Champlain Township Announces its 2024 Ontario Senior of the Year

Champlain, June 28, 2024 - Champlain Township Announces its 2024 Ontario Senior of the Year

Last night, during the Council's regular meeting at the UCPR Town Hall, Champlain recognized Mrs. Michelle Larocque of L'Orignal with the Ontario Senior of the Year Award for her outstanding work in the community.

A mother of three, Mrs. Larocque has long been involved in the L'Orignal community. Committed to helping young people enjoy sports, she became a baseball coach, joined the Jeannettes group and was a member of the LDF (Loisirs des filles) club, which organized activities at the St-Jean-Baptiste school in L'Orignal.

From 2005 to 2021, she volunteered with the St-Jean-Baptiste parish at various levels: the CAT (Temporal Affairs Committee), the CPP (Parish Pastoral Committee), acted as a liaison between the school and the parish in the preparation of the sacraments and helped to organize religious ceremonies.

From 2007 to the present day, Mrs. Larocque has been secretary of the Patrimoine L'Orignal-Longueuil Heritage Historical Society. Mrs. Larocque can always be counted on for her creative ideas.

On behalf of Champlain Township, we thank Mrs. Larocque for her commitment to our community and congratulate her on this well-deserved recognition.

The Ontario Senior of the Year Award is given by a municipality to recognize an outstanding senior who, after age 65, enriches the social, cultural or civic life of the community.

More than ever, volunteering is very important today and many people contribute significantly to the quality of life of many residents of Champlain. Township would like to thank all the volunteers and seniors working within the territory, without whom many services, activities and events would not be possible.