Awards and Recognitions Launch of first poetry book, Nature's Subtle Seductions, 2017 at Ottawa City Hall Michael Barrett and Nancy Peckford - Fragments launch at the North Grenville Public Library Nancy Peckford, Mayor of North Grenville, launch of COVID-19 Chronicles, Part 2, Road to Recovery-December, 2021 Certificate of Appreciation-Michael Barrett, Member of Parliament for Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes -2020 Appreciation/recognition certification from Deputy Mayor Laura Dudas, Ottawa City Hall - 2020 Awarded the Canadian Ethnic Media Award for COVID-19 Chronicles - Reflections on the 2020 pandemic- A collection of stories, poems and articles. Winner of the Canadian Ethnic Media Association (CEMA) Award in the Innovation Category – November 2023