Municipal Politicians Recognized

Two long-serving municipal politicians in the Rainy River district has been recognized by the province.

Lake of the Woods township Mayor Valerie Pizey and former Dawson township councillor Linda Armstrong received 25-year service awards.

Pizey was first elected as a councillor in 1985 to the former township of McCrosson-Tovell, later serving as reeve before the amalgamation of Lake of Woods township.

Armstrong was a councillor in the former township of Worthington and later Dawson between 1985 and 2010.