Bracebridge celebrates long-term municipal employees with award ceremony

The Town of Bracebridge is saying thank you to employees that have served with the community for 10 years or longer.

On Wednesday, council took a moment during its monthly meeting to present awards to all 32 of these town workers.

This included employees in administration, council, public works and even volunteer firefighters.

Mayor Graydon Smith, who was one of the 10-year veterans, says he is very happy to see so many employees building their careers with the town.

There were 24 employees who have been with the town since 2006, four since 2001, two since 1996 and two have been with Bracebridge since 1991.

Ten years of service: 

• Kim Ball, Public Works
• Matthew Boese, Bracebridge Fire
• Blair Burns, Public Works
• Ian Clelland, Public Works
• Steve Clement, Council
• Christine Cousins, Recreation
• Danny Cranford, Public Works
• Kevin Ellis, Bracebridge Fire
• Deb Franks, Finance
• Lori-Lynn Giaschi-Pacini, Council
• Adam Goodale, Bracebridge Fire
• Dan Holmes, Bracebridge Fire
• Brad Jackson, Bracebridge Fire
• Rose Jackson, Bracebridge Fire
• Catherine Janke, Recreation
• Kevin Lambert, Bracebridge Fire
• Barb McMurray, Council
• Edward Mitchell, Recreation
• Cathryn Rodney, Library
• Graydon Smith, Council
• Barbara Summers, Corporate Services
• Steven Traves, Bracebridge Fire
• Fyonna Vanderwerf, Recreation
• Diane Wiber, Recreation

 

Fifteen years of service: 

• Frank Mazzuca, Bracebridge Fire
• Sue McCormick, Planning and Development
• Mike Peake, Bracebridge Fire
• Ronald Phillips, Bracebridge Fire

 

Twenty years of service: 

• Mary Armstrong, Library
• Glenn Bunn, Public Works

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Twenty-five years of service: 

• Don Campbell, Recreation
• Michael French, Bracebridge Fire