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GROWING UP ON A FARM outside of Yorkton, Randy Goulden learned the importance of pitching in early on. “You just rolled up your sleeves and did your job,” she says. At age four, she was helping her mom — a competitive curler — wash dishes at the curling rink. Goulden’s work ethic and love of her community have guided her through a career of public service, from serving as a City of Yorkton municipal councillor to numerous leadership roles in tourism, recreation and the arts. Goulden, a CAA Member, is especially gratified to serve as executive director of the Yorkton Film Festival, the longest-running film gala event in North America. As Goulden tells it, when the idea of holding a film festival in Saskatchewan was first proposed in the late 1940s, the cultural establishment in Toronto and Montreal viewed the idea with skepticism, but Yorktonians did what they do best and pulled together to make it happen. “It’s been the pride of Yorkton since 1947,” she says. “For many filmmakers, this is their first time ever being in Saskatchewan and I take pride in the hospitality that they feel here.”

With a career spanning more than five decades, Goulden remains as dedicated to her community as ever and is looking forward to passing the torch to the next generation. “We enter into public work because it’s fulfilling and it’s rewarding, but it’s also got its challenges,” she notes. “I have influenced other people, including younger people and women, to enter into community work, and I hope to see more people willing to run for office and work hard. It takes everybody to provide for this community.”