George (Potsy) Burrows celebrated his 100th birthday with a party at the legion Sunday, June 17. He arrived in an army jeep, and there was a "flypast." Potsy is a former Citizen of the Year and a war hero. He has been active for over 60 years at the legion.

Burrows has been feted before. He is a Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal recipient and has received the Peel Board of Education’s Outstanding Service Award, Ontario’s Medal for Good Citizenship and the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal. He has been inducted into both the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame and the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame. The Brampton Minor Lacrosse Association even has a George "Potsy" Burrows Goaltending Award.

He was the 1997 Brampton Citizen of the Year and was presented with the “key to the city” on his 95th birthday.