Peterborough County Announces 2026 Community Recognition Award Winners

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Peterborough County has announced the recipients of the 2026 Community Recognition Awards.

Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The winners will be honoured at a private County event next month.

The following are the award winners:

Accessibility Recognition

  • Douro Dummer - PARD Therapeutic Riding School

Acts of Heroism

  • North Kawartha – Eva Mallory and Pat Kempt

Agricultural Leadership

  • Asphodel-Norwood – Stephanie Warner

  • Douro-Dummer – Leor Farms

  • Otonabee-South Monaghan – Pat Learmonth

  • Selwyn – Sanctuary Flower Field

Business Leadership

  • Asphodel-Norwood – Papa’s Pizzaland – Tiffany Hickey

  • Cavan Monaghan – Joshua Helm

  • Douro-Dummer – Harrison Cedar Products

  • Havelock Belmont-Methuen – Campbell’s Belmont Lake Marina

  • North Kawartha – HERmanas Boutique

  • Otonabee-South Monaghan – The Mane Intent

  • Selwyn – Kawartha Home Hardware

  • Trent Lakes - Kawartha County Wines

Community Volunteer of the Year

  • Asphodel-Norwood – Hannah McLean

  • Cavan Monaghan – Friendship Force

  • Douro-Dummer – Debra Brown

  • Havelock Belmont-Methuen – Orllyn Loney

  • North Kawartha – Merle Post

  • Otonabee-South Monaghan – Otonabee-South Monaghan (OSM) Food Cupboard

  • Selwyn – Lakefield Trail Stewardship Committee

  • Trent Lakes – Diane Skinner

Environmental/Sustainability

  • North Kawartha – Doug Colmer

  • Otonabee-South Monaghan – Friends of Hope Mill

Heritage Preservation

  • Douro-Dummer – Douro 200th Committee

  • Otonabee-South Monaghan – Keene 200th Committee

  • Selwyn – Hiawatha Chapel Association

  • Trent Lakes – Trent Lakes Historical Society

Leadership in Arts and Culture

  • Asphodel-Norwood – Kerstin Walsh

  • North Kawartha – Molly Moldovan

  • Otonabee-South Monaghan – Tracy Minnema (A River of Yarn)

  • Selwyn – David Goyette

Sporting Excellence

  • Asphodel-Norwood – Marisha Thompson

  • Cavan-Monaghan – Hannah Schad

  • Douro-Dummer – Dustin Watson

  • Havelock Belmont-Methuen – Cameron Spalding

Youth

  • Asphodel-Norwood – Jorja Crawford

  • Cavan-Monaghan – Bennet Hoar

  • North Kawartha – Keegan Parks

  • Otonabee-South Monaghan – Lily Briand

  • Selwyn – Hazel Fuderer

Special Award

  • County Wide – Nine Ships 1825 Inc.

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David Tuan Bui