Sudbury residents awarded the Platinum Jubilee pin of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

In honour and in commemoration of Her Majesty the Queen, and the 70 years she served on the throne, Member of Parliament for Sudbury, Viviane Lapointe, recognized Sudbury volunteers with a special limited-edition commemorative pin, and a certificate of recognition during a reception on Friday.

“Her Majesty the Queen devoted her life to the service of people and the Commonwealth. I believe it is fitting to recognize exceptional community volunteers in Sudbury, in honour of Her Majesty the Queen. It was an honour to acknowledge and recognize the incredible hard work and dedication of our community volunteers and leaders,” said MP Lapointe.

The list of recipients is as follows:

• Adebola Adefioye

• Moji Adibpour

• Rachel Adriaans

• Anna Maria Barsanti

• Leonie Bedard

• Gurpreet Singh Broca

• Halia Buba

• Arthemise Camirand Peterson

• Jennifer Caruso

• Ellen Chalut

• Rashid Mukhtar Chaudhry

• Arthur Chevrier

• Alessandro Constantini

• Sandi Cooper Leblanc

• Dr Jane Cox

• Erin Danyliw

• Lisa Dicaire

• Diane Delvecchio

• Lise Dennie

• Nicole Dignard

• Angele Dmytruk

• Gary Duhaime

• Iris Duhaime

• Real Duhaime

• Evelyn Dutrisac

• David Farrow

• Nathan Fragomeni

• Carly Gasparini

• Janet Gasparini

• Brian Gatien

• Paul-Andre Gauthier

• Helen Ghent

• Sue Ghent

• James Gordon

• Burgess Hawkins

• Cathy Heffernan

• Hugh Hinschberger

• Darrell Hoffer

• Douglas George Honeyford

• Vicki Jacobs

• Narasimha Katary

• Kathryn Kettle

• Amanda Kingsley Malo

• Rayudu H. Koka

• Stanley Koren

• Raili Lakanen

• Aurele Lamothe

• James Lanzo

• Paul Lefebvre

• John R. Lindsay

• Gerry Lougheed Jr.

• Donna Macleod

• Marianne Matichuk

• Alex McCauley

• Stella Meilleur

• Patricia Mensour

• Monique Mercier

• Lise Michael

• Mary Michasiw

• Gary Michilak

• Patricia Mills

• Dana Montgomery

• Raili Myllyharju

• Rachelle Neimela

• Barbara Nott

• Adejare Muniru Oduwole

• Brenda Payne

• Sonia Peczeniuk

• Marie-Eve Pépin

• Bela Ravi

• Angela Recollet

• Gisele Regimbal

• Lynn Rolston

• Leighton Roslyn

• Adam Selalmatzidis

• Patricia Ann Sharpe

• Ian Sinclair

• Mac Sinclair

• Loretta Tompkins

• Miroslava Tripaliouk

• Cora Vandendressche

• Miranda Virtanen

• Wendy Watson

• Jane Webber

• Mike Whitehouse

• Raymond Young

“It is important to recognize the work of community volunteerism, activism and leadership and make sure those efforts do not go unnoticed. It was an honour to recognize and celebrate those who continue to make outstanding contributions and inspire excellence in our community,” says MP Lapointe.