Awarded on: 1996-12-12
Berthe Paré-Niquet, Drummondville, Quebec
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award
For thirty years, Berthe Niquet has shown great generosity through her dedication to patients at the Frederick-George-Heriot Centre, a long-term care centre. A faithful visitor, she participates in a variety of social activities, bakes birthday cakes for the patients and grows violets to brighten up their rooms. Over the years, she has knitted more than 100 throws for the use of people who use wheelchairs.