COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Pembroke hands out Youth and Civic Awards

Jun 09, 2023

The hardware has been handed out for the 2023 edition of the Pembroke Civic and Youth Awards. 13 awards were handed out on Monday night as part of a special ceremony at the Best Western. Mayor Ron Gervais says it was great to back to in person events like these.

Civic award winners were given a certificate and a hand crafted memento. Youth award winners were also presented with a cheque. myFM spoke with Norbert Chaput with the Silver Stick committee, who nominated the Young Athlete Award. He tells us that it's important to recognize these brilliant youngsters.

Local musician Sierra Levesque took home the hardware in the Arts and Literature category. She tells myFM that she’ll always support the city she grew up in.

Awards will once again be presented in 2024. Stay tuned for when the nomination process begins.

Award Winners:

CIVIC PRIDE – Rodney Stewart

PERSONAL COURAGE – Izabel Deschamps

COMMUNITY SERVICE – Charles Chappell

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS – Maggie Davison

GOOD SAMARITAN – Jocelyn Green

ARTS & LITERATURE – Sierra Levesque and Ash Sullivan

ARTS & CULTURE – Luc Fleurant

LEADERSHIP – Kendra Roberts and Teagan Downey

SPIRIT OF SPORT – Bernadette Demong

YOUNG ATHLETE – Audrey Sullivan and Nicole Duff

AWARD SPONSORS:

Mayor Ron Gervais

Knights of Columbus

Pembroke & Petawawa Lions Club

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 72

Rotary Club of Pembroke

Silver Stick

Kings Sports

(Written by: Kyle Robinson)