Introducing Debbie Kirwin

Debbie Kirwin moved to Huntsville four years ago with her husband Ross. Since a car accident 16 years ago, she has used a wheelchair to get around. Debbie sits on the town and district accessibility advisory committees and was active on the bid and organizing committees for the 2006 Paralympic Games in Huntsville.

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Introducing Joseph Reijnen

Joseph Reijnen is the owner of Muskoka Jewellery Design on Main Street in Huntsville. After completing one apprenticeship in Holland and another in Germany and emerging as a master silversmith, he decided to come to Canada in 1976. He and his family moved to Huntsville in 1988.

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Introducing Kay Shutt

Now 86, Kay Shutt came to Canada as a war bride. After being treated for two kinds of cancer in the 1970s, Kay became an active volunteer with the Huntsville chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society, a group that still benefits from her time and energy.

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Brian Smith

Brian Smith is an area musician who originally came from the Bahamas. His unusual work hours allowed him to be a stay-at-home dad for his two kids.

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Introducing Freda Healey

Freda Healey is an active member of the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital Ladies’ Auxiliary. She witnessed firsthand the importance of a good hospital when her husband was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2004, and she signed on as a volunteer about six months after his death.

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