![Mayor for a Day](/images/2023/09/22/m4ad-web.jpg)
You can winMayor for a DayDeputy Mayor for a DayGift Certificates!
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Live in North Grenville.
- Be a student in grades 9 through 12.
- Complete the Mayor for a Day application form.
- Be available to shadow Mayor Nancy Peckford on Wednesday, October 16th (will include school hours, parent permission required).
Incentives ($550 total):
- One winner will be selected as 2024 Mayor for a Day, participate in job shadow experience, and awarded $100 local gift certificate!
- One winner will be selected as 2024 Deputy Mayor for a Day, participate in job shadow experience, and awarded $50 local gift certificate!
- $20 local gift certificates to the first 20 applicants (excluding the Mayor and Deputy Mayor for a Day winners).
The contest will occur each year during Ontario’s Local Government Week (third week in October), to increase public and youth awareness of the important role local governments play in our communities. The students can gain valuable insights into the workings of North Grenville. Open to students in grades 9 through 12 who live in North Grenville.
Photos from 2023's Mayor for a Day Contest
Mayor Ben McKenna and Deputy Mayor Miles Dockendorff
![](/images/2023/10/23/1.jpg)
![Deputy Mayor of the Day Miles with parents](/images/2023/10/23/2.jpg)
![Ben being signed in](/images/2023/10/23/3.jpg)
![Miles being signed in](/images/2023/10/23/4.jpg)
![Mayor Ben wearing chain of office](/images/2023/10/23/5.jpg)
![Miles with flags behind](/images/2023/10/23/6.jpg)
![Ben and Miles with Mayor Nancy Peckford](/images/2023/10/23/7.jpg)
![Having a discussion in Mayor Peckford's office](/images/2023/10/23/8.jpg)
![More discussions in Mayor's office](/images/2023/10/23/9.jpg)
![With council in meeting room](/images/2023/10/23/10.jpg)
![discussing tourism with the mayor](/images/2023/10/23/11.jpg)
![Meeting with Manager of Leisure Services](/images/2023/10/23/12.jpg)
![Meeting with Director of Parks and Recreation and Facilities Superintendent](/images/2023/10/23/13.jpg)
![Tour of the Zamboni room](/images/2023/10/23/14.jpg)
![](/images/2023/10/23/15.jpg)
![Checking out the refrigeration units under the ice rink](/images/2023/10/23/16.jpg)
![At the Fire Hall with Fire Chief Okum](/images/2023/10/23/17.jpg)
![Tour of the Fire Hall](/images/2023/10/23/18.jpg)
![Ben and Miles sitting at the Mayor's desk](/images/2023/10/23/19.jpg)
![Ben and Miles doing rock, paper, scissors to decide on who is signing the guestbook first](/images/2023/10/23/20.jpg)
Timeline
Application is open!
TBA!
TBA!
Application Deadline
Monday, September 30, 2024
Announce Mayor for a Day
TBD
TBD
Mayor for a Day shadows Mayor Peckford
Wednesday, October 16, 2024