Vancouver/Agassiz –Premier John Horgan and Anne Giardini, OC, OBC, QC, Chair of the BC Achievement Foundation, named this year’s recipients of the BC Achievement Community Award, marking the 16th offering of these awards.
“Our communities are made stronger by British Columbians who go above and beyond,” said Premier John Horgan. “Thanks to the 2019 recipients for helping build a better province for everyone.”“It is an honour to celebrate the excellence and dedication of these twenty-five outstanding British Columbians,” added Giardini. “On behalf of all of us at the BC Achievement Foundation,thanks go to each one of them for strengthening their communities and inspiring others to community action.
“The recipients of the 2019 awards are:
Beth Applewhite, Port Moody
Don Bassermann, Prince George
Neil Brewer, Agassiz
Evelyn Corlett, Gibsons
Katherine Dodds, Vancouver
Polla Eid, Kelowna
Maureen Fraser, Tofino
Jessie Ann Gamble, Armstrong
Ming Gin, Vancouver
Nancy & Gunther Golinia, Prince Rupert
Leona Green, New Westminster
Linda Helm, Tumbler Ridge
Janet Johnston, Stewart
Kenneth Kjenstad, Clearwater
Margaret Lidkea, Victoria
Jeffrey Lott, Nanaimo
Dr. Biju Mathew, Maple Ridge
Sandra McPherson, Duncan
Sukhmeet Singh Sachal, Surrey
