A number of BC residents will be meeting the Governor General today when they are given a Caring Canadian award at a ceremony in Vancouver.
Anne Clemence of Garden Bay has worked to protect the environment around her community for nearly 40 years. She has volunteered with the Garbage Recycling in Pender Society, the Lagoon Society, and the Pender Harbour and District Wildlife Society, and was instrumental in establishing both the John Daly Regional Park and the Francis Point Provincial Park.
Retired RCMP Staff Sergeant William M. Eubank of Nanaimo has volunteered for more than 35 years in the various communities where he was posted. From implementing various sports and education programs for First Nations youth in Saskatchewan and Nunavut, to applying the emergency medical experience he gained on overseas peacekeeping missions to everyday situations, he has demonstrated his commitment to the importance of community development.
Jane James has been an enthusiastic rider since her early teens and is a 4-H leader. In 1986, she founded the Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association, an equine-assisted therapy program for children and adults with physical, intellectual and emotional disabilities. She helped to develop several volunteer training videos and manuals that have been made available across Canada.
Created in 1995, the Governor General”s Caring Canadian Award recognizes living Canadians and permanent residents who have made a significant, sustained, unpaid contribution to their community, in Canada or abroad.
