• Awarded on: November 16, 2005

Nicole Desmarais, Saint-Pie-de-Guire, Quebec
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award

The Saint-Pie-de-Guire recreation committee has been a resounding success thanks to Nicole Desmarais' 22 years of determined effort and unparalleled dedication. She has been the chair, director and secretary of recreation and had a hand in the skating rink and chalet improvement projects. To encourage youth to engage in physical activity, she has organized broomball, hockey and baseball tournaments. It is with gratitude and admiration that the community of Saint-Pie-de-Guire remembers, among other things, the children's Christmas parties that she spearheaded.