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In honour of their work in the Community, the Combermere Recreation Committee has received the 2019 Mayor’s Appreciation Award.
The award was given out by Madawaska Valley Township Mayor Kim Love during a regular council meeting. Mayor Love praised the committee for reigniting community spirit in the area.She says despite the committee being publicly funded and running on volunteers, it has survived and thrived. Mayor Love especially thank those members of the committee who worked during holiday events. She says it required a special kind of dedication.
On hand to accept the award was Committee Chair Nancy Betournay, along with a number of volunteers. Betournay thanked the 2017 executive for building the foundation to move forward, as well as thanking the volunteers, donors and businesses for helping the committee grow. She said one of the major projects the committee is accomplishing was to rebuild parts of the Combermere Rink destroyed in the Tornado of 2006. They say they plan to finish repairs by summer 2020.
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