The front line and behind the scenes efforts of the province’s public sector were recognized on Friday with the annual Public Service Awards of Excellence.

Among those recognized were the team who worked during the busy days following the Hurricane Fiona Disaster on the province’s southwest coast last September.

Also recognized were the public service workers who were sent to Warsaw, Poland in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine to set up a Ukrainian help desk. The effort resulted in the arrival of more than a thousand Ukrainians to Newfoundland and Labrador.

Individuals:

· Geoff Bailey, Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation; and

· Amanda Garland, Treasury Board Secretariat

Teams:

· Colonial Building Restoration Team, Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation and Transportation and Infrastructure – Scott Andrews, Blair A. Boland, Kerri Button, John P. Cheeseman, Greg Clarke, Ralph Clemens Jr., William G. Davis, Rob Jacobs, Lynda Keefe, Kim Kieley, Chris Martin, Robert Matthews, Jean McGrath, Leon Murphy, Gerry Osmond, Darrell Pynn, Lisa Reid, Laurie Roche-Lawrence, Natasha Smith, Colleen Soulliere, Katherine Suley, John Trahey and Derrick Walsh;

· Hurricane Fiona Financial Assistance Program Leadership Team, Justice and Public Safety—Corey Greeley, Jamie Kennedy, and Kellee Martin;

· Mail and Messenger Services Team – Malcolm Anderson-White, Dave Buckingham, Danny Campbell, Pat Carbage, Curtis Cook, Meagan Doyle, Richard Gaulton, Amy Hale, Joanne Penton, Keith Power, Kyle Riggs and Sharon Whalen; and
· Ukrainian Family Support Desk Team, Executive Council, Immigration Population Growth and Skills – Allison Day, Sarah Kirby, Darek Nakonieczny, Iwona Nakonieczny, Sheldon Joseph O’Neill, Sonia Parker, Angela Bachan Sidhu, Sophia Rachel Solomon, and Sarah Thompson.