The Nelson City Council has postponed the Eelco Boswijk Civic Award celebrations due to Covid-19 restrictions on event numbers.
Nelson City Council has partnered with the City of Nelson Civic Trust and Nelson Mail for the 2021 awards, named after the late Eelco Boswijk, who established the popular Chez Eelco Café in Nelson in the 1960s.
The awards recognise those in our community who go above and beyond to enrich the lives of others, as Eelco did.
Award nominations were received earlier this year, and the winners of the five categories have been chosen. An awards ceremony was due to take place in early November.
The categories are:
- City of Nelson Civic Trust Community Hero
- Nelson Pine Change Maker
- NBS Bank Leadership
- Nelmac Kaitiakitanga
- Nelson City Council Smart Little City.
However, due to Covid-19 restrictions on event numbers and the Council’s desire to celebrate with as many of the nominees and their supporters as possible, the Eelco Boswijk Civic Award ceremony will instead take place in April 2022.
The Council will contact all nominees in February 2022 to confirm their attendance at the April event.
The sponsors are City of Nelson Civic Trust, Nelson Pine, NBS, Nelmac and Council, the winners of each of the five award categories will receive a $1000 donation to a local charity of their choice.
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