Caregiver of the year awards Allianz Canada is actively searching for five outstanding non-professional Canadian caregivers. One caregiver in each of four areas will receive a $1,000.00 award, and one will win the $10,000.00 national caregiver award. Do you know anybody who is deserving of the recognition? In 350 words or less describe the circumstances of both the caregiver and the care recipient. To be included are the names of the nominator, care recipient and another person who is familiar with the situation. In order to be able to verify the claims, the awards committee has to be able to contact them. An independent committee will judge the nominations in September. Winners will be announced on November 4. Nomination criteria are available from Allianz Canada, Awards Program, 10 York Mills RD., Suite 700, Toronto, On. M2P 2G5 or from www.allianz.ca. Nominations of non-professional caregiver you consider exceptional should be mailed to Allianz Canada Caregiver of the Year Awards, 10 York Mills RD, P.O. Box 120. Toronto, On, M2P 2G5 postmarked no later than Aug. 31-99. Judy DesRoches, Allianz Canada's, vice-president marketing, said that her insurance company had created this award last year to help showcase some of Canada's unsung heroes and heroines. Hans.