There was a great turnout at the Stormont-Dundas District Women’s Institute annual meeting held on Wed., May 24 at the Nelson Laprade Centre in Chesterville. The Women’s Institute (W.I.) has a history dating back to Feb. 19, 1897, when the first W.I. Branch was formed in Stoney Creek, and continues to work together for home and country. Front row: Wendy Hoople, Maryke DeJong, Dianne Moffat, Betty Wheeler, Lynne Gilmour and Doreen Henderson. Back row: SDSG MP Eric Duncan, North Stormont Mayor François Landry, United Counties SDG Warden and North Dundas Mayor Tony Fraser and SDSG MPP Nolan Quinn. Thompson Goddard Photo
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Carolyn Thompson Goddard, grew up in Chesterville and attended North Dundas District High School. After completing her BA in Political Science at Carleton University she has worked as a medical secretary and library technician. In 2020 she graduated from Algonquin College with a diploma in Journalism and has been a reporter and column writer for The Chesterville Record for over 10 years.