Michelle Larocque of L’Orignal is the Ontario Senior of the Year for Champlain Township.
Mayor Normand Riopel presented the Ontario Senior of the Year Award to Larocque at the Thursday, June 27 township council meeting for her many years of outstanding work in the community.
A mother of three, Mrs. Larocque has long been involved in the L’Orignal community. Committed to helping young people enjoy sports, she became a baseball coach, joined the Jeannettes group and was a member of the Loisirs des filles (LDF) club, which organized activities at St-Jean-Baptiste school in L’Orignal.
From 2005 to 2021, she volunteered with the St-Jean-Baptiste parish on committees and acted as a liaison between the school and the parish for sacramental preparation and organizing ceremonies.
Since 2007, Larocque has been secretary of the Patrimoine L’Orignal-Longueuil Heritage Historical Society.
“Thank you for your commitment to your community,” Riopel said.
The Ontario Senior of the Year Award is given by a municipality to recognize an outstanding senior who, after age 65, enriches the social, cultural or civic life of the community.
