• Awarded on: November 24, 2004

Gertrud Antoine Barwick, Rosemere, Quebec
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award


As a dedicated teacher at the Lake of Two Mountains High School in the Montreal area, Gertrud Antoine Barwick volunteered her free time to organize extracurricular activities for students. Since her retirement in 1995, she has been equally generous in helping others, raising thousands of dollars for charity through her church, and helping with Meals on Wheels. A member of the Montreal General Hospital Auxiliary, she volunteers weekly in the gift shop, donates her own artwork for sale and organizes extraordinary fundraising events such as fashion shows and Victorian teas. Mrs. Barwick's generosity of time and talents warms and benefits all those around her.