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Published - Nov 5th, 2009
By By Francis Baker
Wellington County council recognized long-time workers at the start of the Oct. 29 meeting.
Presentations are made to people with 25 and 15 years’ service. Council acknowledges people with 35, 30, 20 and 10.
“We have quite a list of people who have been with us up to 35 years,” county Warden Joanne Ross-Zuj said at the start of presentations. “This is certainly a privilege on the part of council to recognize the service these people have given to the county.”
The following people were honoured:
35 years - mechanic Maurice Kaye and teacher’s assistant Ruth-Anne Rawn.
30 years - custodian Stephen Beattie.
25 years (presented with a pin) - housing operations manager Harry Blinkhorn, Wellington Terrace maintenance worker Michael Costin, Terrace personal care worker Carol Halliday, and Terrace cook Tracy Henderson.
20 years - Terrace personal care worker Tammy Becker, Terrace support clerical worker Melissa Copeland, junior accounting clerk Joanne Ford, caseworker Mimma Moore, caseworker Ian Murray, Terrace cook Denise Rex, equipment operator Wayne Spears, clerk Donna Van Wyck, and field maintenance worker Gary Whitney.
15 years (presented with a plaque) - lead home childcare consultant Laurie Anderson, Terrace ward clerk Kelley Krieger, Terrace cook Brenda Lee Prince, Drayton library branch supervisor Bep Vandenberg.
10 years - teacher Kathy Armstrong, caseworker Tammy Bastien, equipment operator Cory Casemore, works control clerk Caroline Drohan, head teacher Linda Dunk, teacher Kristy Duxbury, equipment operator Terry Engelage, social services worker Laurie Godreau, Mount Forest day nursery manager Bernice Granger, technical services manager Dan Halk, Ontario Works receptionist Tracy Hannah, chief librarian Janice Hindley, intake worker Moira Lyle, Ontario Works receptionist Violet Lyle, trainer Colleen MacDonald, caseworker Dwight Mann, Harriston library branch supervisor Brooke McLean, home child care consultant Diane Reilly, equipment operator Alex Stewart, equipment operator Travis Walker, and child care services manager Laurie Walker.
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