Local mental health advocates recognized July 17, 2021 Reading time: 2 min 30 s
Carol Goddard, Special to Seaway News Melanie Brulée with her award.
CORNWALL, Ontario – During the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Champlain East Branch AGM, held virtually on June 21,2021, Melanie Brulée received the 2021 Earl Eaton Distinction Award, with Stephen Douris and Ivan Labelle receiving the Annual Mental Health Service Award.
Angele D’Alessio, Mental Health Promoter with CMHA Champlain East, nominated these two gentlemen for the award in recognition of “their outstanding commitment and significant contribution to the mental health movement in our community and across the province”.
Stephen Douris and Ivan Labelle with their awards.
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Stephen Douris has been named the region’s Citizen of the Year.
The Cornwall and Area Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the BEA+ 2020 Awards in a series of staggered videos on Thursday; it was also the launch of the first edition of the BEA+ magazine.
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And, it was an emotional time for Douris, a well-liked and busy volunteer, a talk-show host and a former millionaire who years ago spent months living in a truck, surviving a suicide attempt and later becoming a mental health advocate.