• Awarded on: September 21, 2000

Winnifred Surette, Yarmouth, N.S.
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award

Despite working full time, Winnifred Surette always seems to be in the right place at the right time to help others, especially young people. She has devoted countless hours to the Arena Commission, the School to Work Transition Program, the Yarmouth High School Home and School Association, the School Advisory Council, the Villa St. Joseph du Lac, Crime Stoppers, Girl Guides, Southwest Nova Transition House and the Yarmouth Food Bank. Blood donor clinics and victims of fires and other emergencies have also benefited from her time and talents.