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Peterborough County has announced the winners of its 2026 Community Recognition Awards, with recipients to be honoured at a private ceremony in May.
The awards recognize individuals, groups, and businesses across a range of categories, including accessibility, business leadership, volunteerism, heritage, youth, arts, agriculture, and environmental stewardship.
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 Fields
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: 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.
More information about each award is available at ptbocounty.ca.
