{"id":142832,"date":"2026-10-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refletnews.ca\/?p=142832"},"modified":"2026-09-30T15:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:00:34","slug":"prescott-and-russell-community-development-corporation-announces-recipient-of-presidents-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refletnews.ca\/en\/business\/prescott-and-russell-community-development-corporation-announces-recipient-of-presidents-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Prescott and Russell Community Development Corporation announces recipient of President\u2019s Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>From left to right: John Candie, executive director for the PRCDC, Mark Kelly, owner of KB Media and Patrick Brousseau, chairperson for the PRCDC. (Prescott and Russell Community Development Corporation)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Prescott and Russell Community Development Corporation (PRCDC) recently announced the recipient of the 2026 President\u2019s Distinction Award.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s recipient is Mark Kelly, owner of KB Media Group in Casselman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The award is present during the PRCDC\u2019s annual general meeting, where one person from the United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) region is honoured for their commitment to their community, their contribution to community\u2019s economic development, and their support for the entrepreneurial ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This person, chosen by the members of the Board of Directors of the PRCDC, is recognized for their contribution to regional economic growth, for their contribution to strengthening links between small businesses and the community, the promotion of local purchasing and leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kelly also serves as the vice-president of the <em>F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des gens d\u2019affaires francophones de l\u2019Ontario<\/em> and is the outgoing president of the Prescott and Russell Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prescott and Russell Community Development Corporation (PRCDC) recently announced the recipient of the 2026 President\u2019s Distinction Award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":142833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-news"],"acf":[],"featured_media_global":{"id":137579,"title":{"rendered":"Mark Kelly 2026"},"description":{"rendered":""},"caption":{"rendered":""},"alt_text":"","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"width":669,"height":481,"file":"2026\/09\/Mark-Kelly-2026.jpg","filesize":41191,"sizes":{"medium":{"file":"Mark-Kelly-2026-300x216.jpg","width":300,"height":216,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":12803},"thumbnail":{"file":"Mark-Kelly-2026-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":5995},"Image Size 500x500":{"file":"Mark-Kelly-2026-500x481.jpg","width":500,"height":481,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":43820}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[],"alt":""}},"source_url":"https:\/\/editionap.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/Mark-Kelly-2026.jpg"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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