YTV Achievement Awards

YTV Achievement Awards
Country	Canada
Presented by	YTV
First awarded	1989
Last awarded	2000

The YTV Achievement Awards (aka YAA!) was an annual awards ceremony presented by YTV. The ceremony took place annually (except 1991) from 1989 to 2000. The awards were given to young Canadians who had an important contribution in one of several diverse categories.

For each awards year, there is an nomination period. Entrants could nominate themselves, or be nominated by someone else. Nominees were required to be 19 or younger. Finalists and winners in each category were selected from the nominees list by a panel of judges.

Award categories

Dates and locations

#	Year	Date	City	Venue	Host(s)
1st	1989	3 November	Toronto, Ontario	Metro Toronto Convention Centre	Jim Carrey
2nd	1990	2 November	Toronto, Ontario	Metro Toronto Convention Centre	Laurie Hibberd and Derek McGrath
3rd	1992	11 March	Ottawa, Ontario	National Arts Centre	Alan Thicke and Laurie Hibberd
4th	1993	(Taped. Aired on 22 April)	Ottawa, Ontario	National Arts Centre	Andrea Martin
5th	1994	16 April	Ottawa, Ontario	National Arts Centre	"Tarzan" Dan Freeman and "Weird Al" Yankovic
6th	1995	6 April (broadcast on YTV on 8 April)	Ottawa, Ontario	National Arts Centre	"Tarzan" Dan Freeman, Phil Guerrero and Eva Preger
7th	1996	28 April	Toronto, Ontario	Metro Toronto Convention Centre	Larisa Oleynik, Phil Guerrero and Paul McGuire
8th	1997	27 April	Toronto, Ontario	Metro Toronto Convention Centre	Paul McGuire and Aashna Patel
9th	1998	19 April	Toronto, Ontario	Metro Toronto Convention Centre	Caroline Rhea, Shaun Majumder and Paul McGuire
10th	1999	6 June	Ottawa, Ontario	National Arts Centre	Ben Savage, Danielle Fishel, Paul McGuire and Phil Guerrero
11th	2000	28 May	Toronto, Ontario	Metro Toronto Convention Centre	Curt Harnett, Jennifer Katie Racicot and Pat Kelly

Awards

1st Annual YTV Achievement Awards (1989)

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Acting Zachary Ansley –‡	Band/Musical Group Imamu Baraka (Mike Weaver, Steve Dawson, Jeff Hicks, Krister Kott-meier and Tim Rutledge) –Vancouver, BC‡
Bravery Joe Philion –Orillia, ON‡	Business/Entrepreneurship Jason Goldberg –Winnipeg, MB‡
Dance Amanda Daft –Delta, BC‡	Environmental Shannon Bard –West Vancouver, BC‡
Innovation/Science & Technology Joshua Richmond –Dresden, ON‡	Instrumental
Public Service Melanie Goodchild –Thunder Bay, ON‡	Specialty Performance
Sports Laurie Shong –‡	Terry Fox Award Shandra Leavitt –Musquash, NB.‡
Visual Arts Hayden Thomas –Vancouver, BC‡	Vocal
Writing Nicole Luiken  –AB‡	President's Award

2nd Annual YTV Achievement Awards (1990)

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Acting Emily Perkins‡	Band/Musical Group Barenaked Ladies –Scarborough, ON‡
Bravery	Business/Entrepreneurship
Dance Lisa Jones Alberta‡	Environmental Marc Kielburger –Thornhill, ON‡
Innovation/Science & Technology	Instrumental Karen Wong –Vancouver, BC‡
Public Service	Specialty Performance Gord 'n Jase (Gordon Magee and Jason Overy) –Victoria, BC‡
Sports Ian Power –PEI	Terry Fox Award Tara Lynne Touesnard –NS
Visual Arts	Vocal Selena Grouse –Toronto, ON‡
Writing	President's Award

3rd Annual YTV Achievement Awards (1992)

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Acting Sarah Sawatsky –Vancouver, BC‡	Band/Musical Group The Smugglers –Vancouver, BC‡
Bravery David James –Pitt Meadows, BC‡	Business/Entrepreneurship
Dance Darren and Lara Lynn Lacey –Regina, SK‡	Environmental Student Action for a Viable Environment (SAVE) –Vancouver, BC‡
Innovation/Science & Technology Doug Olafson – BC‡	Instrumental Naida Cole –Toronto, ON‡
Public Service	Specialty Performance Stacey Singe;–Regina, SK‡
Sports Clara Hughes –MB‡	Terry Fox Award Joey Saccary –Glace Bay, NS‡
Visual Arts Danielle Currie –Victoria, BC‡	Vocal Lisa Brokop;–Surrey, BC‡
Writing	President's Award

4th Annual YTV Achievement Awards (1993)

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Acting Annie Galipeau –Messines, QC‡	Band/Musical Group The Dervishes –Guelph, ON‡
Bravery Jocelyn McDonald –Minaki, ON‡	Business/Entrepreneurship
Dance	Environmental Neal Graham –Lower Sackville, NS‡
Innovation/Science & Technology Rochan Sankar –Brossard, QC‡	Instrumental
Public Service Angela Walkley –Whitehorse, YT‡	Specialty Performance
Sports Lindsay Staniforth	Terry Fox Award Cindy Wall –St. John's, NL‡
Visual Arts Andrew Wong –Vancouver, BC‡	Vocal Tamia Washington –‡
Writing Nicholas Woo –Clearbrook, BC‡	President's Award

5th Annual YTV Achievement Awards (1994)

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Acting Steve Gendron –QC‡	Band/Musical Group TIE Gypsy Soul –Toronto, ON & Seventh Stone –Victoria, BC‡
Bravery Amelia Peter-Paul -NB‡	Business/Entrepreneurship Marc Boutet - Ste. Foy, QC‡
Dance Matthias Sperling - Toronto, ON‡	Environmental
Innovation/Science & Technology	Instrumental Marc-Andre Gauthier -Longueuil, QC‡
Public Service	Specialty Performance Emilie Grenon-Emiroglou -Brossard, QC & Genevieve Bessette -Montreal, QC‡
Sports Marc Gagnon‡ Peter Marcelli, Stouffville, ON	Terry Fox Award
Visual Arts Zoe Mackenzie -Gibsons, British Columbia‡	Vocal Marie-Alice Depestre -Laval, QC‡
Writing	President's Award

6th Annual YTV Achievement Awards (1995)

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Acting Ashleigh Aston Moore –Vancouver, BC‡	Band/Musical Group Noir Silence – Saint-Georges, QC‡
Bravery Cristia Dudman Tiverton, ON‡	Business/Entrepreneurship Adam Spiers –Red Deer, AL‡
Dance Marjash Mrozewski –Sudbury, ON‡	Environmental Paul Brown and Anie Galipeau –Ottawa, ON‡
Innovation/Science & Technology Chris Heyn and Rarn "Puvi" Puvanesasingham  –London, ON‡	Instrumental Antoine LeFebvre –St-Lambert, QC‡
Public Service Jason DuBois –Rosetown, SK‡	Specialty Performance Preston Pashe –Portage la Prairie, MB‡
Sports Trevor Nash –Binbrook, ON‡	Terry Fox Award Jean-Dominic Levesque-Rene –Blizard, QC‡
Visual Arts Byron Hodgins –London, ON‡	Vocal TIE Measha Gosman –Fredericton, NB & Tara Lyn Mohr –Roblin, MB‡
Writing Elise Moore –Winnipeg, MB‡	President's Award Manisha Barti –Cornwall, ON‡

7th Annual YTV Achievement Awards (1996)

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Acting Aidan Pendleton‡	Band/Musical Group Plumtree –Halifax, NS‡ Circut –Nepean, ON d.b.s. –Vancouver, BC Half Size Giants –Orleans, ON Made In Québec –Valcourt, QC Men 'O' Steel –Sainte-Julie, QC Prozac –Windsor, NS Reset –Laval, QC Sisters Cherrie –Toronto, ON President's Choice –Port Williams, NS
Bravery Stanley Houle & Earl Okemow –Peerless Lake, AB‡	Business/Entrepreneurship Shane Cuddington –Manor, Saskatchewan‡
Dance	Environmental David Grassby –Thornhill, ON‡
Innovation/Science & Technology Sharon Cushing and Julie Desjardins –‡	Instrumental Sonia Chan‡
Public Service Steve Kent –Mount Pearl, NL‡	Specialty Performance TIE: Gods of Rhythm –Montreal, QC & Gordon McKeeman –New Glasgow, NS‡
Sports	Terry Fox Award
Visual Arts	Vocal
Writing Casie Stewart	President's Award Craig Kielburger –Thornhill, ON‡

8th Annual YTV Achievement Awards (1997)

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Acting Colleen Rennison –Vancouver, BC‡ Maggie Blake –Queenston, ON Margot Finley –Vancouver, BC Brendan Fletcher –Courtenay, BC Martha MacIsaac –Charlottetown, PE Marie-France Monette –Montreal, ON Joel Palmer –Langley, BC Jewel Staite –Vancouver, BC Stuart Stone –Toronto, ON Dan Warry-Smith –Toronto, ON	Band/Musical Group Soup –Halifax, NS‡ F-Jam –Coquitlam, BC Kermess –Coaticook, QC The McAuley Boys –London, ON Les Mouches Noires –St-Boniface, MB Pedestrian –Dartmouth, NS Supercar –Cornwall, PE
Bravery Steve Marcoux –Victoriaville, QC‡ Tara Cassidy –Aylmer, QC Kelly Cheater & Kris Cheater –Stoughton, SK Trevor Hunter, Sabrina Vincent –Moosonee, ON Christine Wesley, Ashley Wynne Kerry Klingbeil –Cloverdale, BC Pierre-Luc Martial –Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, QC Brian McWilliams –Don Mills, ON The Parolin Children –Princeton, BC Johnny Racine –Alma, QC Reese Risdon & John Rutherford –Strathmore, AB Christopher Wice –Angus, ON	Business/Entrepreneurship Christy Panylyk & Carlee Panylyk –Hinton, AB‡ Don Aiken –Red Lake, ON Chad Bardsley –Tecumseh, ON Aleem Dhanani –Calgary, AB Carrie Donovan, Morgan Hicks, Mary Middleton, Michael Sponagle –Mount Uniacke, NS B.J. Hay & Aaron Wrightly –Havelock, ON Julie-Andrée Hébert & Marie-Claude Hébert –Victoriaville, QC Alim Jiwa & Shafin Tejani –Vancouver, BC Benjamin Lefebvre –Trois-Rivières, QC Liam Wilson –Conception Bay, NF
Dance Brianne Bland –Vancouver, BC‡ Alyssa Bonic –Toronto, ON Stephanie Cadman & Nicolas Dromard –Nepean, ON Laurie Cahoon –Sherwood Park, AB Jennifer Jimenez –Ottawa, ON Travis Knights –Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC Stacey Martin –Nepean, ON Colleen Rintamaki –Pickering, ON Adrienne Serr –Thornhill, ON Kanchana Sastri –Oakville, ON	Environmental Pamela Penton & Shelley Penton –Fogo Island, NF‡ Julien Brazeau & Jean-Sébastien Ledoux –Orleans & Gloucester, ON Jonathan Clark –Devon, AB Corinne Goyetche –West Bay, NS Fiona Grant –Victoria, BC Enviroworks –Kingston, ON Larry Kim –Winnipeg, MB Sabrina Perri –Saint-Leonard, QC Carl Rothfels –Pefferlaw, ON Robin Walsh –Fairview, AB
Innovation/Science & Technology Sabrina Perri –Saint-Leonard, QC‡ Eric Bellotti –Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC Andrew Deonarine –Winnipeg, MB Haïgo Djambazian –Montreal, QC Christine Ichim –Kitchener, ON Malgorzata Kaminska –Cumberland Township, ON Asad Khan –Hamilton, ON Vijay Pandurangan –Brossard, QC Dinen Subramaniam –Winnipeg, MB Andrea Wan –Sarnia, ON	Instrumental Benjamin Bowman –Toronto, ON‡ Stepan Arman –Renforth, NB Edward Choi –Calgary, AB The Crown Trio (Andrea Case, Emily Fowler, Irene Wong) –Calgary, AB Ori Friedman –Thornhill, ON Jessica Linnebach –Edmonton, AB Ian Parker –Burnaby, BC Dantonio Pisano –St-Jean-sur-Richlieu, QC Patrice Servant –Buckingham, QC April Dawn Verch –Pembroke, ON
Public Service Nava Mizrahi –Vancouver, BC‡ Tajesh Adhihetty –Edmonton, AB Jasan Dhanota –East York, ON Christine Ichim –Kitchener, ON Jennifer Machado –Toronto, ON Christopher McKibbin –Winnipeg, MB Lisa Monkman –Winnipeg, MB Chau Pham –Winnipeg, MB Kimberly Richard –Pierrefonds, QC Monica Tran –Aurora, ON	Specialty Performance Travis Knights –Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC‡ Émile Carey –Montreal, QC Martyne Dubé –Montreal, QC Émilie Dion & Catherine Viens –Boucherville & Rosemere, QC F.IV –Montreal, QC Austin Garrick –Toronto, ON Mathew Johnson –Stratford, ON Christian Laramée –Montreal, QC Jordan Lemon & Nicholas Lemon –Woodstock, ON Jeremy Olson –Coquitlam, BC Caroline Théroux –St-Hyacinthe, QC Y B Normal? –Aylmer, QC
Sports Joseph Radmore –Kemptville, ON‡ Maxime Boilard –Lac Beauport, QC Mark Boswell –Brampton, ON Petra Cada –Halifax, NS Jessica Deglau –Vancouver, BC Jeane Lassen –Whitehorse, YT Jennifer Mickelson –Collingwood, ON Natasha Quan-Vie –Calgary, AB Cristina Popescu –Montreal, QC Yvonne Tousek –Cambridge, ON	Terry Fox Award Kimberly Richard –Pierrefonds, QC‡ Jon Paul Blenke –Leduc, AB Michael Cuccione –Coquitlam, BC Kristin Hayes –Markham, ON Ryan Hoskins –Edmonton, AB Simon Ibell –Victoria, BC Sébastien Lepage –Drummondville, QC Norma Jean MacPhee –Sydney, NS Jennifer-Lynn Newman –London, ON Harisuthan Subramaniam –Scarborough, ON
Visual Arts Michelle Irving –Halifax, NS‡ Dominic Bercier –Ottawa, ON Tamara Chatterjee-Chatelain –Toronto, ON Mélanie Couture –Tracy, QC Rita Godlevskis –Toronto, ON Émilie Goulet –St.Lambert, QC Claudine Leclerc –Pont-Rouge, QC Stéphane Leclerc –Pont-Rouge, QC Howie Shia –Saskatoon, SK Dan Soelberg –Oakville, ON Sarah Troper –Toronto, ON Cory Van Groningen –Port Dover, ON	Vocal Holy Heart of Mary Chamber Choir –St.John's, NF‡ Kendall Docherty –Pinette, PE Mark Donelly –Ottawa, ON Audrey Gagnon –Jonquière, QC Anique Granger –Saskatoon, SK Tyler Hamilton –Sherwood Park, AB Amber Lemouel –Yellowknife, NT Leon Leontaridis –Surrey, BC Belinda Munro –Toronto, ON Ann Marie Schreiner –Hull, QC Lawnie Wallace –Stoufville, ON
Writing Jérôme Gariépy –Montreal, QC‡ Nicholas Billon –Montreal, QC Julie Gobeil –Windsor, QC Royden Kadyschuk –Saskatoon, SK Gregory Lane –Maple Ridge, BC Laura MacDonald –Halifax, NS Amanda Olliver –St.Lazare, QC Charlotte Stewart –Victoria, BC Zachary-Evan Wychopen –Edmonton, AB Trudy-Ann Young –Toronto, ON

9th Annual YTV Achievement Awards (1998)

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Acting Jacob Tierney –Toronto, ON‡ Lawrence Arcouette –Montreal, QC Lani Billard –Thornhill, ON Margot Finley –Vancouver, BC Brendan Fletcher –Vancouver, BC Meredith Henderson –Orleans, ON Dave G. Kirschner –Ft. McMurray, AB Kathryn Long –Mississauga, ON Martha MacIsaac –Charlottetown, PEI Kevin Zegers –Woodstock, ON	Band/Musical Group Astrokick –Kitchener, ON‡ Ad Vitam St. Foy, Quebec Liars & Thieves –Dartmouth, NS Limestone –Victoria, BC The Ludes –Elmira, ON Pedestrian –Dartmouth, NS STARR –Peterborough, ON Test-Tube Babies –Cape Breton, NS Thred –Unionville, ON Undermind Authority –Grand Prairie, AB
Bravery Ashford Penner –North Battleford, SK‡ Bryan Balkam –Oxford, NS Scott Cook –St John's, NB Brent Gilmour –Toronto, ON Jonathon Ingram –Newport, UK Charlie La Haye –St. Laurent, QC Jason McRae –Kirkland, QC Rodney Mulder –Windsor, ON Martyn Wanamaker –Cannington, ON Kerrick Flatt –Nanoose Bay, BC Jean-Louis Fortin –Charlesbourg, QC Joshua Johnson & Luke MacDonald –St. Stephen, NB Keegan McLevin –Red Deer, AB Aaron Meloche & Eric St. Pierre –Belle River, ON Ashford Penner –North Battleford, SK Krista Prevost –Whitehorse, YT	Business Alim Jiwa –North Vancouver, BC‡ Carrie Donovan, Morgan Hicks, Mary Middleton, Michael Sponagle –Mount Uniacke, NS Gregory Galanis –London, ON Shane Hodak –Kelowna, BC Matthew Macinnis & Andrew Macpherson –Port Hawkesbury, NS Renee Poirier –Sydney River, NS Travis Saunders –Fredericton, NB Rebecca Sylvester –Kanata, ON Ryan Townsend –Lindale, AB
Dance Colleen Rintamaki –Pickering, ON‡ Stephanie Cadman & Nicolas Dromard –Nepean, ON & Ottawa, ON Company C (10 members) –Mississauga, ON Cody Green –South Surrey, BC Joel Hanna –New Westminster, BC Heidi Anne Harder –Surrey, BC Jennifer Jimenez –Ottawa, ON Galien Johnston –St. Albert, AB Alexis Anne Maragozis –Victoria, BC National Ballet School Ensemble (15 members) - Toronto, ON	Environmental Fiona Grant –Victoria, BC‡ Jonathan Clark –Devon, AB Earthdancers –Sudbury, ON Kaitlyn Field –Sointula, BC Amber General –St. Regis, QC Highland Thunder (8 members) –Port Hawkesbury, NS James Robins-Early –Vancouver, BC Amy Taylor –South Crosby, ON
Innovation/Science & Technology Claire Heslop –Almonte, ON‡ Adam Bly –Hampstead, QC David Grant & James Grant –Trenton, ON Jordan Harpur –Vancouver, BC Kiyane Haykal –Nepean, ON James Hlibka –Edmonton, AB Andreanne Leboeuf & Monique MacLeod – Ste - Julie, QC & Chambly, QC Cecilia Lui –Scarborough, ON Robert Stephure –Calgary, AB Raymund Yong –Calgary, AB	Instrumental John MacPhee –Summerside, PE‡ Jean Catudal –Lasalle, QC Chris Chown –London, ON Philippe Doss –Montreal, QC Ori Friedman –Thornhill, ON Mathieu Gaulin –Montreal-Nord, QC Boris Kupesic –Toronto, ON Jessica Linnebach –Edmonton, AB Patrice Servant –Buckingham, QC April Dawn Verch –Pembroke, ON
Public Service - UNICEF Award Lisa Monkman –Winnipeg, MB‡ Devani Atul –Grand Falls, Windsor, NF" Iris Bonaise –Cut Knife, SK Alaina Boyer –Kirkland, QC Njeri Damali Campbell –Etobicoke, ON Michael Cuccione –Coquitlam, BC Jasan Dhanota –East York, ON Angela Mills –Mt. Stewart, PE Chau Pham –Winnipeg, MB Mandy Pipher –Scarborough, ON	Specialty Performance Émile Carey –Montreal, QC‡ Los Desperados (3 members) –Buckingham, QC Emilie Dion and Catherine Viens (Caméléon) –Montreal, QC, & Rosemere, QC Austin Garrick –Toronto, ON Mathew Johnson –Stratford, ON Mackenzie Loree –Nanton, AB Samantha McKenna –Duncan, BC Notre Dame Cheerleaders (18 members) –Welland, ON Jeremy Rusu –Winnipeg, MB Y B Normal? (4 members) –Aylmer, QC
Sports Emanuel Sandhu –Richmond Hill, ON‡ Patrick Anderson –Fergus, ON" Maxime Boilard –Lac Beauport, QC Emilie Heymans –St. Lambert, QC Jeane Lassen –Whitehorse, YT" Bernard Luttmer –Pickering, ON Yannick Lupien –Aylmer, QC Dustin Ridson –Strathmore, AB" Yvonne Tousek –Cambridge, ON Tanya Wright –Beaumont, AB	Terry Fox Award Heather Muir –Walkerton, ON‡ Megan Breitkreuz –Okanagan Falls, BC Michael Cuccione –Coquitlam, BC Bonnie Falls –Edmonton, AB Joelle Fawcett –Edmonton, AB Travis Gaertner –Winnipeg, MB Kristin Hayes –Markham, ON Nikki Parkinson –Mississauga, ON Jocelyn Tomkinson –Victoria, BC
Visual Arts Oli Goldsmith –Toronto, ON‡ Elena Bird –Nepean, ON Alisha Boyd –Calgary, AB Mélanie Couture –Tracy, QC Claudine Leclerc –Pont-Rouge, QC Ryan Lethbridge –King City, ON Amaan Merali –Toronto, ON Liem Nguyen –Winnipeg, MB Meghan Telpner –Toronto, ON Sarah Troper –Halifax, NS Caili Woodyard –Ottawa, ON	Vocal Justin Hines –Stouffville, ON‡ Tara Abbott –Oak Lake, MB Kylee Epp –Qualicum Beach, BC Annick Gagnon –Grand Falls, NB Audrey Gagnon –Jonquiere, QC Jenny Gear –Carbonear, NF Rachel Frances Hamilton –Nepean, ON Hugh Dawn Country (3 members) –Saskatoon, SK Latoya Lesmond –Scarborough, ON Dayna Manning –Stratford, ON William Webb –Breckenridge, QC
Writing Warren Heiti –Sudbury, ON‡ Brienna Altrogge –Dalmeny, SK Nicolas Marc Billon –Montreal, QC Mathieu Gallant –Moncton, NB Marie-Eve Lacasse –Gatineau, QC Anji Michalski –London, ON Jennifer Miller –Saskatoon, SK Kaelyn Morrison –Thunder Bay, ON Amanda Olliver –St. Lazare, QC Zachary-Evan Wychopen –Edmonton, AB

10th Annual YTV Achievement Awards (1999)

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Acting Brendan Fletcher – Vancouver, BC‡ Bill Switzer – Tsawassen, BC Corey Sevier – Ajax, ON Kimberley Warnat – Coquitlam, BC Lawrence Arcouette – Montreal, QC Martha MacIsaac – Cornwall, PE	Band/Musical Group Serial Joe – Thornhill, ON‡ Jordan Cook and the Blues Boys – Saskatoon, SK La Constellation – St-Romuaid, St-Nicolas, QC The Ennis Sisters – St. John's, NF Unonymus Inc. – Yellowknife, NT
Bravery Dustin Onerheim –Frontier, SK‡ Aqib Rahman –Etobicoke, ON Frank Thomas –Port Alberni, BC Katie Coates –Westbury, QC Tessa Logan –Winnipeg, MB	Business Hilary Rowland –Port Hope, ON‡ Ben Barry –Ottawa, ON Michael Furdyk –Etobicoke, ON Perry Pugh –Fort McMurray, AB Post Road Tea Room –Mount Uniacke, NS Ryan Townsend –Lindale, AB
Dance David Cox –St. Catharines, ON‡ Aisling Watt –Fort St. John, BC Canadian National Tap Team –BC, AB, MB, ON Cody Green –Surrey, BC Heidi Harder –Surrey, BC Stephanie Cadman –Nepean, ON	Environmental Lili Johnston Okuyama –Vancouver, BC‡ Earthdancers –Sudbury, ON Leslie Chambers, Keri McFarland –Vernon, BC Maia Green –Victoria, BC Morgan Anderson –Nelson, BC
Innovation/Science & Technology Jack and Mark Nowinski –Waterloo, ON‡ Blaine Martin –Hanna, AB Dilnaz and Dilnoor Panjwani –Etobicoke, ON Perpetual –Calgary, AB Tryke Industries Ltd. –North Vancouver, BC	Instrumental Berenika Zakrzewski –Sault Ste. Marie, ON‡ Catherine Manoukian –Toronto, ON Jean Catudal –LaSalle, QC Patrice Servant –Buckingham, QC Torley Wong –Vernon, BC Wesley Chu –Calgary, AB
Public Service - UNICEF Award Jennifer Talson –New Westminster, BC‡ Chantilly Iafrati –North Gower, ON E.C.H.O. –Burlington, Ontario Mathew and Jacob Brown –Carleton Place, ON Tanya Roberts-Davis –Toronto, ON The Little Red Dot Club –Toronto, ON	Specialty Performance A-Trak –Outremont, Quebec‡ Apoorva Balakrishnan –Winnipeg, MB Erika Lemay, Annick Laliberté –Quebec City, QC Les Tourisk –Quebec City, QC Mathew Johnson –Stratford, ON Seth Rogen –Vancouver, BC
Sports Bernard Luttmer –Pickering, ON‡ Erika-Leigh Stirton –Mississauga, ON Kelly Stefanyshyn –Winnipeg, MB Michael Ponikvar –St. Catharines, ON Valerie Hould-Marchand –Quebec City, QC	Terry Fox Award Pamela Finnie –Golden, BC‡ Amy Dohan –Beamsville, ON Joelle Fawcette –Edmonton, AB Joey Haché –Russell, ON Michael Cuccione –Coquitlam, BC Paul Cescon –Waterloo, ON
Visual Arts Riel Benn –Beulah, MB‡ Chloe Li –Scarborough, ON Elly Irvine –Wiarton, ON Ilya Gefter –Thornhill, ON Mélanie Couture –Tracy, QC Oliver Millar –Ottawa, ON	Vocal Trevor Bowes –Victoria, BC‡ Alison Smyth –Nepean, ON Kortney Kayle –Ayr, ON Manon Séguin –L'Orignal, ON The Hudons –Saskatoon, SK William Webb –Breckenridge, QC
Writing Aidan Johnson –Hamilton, ON‡ Claire Laville –Toronto, ON Jamey Hughton –Saskatoon, SK Jenn Thompson –Victoria, BC Marie-Eve Lacasse –Gatineau, QC

11th Annual YTV Achievement Awards (2000)

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Acting Lawrence Arcouette – Montreal, Quebec‡ Marc Donato – Woodbridge, Ontario Jane McGregor – Vancouver, British Columbia Joel Palmer – Vancouver, British Columbia Kimberley Warnat – Coquitlam, British Columbia	Band/Musical Group Tegan and Sara – Calgary, Alberta‡ Peters Drury Trio – Whitehorse, Yukon Steel Toe Sandal – Toronto, Ontario Sum 41 – Ajax, Ontario Unonymous Inc. – Yellowknife, N.W.T. Yesterday's Clash – North Delta, British Columbia
Business Michael Furdyk – Toronto, Ontario‡ Lee Martin – Herschel, Saskatchewan Perry Pugh – Fort McMurray, Alberta Robert Sauchyn – Regina, Saskatchewan Ryan Townsend – Lindale, Alberta	Dance Cody Green – Surrey, British Columbia‡ Rebecca Blaney – Langley, British Columbia Stephanie Cadman – Nepean, Ontario Heidi Harder – Surrey, British Columbia Arthur Kyeyune – Ottawa, Ontario Aisling Watt – Fort St. John, British Columbia
Innovation Marc-André and Jean-Michel Filion – North Bay, Ontario‡ Kyle Doerksen – Calgary, Alberta Katalin and Peter Mayer – Calgary, Alberta Michael Neufeld – elowna, British Columbia Xing (Ziggy) Zeng – Montreal, Quebec	Instrumental Caitlin Tully – Vancouver, British Columbia‡ Andrew Aarons – Toronto, Ontario Shane Cook – Dorchester, Ontario Ruston Vuori – Red Deer, Alberta Jing Wang – Quebec City, Quebec Irene Wong – Toronto, Ontario
Public Service - UNICEF Award Anna Millar – Edmonton, Alberta‡ Ryan Hreljac – Kemptville, Ontario The Little Red Dot Club – Toronto, Ontario Lauryn Oates – West Vancouver, British Columbia Tanya Roberts-Davis – Toronto, Ontario	Specialty Performance Jesse Van Rooi – Toronto, Ontario‡ Apoorva Balakrishnan – Winnipeg, Manitoba Stephanie Cadman – Nepean, Ontario Mathew Johnson – Stratford, Ontario
Sports Geneviève Jeanson – Lachine, Quebec‡ Emilie Heymans – Greenfield Park, Quebec Valérie Hould-Marchand – Quebec, Quebec Morgan Knabe – Calgary, Alberta Emilie Livingston – Toronto, Ontario Kelly Stefanyshyn – Winnipeg, Manitoba Yvonne Tousek – Cambridge, Ontario	Terry Fox Award Quinn Page – Turner Valley, Alberta‡ Michael Cuccione – Coquitlam, British Columbia Alex Lytwyn – Winnipegosis, Manitoba Melissa MacKay – Greenhill, Nova Scotia Jodie Nimigon – Bowmanville, Ontario
Visual Arts Jonas Bell-Pasht – Toronto, Ontario‡ Ilya Gefter – Thornhill, Ontario Soren Johnstone – Rossland, British Columbia Chloe Li – Scarborough, Ontario Morgan Long – Kelowna, British Columbia	Vocal Adam Gregory – Edmonton, Alberta‡ Jennifer Durand – Charlesbourg, Quebec Kylee Epp – Qualicum Beach, British Columbia Darrell Hicks – Scarborough, Ontario Amanda Stott – Winnipeg, Manitoba