Thérèse Bélanger Gauthier, Montreal, Quebec
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award
Thérèse Bélanger Gauthier has dedicated 26 compassionate years to patients in the palliative care unit at Montreal's Notre-Dame hospital. Through the years, she has helped, comforted and supported terminally ill patients and their families with her soothing presence and with infinite respect. Many families have benefited from Ms. Gauthier's devotion, and she has been a source of inspiration and a model of excellence for every volunteer in the hospital.