Peterborough County Releases 2024 Community Recognition Award Winners

Peterborough County has released its winners of the 2024 Community Recognition Awards, announced on Tuesday.

Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The recipients will be honoured at a private County event next month with a date pending.

The following are a list of the winners:

Accessibility

  • Otonabee Region Conservation Authority

Acts of Heroism

  • North Kawartha – Conner Ferguson

  • Selwyn – Johnathon Cooney, Ian Millar, and Marina McNab

Agricultural Leadership

  • Asphodel-Norwood – Vanderview Farms – Will and Bernadette Vanderhorst

  • Douro-Dummer – Murray Carlow

  • Selwyn – 14th Line Flowers – Dianne Pearson

Business Leadership

  • Asphodel-Norwood – Sweetheart’s Bakery, The Knockout and Dead Man’s Brew - all owned by Sara and Andrew Scott

  • Cavan Monaghan – Millbrook Mercantile – Bernadette MacNeil

  • Douro-Dummer – Molly Conlin Design & Drafting

  • Havelock-Belmont-Methuen – ZK Excavating Ltd. – Zack Johnston

  • North Kawartha – The Grape and Wedge

  • Otonabee-South Monaghan – Wesnor Inc dba Trailers Plus – Zoran Albert

  • Selwyn – The Chocolate Rabbit

Community Volunteer of the Year

  • Asphodel-Norwood – Diane Anderson-Campbell

  • Douro-Dummer – Elsie Tedford

  • Havelock-Belmont-Methuen – Donellda Fraser

  • North Kawartha – Jim Empringham

  • Otonabee-South Monaghan – Brian Bickmore

  • Selwyn – Lynda Coons

Environmental/Sustainability

  • Havelock-Belmont-Methuen – CoviaCorp Canada Ltd.

Heritage Preservation

  • Selwyn – Lakefield Historical Society

Leadership in Arts and Culture

  • North Kawartha – Metal by Rachel – Rachel Charlebois

  • Selwyn – Ecco Art Gallery

  • Trent Lakes – Bruce Averill

Sporting Excellence

  • Otonabee-South Monaghan - Karl Allen

Youth

  • Asphodel-Norwood – Helen Genge

  • Otonabee-South Monaghan – Kaden Beasley

Special Award

  • County – Windsor’s Drycleaning Centre

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