The Municipality of North Perth has recognized outstanding local people with a series of awards, including Citizen of the Year.
At a ceremony at the Elma Memorial Community Centre in Atwood on April 30, numerous awards were handed out to people for a variety of designations.
Lucille Wittnebel was honoured as the 2024 Norm Stirling Citizen of the Year Award recipient. She moved to Listowel in the 1990s and began volunteering at Listowel Memorial Hospital more than 30 years ago.
Visitors and patients have seen Lucille in the hospital's Gift Shop, the patient floors, ER, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, and Diagnostic Imaging. In 1997, she was a driving force behind the hospital’s Breast Assessment Center, where she continues to serve to this day.
Other award recipients include Joan MacDonald, Tyler Martin, Christin Dennis, and Warren Wray, who were all given 2024 Celebrate North Perth – Inspiration Awards, as well as Kailey Brock, who earned the 2024 Celebrate North Perth - Youth Impact Award.
A full breakdown of each award winner and their contributions to North Perth can be seen here: https://www.northperth.ca/news/posts/citizen-of-the-year-and-celebrate-north-perth-award-recipients/