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Recently YWCA Saskatoon announced its 2019 Women of Distinction Nominees and a familiar face in Yorkton was among them.

Long-time City Councillor Randy Goulden was among the nominees in the new 鈥楽askatchewan Spirit鈥� category.

鈥淚t鈥檚 pretty overwhelming. I was pretty humbled,鈥� Goulden told Yorkton This Week.

Goulden said when she looked over the list of nominees across the various categories she said she couldn鈥檛 help but be impressed.

鈥淭here were so many amazing contributions they鈥檝e made to their communities,鈥� she said.

Goulden said after being at the event in Saskatoon to announce the nominees she was left feeling 鈥淚 had to go home and kick it up a notch,鈥� in terms of her own efforts when looking at the contributions of the other finalists.

In addition to the contributions made, Goulden said she was also 鈥渆xcited to see the diversity鈥� within the finalist, who ranged in age from 17, to Senator Lillian Dyck as the 2019 Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient.

In the case of Dyck she is a 鈥渕ember of the Gordon First Nation in Saskatchewan, and a first generation Chinese Canadian, The Honorable Dr. Lillian Eva Quan Dyck is well-known for advocating for equity in the education and employment of women, Chinese Canadians and Aboriginals.聽 She is the first female First Nations senator and first Canadian born Chinese senator,鈥� notes her bio on the YWCA page.

As for Goulden, the bio notes she has 鈥渕any years of work in the community as well as her involvement with provincial and national organizations which have kept her in close touch with the people of Saskatchewan and the issues directly affecting them. First elected to Yorkton City Council in 1997, Randy continues to serve and is on both the provincial Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association and the national Federation of Canadian Municipalities. She believes all municipal councils and associations are to be inclusive with women equally represented. An active community volunteer, she has served on community, provincial, and national committees. Randy believes and promotes that all people should be more active, working with Saskatchewan in Motion since its inception.鈥�

The awards will be presented May 14, in Saskatoon, although Goulden said winning is not an expectation.

鈥淛ust to be nominated 鈥�. Is to me very inspiring,鈥� she said.