Dedicated Nackawic-Millville volunteer Brian Toole presented with the 2024 Ron Berube Volunteer of the Year Award
Since moving to the Nackawic area in 1990, Brian Toole has spent decades dedicating his time and energy to the benefit of the community.
At the Nov. 16 council meeting, Nackawic-Millville Mayor Tim Fox recognized Toole’s efforts by presenting him with the 2024 Ron Berube Volunteer of the Year Award.
After listing Toole’s many contributions over four decades, the mayor presented him with the plaque.
“Brian, you’ve made a significant contribution to this community and for these reasons it is my pleasure to present you with the 2024 Ron Berube Volunteer of the Year award on behalf of our council and community. Congratulations,” Fox said.
Toole called the recognition an honour as council members lined up to congratulate him.
Fox explained Toole was a member of the Nackawic Lions Club for 40 years, “serving in pretty much every leadership capacity that he could, helping to support and organize Christmas Daddies, breakfasts, barbecuss, Club 300 dinner and ongoing maintenance of the Lions building.”
He said Toole spent 10 years as a Boy Scout leader and an active church member. He also volunteered to help groom the trails of the area’s cross-country ski club.
Fox noted that Toole spent three terms on the former Town of Nackawic council. He explained that his service delayed his recognition as Volunteer of the Year, noting that council members are not eligible.
“His support for our community has been unwavering, even when his health was not at the best,” said Fox.
The mayor explained that the Ron Berube Volunteer of the Year Award is given annually to an individual who contributes significantly to the Nackawic-Millville Rural Community.
Fox noted Berube won the first Volunteer of the Year Award in 2003.
“Ron’s volunteer activities in the community have demonstrated a lifetime of caring and his quiet and unselfish efforts on behalf of youth, seniors, the disadvantaged, and the marginalized is his legacy to the Nackawick and Millville areas,” said Fox. “He is, and continues to be, a symbol to all residents because of his dedication, commitment and selfless volunteerism.”
