Staff Photo by David Leaming U.S. Postal Service contractor Joanne Fortier holds a box of mail as her husband, Boyd, gets back into their vehicle after hand-delivering the mail to Jackman resident Leo Boudreau on Wednesday.

Staff Photo by David Leaming Jackman resident Danielle Hale speaks about nominating Boyd Fortier for a community service recognition award for Fortier’s effort to get permission from the U.S. Postal Service to hand-deliver mail to disabled resident Leo Boudreau while accompanying his wife and postal contractor Joanne Fortier on her daily mail run in Jackman.

Staff Photo by David Leaming Boyd Fortier, left, hands mail to Jackman resident Leo and Marie Boudreau at their home in Jackman on Wednesday. Fortier rides with his wife, postal contractor Joanne Fortier, to deliver mail and has permission to hand-deliver mail to the Boudreaus. Leo Boudreau is disabled and struggles on the slippery walk to the mailbox in the winter.

Boyd Fortier has coffee at Mountain Country Supermarket in while waiting for his wife, Joanne, a postal contractor, to finish sorting mail in the nearby Jackman post office on Wednesday. Boyd Fortier accompanies his wife on mail runs. Store employees Penny Colby, left, and Mattea Garland work in the background.