• Awarded on: April 20, 1999

Monique Cyr Duchemin, Hérouxville, Que.
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award

Monique Cyr Duchemin is always attentive to the needs of others. She was responsible for and highly successful in selling souvenirs of the centenary of Hérouxville Municipality in 1997. She visited people throughout the municipality, selling souvenirs in aid of the Fabrique de Saint-Timothée in Hérouxville. Mrs. Cyr Duchemin was also the churchwarden for her parish and fundraises for the Canadian Cancer Society, the Heart Foundation, the Red Cross, the Normandy Volunteer Action Centre and Christmas Cheer.