Thompson YWCA honoured a number of women over the weekend.

Although they acknowledged all 8 nominees, Johanna Petrowski, Bea Shantz, Norma Leahy, and Brielle Beardy-Linklater were chosen as this year’s women of distinction.

This was the Y’s 7^th year hosting the event, which honours extraordinary Manitoba women north of the 53^rd parallel.

                                                               All 8 nominees