Peterborough County 2026 Community Recognition Award Winners

Peterborough County, ON – Congratulations to the Winners of the Peterborough County 2026 Community Recognition Awards. The recipients will be honoured at a private County event in May.

Accessibility Recognition

• Douro Dummer - PARD Therapeutic Riding School

Acts of Heroism

• North Kawartha – Eva Mallory and Pat Kempt

Agricultural Leadership

• Asphodel-Norwood – Stephanie Warner
• Douro-Dummer – Leor Farms
• Otonabee-South Monaghan – Pat Learmonth
• Selwyn – Sanctuary Flower Field

Business Leadership

• Asphodel-Norwood – Papa’s Pizzaland – Tiffany Hickey
• Cavan Monaghan – Joshua Helm
• Douro-Dummer – Harrison Cedar Products
• Havelock Belmont-Methuen – Campbell’s Belmont Lake Marina
• North Kawartha – HERmanas Boutique
• Otonabee-South Monaghan – The Mane Intent
• Selwyn – Kawartha Home Hardware
• Trent Lakes - Kawartha County Wines

Community Volunteer of the Year

• Asphodel-Norwood – Hannah McLean
• Cavan Monaghan – Friendship Force
• Douro-Dummer – Debra Brown
• Havelock Belmont-Methuen – Orllyn Loney
• North Kawartha – Merle Post
• Otonabee-South Monaghan – Otonabee-South Monaghan (OSM) Food Cupboard
• Selwyn – Lakefield Trail Stewardship Committee
• Trent Lakes – Diane Skinner

Environmental/Sustainability

• North Kawartha – Doug Colmer
• Otonabee-South Monaghan – Friends of Hope Mill

Heritage Preservation

• Douro-Dummer – Douro 200th Committee
• Otonabee-South Monaghan – Keene 200th Committee
• Selwyn – Hiawatha Chapel Association
• Trent Lakes – Trent Lakes Historical Society

Leadership in Arts and Culture

• Asphodel-Norwood – Kerstin Walsh
• North Kawartha – Molly Moldovan
• Otonabee-South Monaghan – Tracy Minnema (A River of Yarn)
• Selwyn – David Goyette

Sporting Excellence

• Asphodel-Norwood – Marisha Thompson
• Cavan-Monaghan – Hannah Schad
• Douro-Dummer – Dustin Watson
• Havelock Belmont-Methuen – Cameron Spalding

Youth

• Asphodel-Norwood – Jorja Crawford
• Cavan-Monaghan – Bennet Hoar
• North Kawartha – Keegan Parks
• Otonabee-South Monaghan – Lily Briand
• Selwyn – Hazel Fuderer

Special Award

• County Wide – Nine Ships 1825 Inc.

For more information about the awards, categories and eligibility criteria, please refer to our website, Recognition Awards - County of Peterborough (ptbocounty.ca).

For more information, please contact:
Tracie Bertrand General Manager, Tourism and Communications
tbertrand@ptbocounty.ca
705-743-0380 ext. 2502