar Peterson, Burton Cummings, Sarah
McLachlan, Ton Cochrane, Jann Arden, Alanis Morissette, Paul Anka,
Diana Krall, Shania Twain, Gordon Lightfoot, Robbie Robertson, Guy
Lombardo, Bryan Adams, Maureen Forrester, kd lang, Glenn Gould,
Walter Ostanek, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young (pictured), and Anne Murray
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YOU CAN NOMINATE
The process to nominate
is straight-forward, so maybe you want to suggest Chris Hatfield,
Marc Garneau, Stephen Lewis, Corey Hart, Avril Lavigne, Norman
Bethune, Lorne Greene, Marcel Dionne, Rita MacNeil, Sandra Schmirler,
Larry Walker, Frederick Banting, Gino Vanelli, Jacques Plante, Alice
Munro, Elvis Stojko, Tommy Douglas, Tommy Hunter, Mike Weir, Cassie
Campbell, Ryan Gosling, Silken Laumann, Norm Foster, Percy Williams,
Neve Campbell, Mike Reno, and Stompin Tom Connors. That's a list I
was able to compile rather quickly, you may have your own list of
next-best nominees.
To cross-reference your
choices, the entire list of those already enshrined on the walk of
fame can easily be seen in alphabetical order at
www.canadaswalkoffame.com.
I have trouble
believing that Chris Hadfield has not been honoured as of yet. . .
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Acting
Michael J Fox (pictured), Ryan
Reynolds, Rachel McAdams (pictured), Raymond Burr, Gordon Pinsent, Mary
Pickford, Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, Martin Short, Donald Sutherland,
Shirley Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, John Candy, Fay Wray, Victor
Garber, Christopher Plummer, Leslie Nielsen, Sarah Polley, William
Shatner, William Hutt, Veronica Tennant, Hume Cronyn, Howie Mandel
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Retired astronaut Chris
Hadfield would be a logical choice to be added this November when the
ceremony takes place Saturday, Nov 7 at the Sony Centre in Toronto.
There is also a Walk Of
Fame Festival in September in Toronto, but details for 2015 and the
sixth annual show(s) have not been announced yet. This festival
coincides with a free outdoor series as well, which includes music,
but also comedy, dance, and visual arts.
The walk of fame
program also includes an Emerging Artists Music Mentorship program.
See link below, but the program's winner will receive $25,000 and 25
hours of professional production studio time, and assistance from high-level Canadian recording stars or producers.
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Sports
Hayley Wickenheiser (pictured),
Steve Nash, Daniel Nestor, Christine Sinclair, Mario Lemieux, Russ
Jackson, Gordie Howe, Clara Hughes (pictured), Chantal Petitclerc, Ferguson
Jenkins, Johnny Bower, George Chuvalo, Toller Cranston, Wayne
Gretzky, Jean Beliveau, Kurt Browning, Nancy Greene, Maurice Richard,
Bobby Orr (pictured), Barbara Ann Scott and Jacques Villeneuve
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Among the many
corporate sponsor for 2015 are RBC (Royal Bank), Cineplex, Slaight
Communications and Global TV.
The walk of fame
website includes a tab to click for average Canadians to be also sponsors
or contributors.
The website also
includes biographies on past recipients and many photo galleries of
Canadian stars, and highlights from past ceremonies.
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Writing
Margaret Atwood, Farley
Mowat, Timothy Findley, Pierre Burton (pictured), Mordecai Richler and Robert
Munsch.
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Who in 2015?
I'm looking forward to
seeing the list of deserving Canadians for 2015 – whether they be
athletes, musicians, comedians, actors, singers, writers or any other famous
Canadian who has added to the fabric of our great country.
Nominees from previous years always stay in contention for future years, so I hope Chris Hadfield
and Dan Hill eventually receive the recognition they have most
certainly earned.
LINKS:
http://globalnews.ca/news/1566284/ryan-reynolds-rachel-mcadams-among-canadas-walk-of-fame-inductees/
Mark
Schadenberg, Sales
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