Award show roundup
By Adnews Staff
The Canadian Public Relations Society has presented James Toccacelli, senior vice-president of communications at EDS Canada, its Philip A. Novikoff Award in recognition of his contributions to public relations during his career. Prior to joining EDS, Toccacelli was vice-president of public affairs at Corporate Communications Limited. He has also worked at Levi Strauss & Co. in Toronto, Singapore and San Francisco, Wardair/Canadian Airlines International and Global Television News. Toccacelli has been active in the society since 1982.
The Marketing Department, based in London, ON, received four Virtuoso Awards at an event held earlier this month by the London chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. The awards were for a communications campaign intended to raise awareness of London-area resources for frustrated parents who may be at risk of using violence against infants. The campaign was mounted by a community task force consisting of the Children's Aid Society of London & Middlesex, the London Police Service, the Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, the Middlesex-London Health Unit, Merrymount Children's Centre and Telehealth Ontario.