Community Grandioses

The Grand Falls Regional Municipality wishes to express its appreciation for its outstanding citizens. The Recognition of Community Grandioses policy aims to recognize three groups of people.

The Grand Falls Regional Municipality commits to:

Monthly recognition of up to two volunteers from the municipality during public meetings who have distinguished themselves through their serivce to others.
Recognize an ambassador or hero during a public meeting when appropriate. A summary of their achievements will be presented.

Council members are responsible for identifying deserving volunteers, ambassadors and heroes, and the community is also invited to submit names by filling out the nomination form.

*The masculine form used below includes women, men and non-binary individuals. The masculine gender is used without discrimination for the purpose of the text simplification.

Nomination Form

Grandioses 2024

Volunteers

Definition: Any individual, regardless of age, who freely offers their time, energy, and skills to a cause or activity that enriches the lives of their fellow citizens in the Grand Falls Regional Municipality. This policy also encompasses volunteers working with external organizations that provide services to the municipality's residents.

The Grand Falls Regional Municipality wishes to pay tribute to individuals who stand out through their volunteer work. They graciously contribute their time and expertise to carry out activities and provide community's population. These citizens wholeheartedly support the development of our municipality by dedicating numerous hours to serving their peers.

Ambassadors

Definition: Any individual, team or group whose achievements reach the provincial, national, or international level and contribute to the reputation of the municipality. Recognized individuals must either reside in the Grand Falls Regional Municipality or be native to it.

Many citizens make their mark at the provincial, national, and international levels, thus contributing to the global recognition of the Grand Falls Regional Municipality. According to this initiative, the municipality not only wants to acknowledge the extraordinary achievements of these individuals, teams, or groups but also wants to thank them for being worthy representatives of the Grand Falls Regional Municipality.

Heroes

Definition: An individual who stands out for his bravery, his actions, or his role in a precarious situation, and whose intervention has made a significant difference.

Some citizens occasionally perform acts of heroism. Through their actions, these individuals save lives and prevent unfortunate events. The municipality wishes to recognize this extra effort.

Nomination Form

Candidate's Contact Details

Candidate's First Name

Candidate's Last Name

Candidate's Telephone

Postal Address

Town

Province

Postal Code

Home Address (if different)

Town

Province

Postal Code

Tenderer's Contact Details

Tenderer's First Name

Tenderer's Telephone

Tenderer's Last Name

Tenderer's Email

Submitting organization (if applicable)

Does the candidate highlight a volunteer, ambassador or hero?

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Ambassador

Hero

Context

Brief summary of the candidate's achievements:

How has the candidate made a significant difference in the service of others?

How long has the candidate been a volunteer?

Does the proposed candidate volunteer for other organizations?

In the case of an ambassador, how has the candidate distinguished himself at provincial, national or other levels?

In the case of a hero, describe the candidate's actions.

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Community Grandioses - Grand Falls (Volunteer 2024)

Marco Leblanc

Marco Leblanc doesn't count the hours he invests in various community organizations. From the Grand Falls Association for Community Living to the New Brunswick Student Leadership Association, the Drug-Free Community Committee, the Global Skills Council and the International Student Class Leader, Marco Leblanc has a real desire to make a positive impact in his community by promoting inclusiveness and self-reliance. His sense of leadership, his humility and his compassionate nature make Marco Leblanc an exceptional citizen and a key person to accompany and support our young people.

Normand Caron

Normand Caron has made it his personal responsibility to groom and maintain the trails at the Kahoutek Cross-Country Ski Club. He has devoted himself to this task with passion for no less than 40 years. Over the years, Normand Caron has demonstrated his ingenuity, using the means at his disposal to surface the trails, rain, or shine. The great reputation of this recreational and tourism facility is what it is today, thanks to Normand Caron's commitment to offering quality cross-country ski trails to the delight of people from near and far.

Community Grandioses - Grand Falls (Ambassador 2024)

Eric Ouellette

For many years, Eric Ouellette has contributed to the development of our community and our tourism industry through his business Zip-Zag, which offers visitors a unique experience of our falls and gorge. Eric Ouellette, a citizen with a thousand and one ideas, recently surpassed his own Guinness World Record for the largest ice dome at the renowned Québec Winter Carnival. A leader with a rallying spirit, Eric led a team of 12 volunteers from the region in the realization of this operation, which thanks to his vision quickly became a community success that contributed to Grand Falls' reputation.

Madeleine Leclerc

Madeleine Leclerc has made a significant contribution to our community for over 40 years as an editor, journalist, photographer, and translator in the print media. Her dedication to volunteering with organizations such as Mad-Vic Crime Stoppers, Literacy, the Food Bank, and the Historical Society demonstrates a strong commitment to exerting a positive influence on people. Her leadership skills have enabled her to occupy several key roles within various organizations. To this day, she is President of the Grand Falls Historical Society and Secretary-Treasurer of the Grand Falls Regional Food Bank.