{"id":405,"date":"2026-04-22T05:04:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T03:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/vsp-met-a-lhonneur-ses-benevoles-lors-dune-soiree-de-reconnaissance\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T05:04:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T03:04:49","slug":"vsp-met-a-lhonneur-ses-benevoles-lors-dune-soiree-de-reconnaissance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/vsp-met-a-lhonneur-ses-benevoles-lors-dune-soiree-de-reconnaissance\/","title":{"rendered":"VSP honors its volunteers during a recognition evening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/?attachment_id=86992\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-86992 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VSP-Laureats-benevoles-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VSP-Laureats-benevoles-2026.jpg 800w, https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VSP-Laureats-benevoles-2026-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VSP-Laureats-benevoles-2026-768x396.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nFrom left to right: Sylvain Ouellet, city councilor for the Fran\u00e7ois-Perrault district; Elvira Carhuallanqui, city councilor for the Parc-Extension district; Jean Fran\u00e7ois Lalonde, mayor of the borough of Villeray\u2013Saint-Michel\u2013Parc-Extension; Grace Go, representative of Mary McCutcheon, winner of the Parc-Extension district; Lucie S\u00e9guin, winner from the Villeray district; Nahama Jean F\u00e9lix, winner of La Rel\u00e8ve (13-17 years old); Anita Parmar, winner from the Fran\u00e7ois-Perrault district; Josu\u00e9 Corvil, city councilor for the Saint-Michel district; and Martine Musau Muele, City Councilor for the Villeray district. Absent from the photo: Mary McCutcheon, winner of the Parc-Extension district, and Jos\u00e9 AlbertoReyes, winner of the Saint-Michel district \u00a9 Louis-\u00c9tienne Dor\u00e9<\/p>\n<p>On April 17, the Villeray\u2013Saint-Michel\u2013Parc-Extension district highlighted the essential contribution of its volunteers during its traditional recognition evening, held at the Le Madison hall. More than 400 people active in their community took part in this festive event, punctuated by a friendly meal and a dancing evening. During the celebration, the host unveiled the recipients of the Volunteer Recognition Awards, in the presence of members of the borough council.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVolunteering is a precious asset for Villeray\u2013Saint-Michel\u2013Parc-Extension. These are women and men who, through their daily commitment, strengthen solidarity, living together and the quality of life in our neighborhoods. This evening is an opportunity to say thank you to them and to recognize the very real impact of their involvement on our community,\u201d underlined Jean Fran\u00e7ois Lalonde, mayor of the Villeray\u2013Saint-Michel\u2013Parc-Extension district.<\/p><div id=\"linit-2542409220\" class=\"linit-dans-le-contenu linit-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8992136571741975\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8992136571741975\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1055921646\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Volunteer Recognition Award<\/h2>\n<p>The 14th edition of the Volunteer Recognition Awards highlighted people whose sustained commitment transforms the daily lives of their community. This year, local non-profit organizations submitted 32 applications, reflecting the vitality of volunteerism in our neighborhoods. Five distinctions were awarded: four \u201cVolunteer of the Year\u201d prizes, one per electoral district, as well as a \u201cVolunteer of the Year \u2013 Young People 13-17\u201d prize. The winners also received a trophy in recognition of their contribution.<\/p>\n<h2>2026 winners and winners<\/h2>\n<p>Volunteer of the year \u2013 Parc-Extension District Mary McCutcheon, Parc-Extension Historical SocietyVolunteer of the year \u2013 Villeray District Lucie S\u00e9guin, Cercle de Fermi\u00e8res C\u0153ur-de-l\u2019\u00celeVolunteer of the year \u2013 Fran\u00e7ois-Perrault District Anita Parmar, Villeray in the EastVolunteer of the year \u2013 Saint-Michel District Jos\u00e9 AlbertoReyes, GAP-ViesVolunteer of the year \u2013 Next generation 13-17 years old Nahama Jean F\u00e9lix, Lasallian Center On this occasion, honorary certificates were awarded to the finalists of the Recognition Awards as well as to the eight great volunteers of 2026, recognized for 25 to 40 years of volunteer commitment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"linit-3538161551\" class=\"linit-apres-contenu linit-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8992136571741975\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8992136571741975\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1055921646\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From left to right: Sylvain Ouellet, city councilor for the Fran\u00e7ois-Perrault district; Elvira Carhuallanqui, city councilor for the Parc-Extension district; Jean Fran\u00e7ois Lalonde, mayor of the borough of Villeray\u2013Saint-Michel\u2013Parc-Extension; Grace Go, representative of Mary McCutcheon, winner of the Parc-Extension district; Lucie S\u00e9guin, winner from the Villeray district; Nahama Jean F\u00e9lix, winner of La Rel\u00e8ve (13-17 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VSP-Laureats-benevoles-2026.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"VSP met \u00e0 l\u2019honneur ses b\u00e9n\u00e9voles lors d\u2019une soir\u00e9e de reconnaissance","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communiques"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linitiative.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}