Nominations for the 2025 Jim DeWolfe Community Spirit Award now open
Nominations close at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 17.
Do you know someone who makes a big impact in our community? Nominate them to be recognized!
The Jim DeWolfe Community Spirit Award celebrates a Riverview resident, group, organization or business for their valued contributions to creating and strengthening our vibrant community. Jim DeWolfe Community Spirit Award winners go above and beyond in devoting their time, energy and care to making Riverview an exceptional community.
The award was created in 2013 and named for Jim DeWolfe, an incredible community leader whose contributions and volunteer efforts stretched across many decades. Jim devoted over 60 years to volunteerism, leadership and community growth in countless ways. He offered his time and energy to numerous volunteer organizations including the Canadian Cancer Society, Health Canada, Scouts Canada, Telephone Pioneers of America, the Masonic Order, the Albert County Historical Society, and many other. Jim was also a great lover of the Dobson Trail and spent many years working on making it a source of pride for Riverview. Jim DeWolfe passed away in 2021 at the age of 93 and continues to be remembered and honoured in our community as an inspiring example of how a single person can impact an entire community.
Once per year a special selection committee of Riverview residents, reviews and selects the recipient that best fits the award's criteria.
Who is eligible for the award?
Any current or former long-term resident of Riverview is eligible for nomination. Riverview business owners are also eligible for the award regardless of the business owner's place of residence. Elected representatives are not eligible for nominations while they hold office. Past recipients of the Jim DeWolfe Community Spirit Award are not eligible to receive this award again.
How do I nominate someone?
To submit a nomination, please answer all questions included in the nomination form. Both written and video nominations will be accepted. You may submit your nomination in any of the following ways:
- Complete all fields of the online form. (click "DONE" when you are ready to submit your nomination)
- Download the PDF nomination form and submit the completed form to:
Jim DeWolfe Community Spirit Awards
c/o Town of Riverview
30 Honour House Court
Riverview, NB E1B 3Y9
- Record a video answering all questions in the form and send to: communications@townofriverview.ca with the subject line - JIM DEWOLFE
Tips for nominators
Please provide as much information as possible on why you think your nominee deserves to be recognized. Detailed responses will help our committee make the best possible choice.
Additional support materials are welcome, but not required. If you choose to include extra materials, please retain your original copies. Documents will not be returned. Support materials could include:
- Photos
- Media stories
- Testimonials/additional letters of support
Any submitted materials may be shared through the Town's social media accounts and/or other communication channels.
2025 Recipient - Sarah Hale
Representing the Town of Riverview, as Miss Teenage New Brunswick, Miss Teenage Atlantic Canada, and as a recent recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal, Sarah has always presented herself professionally, including many public speaking engagements and the opportunity to represent Riverview as a youth ambassador on many occasions.
Community service is second nature to Sarah, who has served as an Executive Chair of the Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe Youth Council. She is also passionate about volunteering and performing – often singing and playing the violin at local daycares, nursing homes, senior residences, and fundraisers for local churches and organizations. You may recognize Sarah as an active participant at town events over the years, as a prominent youth ambassador and community advocate.
Even at her young age, Sarah has a track record of leadership in environmental impact and sustainability. She has served as the environmental prefect while studying her International Baccalaureate curriculum. She just completed an environmental project for Enactus Canada, for youth that ignites the potential of Canada’s future leaders to drive positive social, environmental, and economic impact, by empowering their entrepreneurial mindset. Sarah was the computer science full stack developer on the project, as well as a bilingual presenter.
Sarah recently completed her second year of electrical engineering at the University of New Brunswick and is a champion of breaking down barriers for women in STEM - and she’s just getting started.
It is for these reasons that we are proud to present Sarah Hale with the 2025 Jim DeWolfe Community Spirit Award.
From left to right: committee chair, Melannie Trenholm stands beside 2025 recipient, Sarah Hale and Mayor Andrew J. LeBlanc.
Past Recipients
- Rob Taylor
- Robert Betts
- Linda Grimm
- David Owen
- Ken Arsenault
- Margaret Boushel
- Peter Brzezicki
- Ann Connolly
- Alison Davidson
- Jim DeWolfe
- David Ford
- Ivan and Vivian Hicks
- Al Kavanaugh
- Brad Lane
- Janet Longaphie
- Albert McEachern
- Kelly MacKinnon
- Melody Munro
- Tammy Rampersaud
- Riverview Lions Club
- Edithann Smith
- Mike Stone
- Jason Surette
- Paul Toner
- Bernie Touesnard
- Charles Webber
- William A. West