Mayor honoured by Mexican Consulate

LEAMINGTON — On November 20, the Mexican Consulate in Leamington awarded Leamington Mayor Hilda MacDonald with the Ohtli Award, in recognition of her support of the Mexican seasonal workers.

“Mayor Hilda MacDonald has demonstrated a remarkable and unbeatable leadership on promoting the assimilation of the Mexican nationals to the community of Leamington,” said a recent news release. “Her actions have been especially noticed in 2020 assuring the well-being of the community in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hardly affected our agricultural workers.”

HILDA MACDONALD

The Ohtli Award is a distinction granted by the Mexican Government to individuals –regardless of their nationality, who have strived for proving assistance to Mexican citizens or have promoted their culture, traditions and well-being.

This award is granted annually and consists of a diploma, a silver medallion and a silver rosette. “Ohtli”, the name of the award, comes from the Mexican native language “Nahuatl” which means “road” or "path” and embodies the idea of opening roads to others.

It was granted for the first time in 1996 and it is one of the most significant ways to recognize the hard and meaningful work seeking the well-being of Mexican nationals abroad, as well as those who promote the Mexican culture around the world.