- Awarded on: November 13, 2001
Georgette Simard Paquette, Val Thérèse, Ontario
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award
Georgette Simard Paquette has been offering her services to the community for more than 50 years. At the age of 14, she became a volunteer member of the Civitas Christi youth centre, working there until 1990. Mrs. Simard Paquette has been involved with the Auxiliaries of Sudbury Regional Hospital for over 20 years. She is currently a member of the board of governors of the Sudbury Regional Hospital Foundation and the Children's Treatment Centre. Assistance to the community will always have a very important place in the life of Mrs. Simard Paquette.