Ontario Volunteer Service Awards are being presented tonight to over 150 residents from across Midwestern Ontario.
The ceremony at the auditorium at the former OSCVI building in Owen Sound will thank a total of 152 volunteers for their dedication and long-time service to local organizations.
Recipients are from Owen Sound, Meaford, Hanover, Kincardine, Wiarton, Southampton, Markdale, Georgian Bluffs, St. Mary’s, Port Elgin, Ripley, Priceville, Paisley, Neustadt and Tobermory.
Organizations with volunteers being recognized include: GRACE Therapeutic Riding, Grey Roots Museum & Archives, Professional Engineers Ontario, Neustadt & District Horticultural Society, Bruce Peninsula Hospice, VON - Grey Bruce, Air Cadet League of Canada - 543 Wingham Valiants Sponsoring Committee, Canadian Mental Health Association - Grey Bruce, Bruce Grey Child and Family Services, Listowel & Wingham Hospital Alliance, Port Elgin Pumpkinfest, Beavercrest Community School, Optimist Club - Normanby Township, and Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library.
The awards ceremony starts at 7:30 this evening at the OSCVI Auditorium on 8th Street East in Owen Sound.
Among this year’s recipients: Stuart Grigg of Kincardine, for 40 years with Kincardine & District Lions Club Inc. Kathleen Cassidy of Owen Sound, for 35 years with Owen Sound Little Theatre Bill Chalmers of Neustadt, for 35 years with Neustadt & District Lions Club Gladys Dobson, Marion Nielsen and Glenda Pearson of Meaford; Louisa Hyslop and Dot O’Dell of Southampton; Shirley Clark of Markdale, and Mary Turner of Owen Sound, each for 35 years with Grey Bruce Health Services Karen and Kevin McKay of Kincardine, each for 25 years with Kincardine Summer Music Festival.
