by Ashley Paul, Membertou Communications Department
(L-R) Chief Terry Paul holding the Lieutenants Governors’ community spirit award with the Honourable J.J. Grant, CMM, ONS, CD (Ret’d) Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia looking on.
Membertou First Nation was the first Mi’kmaq Community to receive the Lieutenants Governors’ community spirit award at the annual powwow on September 8, 2012: a fitting event to showcase the culture, tradition and spirit of the community of Membertou. They have been selected as one of four outstanding Nova Scotia communities this year.
Former Lieutenant Governor, the Honorable Mayann E. Francis, launched the award program in 2007 to recognize communities that demonst ...
Tags: Brigadier-General The Honourable J.J. Grant, Chief Terrance Paul, Culture and Heritage, Lieutenants Governors’ Community Spirit Award, Mayann E. Francis, membertou, Nova Scotia Department of Communities, The Honourable Mrs. Joan Grant, United Way of Halifax Region
