Stratford Awards and Recognitions
Blue Plaque Program -Anderson Awards - Bronze Star Awards
Order of Canada Awards - Sports Wall of Fame
Blue Plaque Program
The Blue Plaque Program recognizes historical people and places of note in the city. The City Site is not available at this time.
Names of winner see here. Blue Plaque Program
James Anderson Award
The James Anderson Award was created by Heritage Stratford in honour of James Anderson (1929-1994), and is awarded to: Individuals who have made a significant contribution to the community of Stratford in the area of build or cultural or natural heritage preservation, or heritage garden conservation; or Small project groups where an effort was shared by a steering or ad-hoc committee; by co-authors of a local history publication; or by a group instrumental in the restoration of a heritage property.
* Names of winners see: Heritage Stratford
Bronze Star Awards
In partnership with the Stratford Festival, City Council recognizes individuals on a national or international scale who have worked or contributed profoundly to the cultural and/or social fabric of the City; or a Stratford citizen who has achieved national or international status. Each year two recipients are selected by the City and two are selected by the Festival. Source: Stratford Bronze Star Awards
* Click on name for bios
Order of Canada, Stratford Recipients :
Louis Applebaum music composer and director 1977/1996
Rod Beattie actor 2018
Alfred M. Bell original member Stratford Festival committee 1979
Dama Lumley Bell Stratford Festival company founding member 1979
Peter Calamai science journalist 2016
Douglas Campbell actor, director 1998
Antoni Cimolino actor, director, administrator 2017
Robertson Davies author 1973
Robert Doyle set and costume designer 2008
Colm Feore actor 2014
Timothy Findley actor, author 1986
Jean Gascon actor, director 1967/1978
Graham Greene actor 2016
Amelia Hall actor 1983
Don Harron actor, author, playwright, broadcaster 1980
Martha Henry actor, director, artistic director 1982/1991
John Hirsch theatre director 1967
Mary E. Hofstetter arts administrator 2014
William Hutt performing artist 1970
Donald MacDonald labour leader 1973
Brian Macdonald choreographer, director, dancer 2002
Timothy MacDonald community builder, philanthropist 2019
Seana McKenna actor 2019
Loreena McKennitt musician 2005
Peter Mansbridge newscaster 2009
Richard Monette actor artistic director 1998
Tanya Moiseiwitsch theatre, stage, production designer 2003
M. Lee Myers cardiologist, arts leadership 2019
William Needles Stratford Festival company founding member 2018
John Neville actor, artistic director 2007
Maxine Noel visual artist 2018
Annette av Paul dancer, teacher 2019
Robin Phillips theatre director 2006
Gordon Pinsent actor, director, writer, singer 1980/1999
Christopher Plummer actor 1970
James Reaney playwright, poet 1976
Kate Reid actor 1975
Lloyd Robertson broadcaster 1998
Clayton Shields master wig-maker and make-up artist 2009
William Shatner actor 2019
Bob White dramaturge and artistic director 2010
Sports Wall of Fame
The city's Sports Wall of Fame is at 353 McCarthy Rd W., in the Stratford Rotary Complex. The Sports Hall of Fame committee was established to recognize individuals and teams whose athletic abilities brought fame to themselves and for the City of Stratford. * Click on categories below to view the lists of sports figures, teams and builders honoured over the years with YouTube videos. See samples below.
Donald McPherson,
Howie Morenz