Peterborough County Community Recognition Award winners announced
Peterborough County has announced the winners of the 2024 Community Recognition Awards.
The awards are handed out annually to residents or groups in Peterborough County who have raised the profile or made extraordinary contributions to the community.
The recipients will be honoured at a private Peterborough County event on Thursday, May 16.
The following are the list of 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. 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 For more information about the awards, categories and eligibility criteria, please visit ptbocounty.ca.