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Greg Fehr Receives Volunteerism Award

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Greg Fehr accepts his award from Jim McMillan Community Futures Manitoba, Triple R

On January 14, Greg Fehr was give the Award for Excellence in Volunteerism at a ceremony at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg.

Fehr represented the Town of Niverville on the Community Futures board from November 1, 2005 until July 1, 2015, resigning to accommodate its policy of nine-year term limits. He also served as mayor of Niverville until 2014, a time of significant growth that saw the expansion of the Heritage Centre, many new housing developments, and a golf course.

In 2008, Fehr was nominated as Vice-Chairperson, and then was elected as Chairperson in 2010 to represent our region (Triple R) at the board level of Community Futures Manitoba, a grassroots program designed to strengthen rural economies by enabling entrepreneurship and assisting in community economic development. In 2012, Fehr served as Chairperson of the Community Futures Manitoba board.

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