Reina Labelle Legros, La Pêche, Quebec
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award
Mother of 10 children, Reina Labelle Legros is a caring neighbour, always ready to lend a hand to the residents of La Pêche and of Masham. For over 55 years, she has visited the sick, and has prepared meals for funerals and Christmas baskets for families in need. She also organizes dinners and gatherings for rural women, and leads pastoral care in her parish. Because her community's well-being is so dear to her heart, Ms. Labelle Legros sits on a number of boards of directors, including that of the Maison des cultures des Collines. She also assists people in wheelchairs at the Masham care facility get to their activities and volunteers at the city library.