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From left to right: Joel Ralph (Canada's History), lan MacAdam, David Yates, Mac Campbell, Keith Homan, Susan Freeman McKee, Colleen Maguire, Paul Carroll, Maurice Wilkinson, David MacAdam, Jo -Anne Homan, Kathy Pletsch, Wanda Keith and Mayor Deb Shewfelt. (Absent: Dennis Schmidt) Storm committee to be honoured in Ottawa Whitney South and Steph Smith, QMI Agency The Great Lakes Storm of 1913 Remembrance Com- mittee is being celebrated nationally for ensuring that lives lost will be remembered for years to come. The committee came together in 2012, to plan a series of centennial remem- brance events and activities to honour those who lost their lives in the greatest Canadian maritime disaster ever to occur on the Great Lakes. The storm of 1913, known as the White Hurricane, bat- tered the Great Lakes from Nov. 7 to 10 in 1913, claiming 250 lives. As a result, the committee has been awarded the 2014 Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Com- munity Programming, which will be the third honour bestowed upon the team. For Seaforth resident and descendent liaison, Kathy Pletsch, the national award was something quite unexpected, but very much appreciated. "When they told us we had been found worthy of this award, we were so honoured," she said. "I just kept thinking - Kathy Pletsch, just this ordi- nary person who lives in Sea - forth is going to be getting a Governor General's Award - that's just remarkable The only member from outside of Goderich, Pletsch's roll with the com- mittee was to find as many descendents of the actual mariners from 1913 as possi- ble, and ask them to attend the event last year. "It was really, truly incredi- ble," she said, adding family members took part from all over North America. "There were about 65 that came, which was remarkable. We had one whole family come and had decided to make it a family reunion, it was awesome Throughout the weekend, Pletsch says she plans to keep a slip of paper with the names of the mariners, as well as their decedents, close to her. "We really formed strong bonds, especially me," she said. "During last years event, I had gotten talk to people, listen to the stories that had been passed down and see the artifacts they had kept. It really was a wonder- ful experience The committee left on Nov. 1 for Ottawa, to take part in several events planned in their honour throughout the weekend, as well as the awards ceremony on Mon- day morning. Last April, the committee received a Huron County Her- itage Award from the Huron Arts and Heritage Network and in this past June they were the recipients of the prestig- ious Dorothy Duncan Award presented by the Ontario His- torical Society. The Remembrance Com- mittee designed activities around Goderich to inspire others along the Huron lakeshore to undertake complementary events. In total, 65 collaborations were born that involved over 1,000 volunteers, numerous events that welcomed over 12,000 guests including doz- ens of descendants of the disaster's victims. The Great Lakes Storm of 1913 Remembrance Com- mittee would like to thank the general public who sup- ported their activities over the spring, summer and fall of 2013, the 65 other groups, museums, heritage organi- zations, theatre groups, art galleries, musicians, churches, businesses, gov- ernments, industries and individuals with whom they collaborated, as well as the hundreds of volunteers who make these multiple under- takings possible. "It is our hope that this national recognition will engender a pride in the hearts of the 65 descendants of the more than 265 victims of this horrific maritime tragedy who were able to attend our culmi- nating events last November," said Paul Carroll, a member of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 Remembrance Committee. "It was primarily to hon- our their lost ancestors that we undertook this centen- nial remembrance!' The 2014 Governor Gener- al's History Awards take place on Nov. 3 at 11:30 a.m. at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Governor General Hon. David Johnston will honour the recipients for their achievements and contribu- tions to furthering in and understanding of our history and heritage.