- Awarded on: April 20, 1999
Paul-Émile Thiffault, Trois-Rivières, Que.
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award
Paul-Émile Thiffault has been involved in social, religious, educational, cultural, genealogical activities and other areas of community life for over thirty years. A founding member of various associations and committees, he directs the Fédération des Familles-Souches québécoises and is a member of the Historical Society of Saint-Adelphe and the Mauricie-Bois-Francs Genealogical Society. A former educator in police techniques, he is chaplain of the Trois-Rivières municipal police and of the Maurice-Bois-Francs Retired Police Officers' Association.