Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, today announces 120 new appointments to the Order of Canada. The new appointees include 14 British Columbians. Recipients will be invited to accept their insignia at a ceremony to be held at a later date.   Officers   Eddy Carmack, Saanichton, B.C. For his contributions to climate oceanography and for expanding our understanding of the Arctic Ocean and its...

The Honours and Awards Secretariat has announced the latest recipients of the Medal of Good Citizenship. The 2019 recipients are: Joe Average (Vancouver) Charlotte Brady and Anastasia Castro (Victoria) John Cameron (Richmond) Neil Cook (Cranbrook) Bruce Curtis (Courtenay) Shirley Gratton (Prince George) Jack Hutton (Duncan) Chief M. Jason Louie (Creston) Adrienne Montani (Vancouver) Dr. Peter Newbery (New Hazelton) Joseph Roberts (Langley)...

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen of Canada, is pleased to appoint the following five British Columbians to the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem.   Officers • Romano Oseo Acconci, CD – Burnaby • David Raymond Valentine, CD, AdeC – Victoria   Members • Richard Wallace Currie – Kamloops • Ronald Richard Mathews, CD – Richmond •...

Lt. Gov. Janet Austin, chancellor of the Order of British Columbia has announced the 2019 recipients of the order. This marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the order. The 2019 recipients are: Dave Brewer of North Vancouve; John A. Brink of Prince George; The Honourable Patricia Carney, PC, CM, LLD (Hon.), of Saturna Island; Ronald Cliff, CM, of Vancouver;  Jane Coop, CM, of Vancouver;  Murray and Lynda Farmer of North Saanich;...

Twenty-four British Columbians were honoured today at the sixteenth annual BC Achievement Community Award presentation ceremony held at Government House in Victoria. The Honourable Janet Austin, OBC, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia along with BC Achievement Foundation Board members, Robert Louie, OC and Christopher Gaze, OBC presented each recipient with a BC Achievement Community Award certificate, medallion and citation. The BC...

On September 6, 2018, the Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, presented the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers to 40 British Columbians at Government House.  Recipients are as follows: Gordon Barrett – North Vancouver Curtis Becker – Victoria Commander Peter Betcher – Nanaimo Bonnie Blackhall – Campbell River Robert Bowes – Burnaby Carl Brownell – Chilliwack Erick Carreras – New Westminster Nina Graham – Richmond...