Volunteers Honoured for Queen’s Jubilee

The Member of Parliament for Cumberland-Colchester honoured 75 volunteers today in Wentworth as part of Queen Elizabeth’s 70th year on the throne.

The group was selected from volunteers who were nominated for their community service.

Each was presented with a citation and a Queen’s Platinum Jubilee pin.

Dr. Stephen Ellis noted the pin was quite unique with a number of very specific elements fitting of the Queen’s special year of celebration.

Ellis said, “Volunteers are really the backbone of communities. It’s really about that fellowship and caring for our communities that really makes us unique here in rural Nova Scotia.” The MP added, “It’s part of the fabric of who we are.”

Ellis commented on the fact that all the recipients were nominated by their friends and neighbours. He said, “When somebody takes the time to honour the work you have done, it is a very, very special moment, because it means they truly believe in you.”

Here are the recipients honoured from Cumberland County:

Karen Barclay – Springhill 

Peter & Jannie Berkelaar – Malagash Point 

Peter Blaikie – Pugwash 

Leslie Childs - Amherst 

Darrell Cole – Amherst 

Robert & Jocelyn Dobson – Malagash 

Colleen Dowe – Trumanville 

Francis (Frankie) Ferdinand – Amherst 

Donald Fletcher – New Salem 

Eileen Glennie –  Nappan  

Robert Hudson – Amherst  

George Laird – Springhill  

Patricia MacEachern – Little Forks 

Ken MacKenzie – Amherst 

Patrick Manifold – Amherst 

Melissa Margeson – Springhill 

Vera Miles – Springhill 

Pippa Moss – Amherst 

Doug & Zella Perry – Wallace  

Alejandro Ramirez – Amherst 

Justin & Tena Simons – Springhill 

Norene Smiley – Pugwash 

Margaret Smith – Amherst 

Michael A. Wilson – Amherst 

The photos include: Doug and Zella Perry, former County Councillor Don Fletcher, Peter & Jannie Berkelaar, and Robert & Jocelyn Dobson — all with Dr. Stephen Ellis, MP.

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