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is named in honour of FCM past president, Ann MacLean, who led FCM´s campaign to increase the number of women in municipal politics across Canada. Green is the fifth woman in Canada ever to win the award.
It was a night to celebrate the best of the community. The Renfrew and Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual community awards celebration on Thursday, June 2 at the Ma-Te-Way Activity Centre in front of a large crowd. Kent Tubman, chamber president, called it a night of celebration and magic. “Tonight, we celebrate the magic that happens in our great community every day of the year,” said Tubman. “We are blessed to live in such a vibrant community where volunteering is a way of life and treating your customer right is just how we do it.” Tubman said they received many nominations for the 11 awards handed out. “That tells me that we are a grateful bunch, looking for ways to acknowledge the good deeds of others.” Among the major award winners are Lee Sharpe, who was named Citizen of the Year and Melcher Heating and Cooling, honoured for lifetime business achievement.
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retired Renfrew municipal politician Audrey Green INSIDE was awarded the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Ann McLean Award. She will be honoured at a REGION special meeting of council planned for Tuesday, June 14 at the Ma-Te-Way Activity Centre in Renfrew at 6 p.m.
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Audrey Green is a trailblazer. The retired Renfrew municipal politician vividly remembers what she was told when she became the one and only female on Renfrew County Council in 1974.
“I was told I could go home and get my cheque every month because the men certainly knew what they were doing,” she recalls. Fast forward more than 30 years and Green has been recognized with one of the highest honours available for municipal politicians - the Federation of Canadian Mu-
nicipalities’ (FCM) Ann MacLean Award for Outstanding Service by a Woman in Municipal Politics. The award recognizes retired female municipal politicians who have shown exemplary service to their community and constituents and to mentoring women who want to run for elected office. It