Two Sarnia women recipients of YMCA Peace Medals

Journal Staff Two women from Sarnia have been awarded Peace Medals by the YMCA of Southwestern Ontario for making positive change in the community.

Journal Staff

Two women from Sarnia have been awarded Peace Medals by the YMCA of Southwestern Ontario for making positive change in the community.

CAMILLA MCGILL is active with the Rotary Club of Sarnia-Bluewaterland and known for her volunteer efforts here and abroad. She has helped an optometry clinic in India provide eye care to people in need, and worked to ensure disadvantaged children in Kenya have a chance to attend school.

LINDSAY KIRKLAND draws on personal experience to advocate for youth struggling with mental health. She manages ‘Stigma Survivors” accounts on social media to de-stigmatize mental illness and treatment, spoke at a Youth Summit, and recently organized a food drive for the Inn of the Good Shepherd.

“Recipients of the YMCA Peace Medal demonstrate that peace has many dimensions,” said CEO Andrew Lockie.