92 year old author receives 2024 Jeanne Clark Local History Service Award
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PRINCE GEORGE—92 year-old Clarence Boudreau, is the winner of the Prince George Public Library (PGPL) Board 2024 Jeanne Clark Local History Service Award.
Also known as Penny Slim the local author and musician is being honoured as the winner of this year’s Service Award. Boudreau, who turns 93-years-old in February, has written multiple books on the history of northern BC.
Last year, Boudreau was nominated for a Jeanne Clark Publication Award in 2023 for his book ‘I Hear the Mountains Calling’, a memoir of his life in the community of Penny, BC, where he was born and spent the first 80 years of his life. He and his wife Olga also won won the 1996 Jeanne Clarke Publication Award for their book ‘A Penny For Your Thoughts’.
Boudreau shares his stories not just on the page but through song as well, including his song about the Northern Hardware Canoe Race and the 2018 wildfires. Recently, Boudreau released a track titled ‘Yesterday’s Memories’ which has already received a quarter million views on Facebook.
