MONTREAL – The Victor and Sheila Goldbloom Awards honour individuals who have had an important impact on Quebec’s English speaking community.
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Wondering what these amazing people have done? The winners share their stories here.
Kevin Tierney
- Film producer and writer Kevin Tierney was honoured with the Victor and Sheila Goldbloom Award in October 2013.
It’s by highlighting cultural extremes that Kevin Tierney manages to break down stereotypes.
“The Francophone community was really surprised to see that this Anglo world existed. That we could be smart and hip and funny and be English. And speak French and get it. We don’t live in our little ghetto and hate all things Quebecois.”
Judy Martin
Judy Martin’s desire to help others started when she was just a teen and her genuine love for the kids is contagious and inspires everyone to do more.
“For staff, they say to themselves, ‘If she does this job as a volunteer and she’s on all the time and she cares that much, she’s so passionate, then I’m going to be passionate as well.'”
Robina Goodwin
She didn’t expect to spend her life in the Magdalen Islands, but Robina Goodwin fell in love and decided to stay. She ran a Red Cross outpost on her own for years, building bridges between English and French communities.
“The priests used to preach against French teenagers having English friends . . . that was very very prevalent.”
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