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Michael Barrett

Conservative on National Volunteer Week 2026-04-24

172 words · 4 sentences · 11 clauses

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Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 172 wordsas we celebrate National Volunteer Week, I want to thank the remarkable people who are the heart of Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes: our volunteers. These are people like Chief Fire Prevention Officer Brent Norton, with 45 years of service, ¹and Captain John Houston, with 30 years of service, both as firefighters with the Prescott Fire Department; ²North Grenville’s volunteer of the year, Victor Desroches; ³Wendy Galloway, who received a lifetime volunteer achievement award from the Brockville Chamber of Commerce; ⁴and Tye Carswell of the Gananoque Minor Hockey Association.⁵ Whether they are volunteering at the Delta Maple Syrup Festival, the Spencerville Fair, the Cardinal LabourFest or the Athens Cornfest; with the Brockville or Gananoque food banks, the Westport Legion or Senior Support Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville; or with churches, historical societies, agricultural societies and more from Rideau Lakes to Front of Yonge, I want to thank every volunteer in our community. They are the foundation of this incredible community that I am proud to serve and that we share as our home.Thanks

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Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “as we celebrate National Volunteer Week, I want to thank the remarkable people who are the heart of Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes:”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “our volunteers.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “These are people like Chief Fire Prevention Officer Brent Norton, with 45 years of service,”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “and Captain John Houston, with 30 years of service, both as firefighters with the Prescott Fire Department;”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “North Grenville’s volunteer of the year, Victor Desroches;”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “Wendy Galloway, who received a lifetime volunteer achievement award from the Brockville Chamber of Commerce;”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “and Tye Carswell of the Gananoque Minor Hockey Association.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “Whether they are volunteering at the Delta Maple Syrup Festival, the Spencerville Fair, the Cardinal LabourFest or the Athens Cornfest;”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “with the Brockville or Gananoque food banks, the Westport Legion or Senior Support Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville;”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “or with churches, historical societies, agricultural societies and more from Rideau Lakes to Front of Yonge, I want to thank every volunteer in our community.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “They are the foundation of this incredible community that I am proud to serve and that we share as our home.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.

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1“Chief Fire Prevention Officer Brent Norton, with 45 years of service”Brent Norton, Chief Fire Prevention Officer with the Prescott Fire Department, has 45 years of service.search
2“Captain John Houston, with 30 years of service, both as firefighters with the Prescott Fire Department”John Houston, a captain with the Prescott Fire Department, has 30 years of service as a firefighter.search
3“North Grenville’s volunteer of the year, Victor Desroches”Victor Desroches was named North Grenville’s volunteer of the year.search
4“Wendy Galloway, who received a lifetime volunteer achievement award from the Brockville Chamber of Commerce”Wendy Galloway received a lifetime volunteer achievement award from the Brockville Chamber of Commerce.search
5“Tye Carswell of the Gananoque Minor Hockey Association”Tye Carswell is affiliated with the Gananoque Minor Hockey Association.search

Analysed on 2026-09-15