An awards ceremony was held earlier this week at the TRCC honoring volunteers in the City of Thompson.

The Volunteer of the Year award ceremony recognizes the Thompsonites who offer their time and services to causes around the city.

This year’s award winner was June Bourgugnon, who has been volunteering for organizations such as 4H, the Thompson Garden Club, and is a member of the Legion Ladies Auxiliary.

Bourgugnon said she was surprised to hear that she won the award, mainly due to the fact that her nomination was somewhat of an accident.

“The woman that sent it in sent it by mistake; she was thinking it was for the Women of Distinction Award. She took it down to the city, and I said ‘No, it wasn’t supposed to go to the city, it was supposed to go to [the YWCA]’. But it’s an honour to get the Volunteer of the Year award.”

Bourgugnon also noted that more people should make whatever time they can to volunteer somewhere in the community.