A Good Week

Submitted by Marcel J. Mayer, recognizing the awards presented to Mr. Philippe

Ihad a very good week at work. On Wednesday, we had a coffee & cake event to celebrate National Public Service Week. The staff managed to totally surprise me when they announced that they had submitted my name to the COR Happiness-at-Work Award. Out of 173 nominations across Canada, I ranked 5th. They presented me with a certificate and a card with the comments (from) various colleagues made with the nomination. They relished the fact that they had kept it a secret and had surprised me.

The next day, Pierre Corriveau, Assistant Deputy Minister of AAFC, arrived in Regina from Ottawa to present awards on behalf of the Deputy Minister. Our Canada 150 video team was awarded one of four Deputy Minister Commendation Award. The ceremony was videoconferenced across Canada to all Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada offices. A special event is being planned for the children in the video. ¡

Mr. Philippe is the retired superintendent of St. Vital (Louis Riel) S.D. # 06 DMCA Presentation

Saskatchewan-based Canada 150 Video Cat & Staff Jan Cote, Norbert Philippe, Hakibu Tanko, Serena Ward, Yvonne Sparvier, David Lee (GIS Manager who plotted the Canada 150 logo in the combine’s GPS), Allan Ng, Pierre Corriveau.