Governor General Julie PayetteB次元官网网址檚 first official visit to B.C. this week includes a list of honours bestowed on people for their public service, acts of bravery and volunteer work. The ceremony takes place Wednesday at Government House in Victoria and will be live-streamed on the starting at 2 p.m.
B次元官网网址� Basketball coach Kathryn Shields is being promoted within the Order of Canada at the ceremony, after being appointed to the Order in 2016. She has coached the Canadian national womenB次元官网网址檚 team and the womenB次元官网网址檚 varsity team at the University of Victoria, pioneering women in coaching. Other recipients are below.
Medals of Bravery:
B次元官网网址� A rescue from a crashed airplane at Crawford Bay on Kootenay Lake is commemorated by Medals of Bravery for Paul Hindson and Corole Van Ruymbeke of Crawford Bay, Juergen Baetzel of Gray Creek, Tobias MacDonald of Delta and Brant Hannah of Calgary. On Aug. 20, 2014, they pulled two people from the burning plane minutes before an explosion.
B次元官网网址� Const. Craig Barker and Const. Paul Hykaway of the Victoria Police receive medals for their search of a burning house to ensure tenants had escaped, Jan. 3, 2014.
B次元官网网址� Janson Chapman of Victoria receives a medal for rescuing his friend, who had fallen into the frigid water of Lower Myra Falls near Gold River on March 6, 2017. Finding her injured and clinging to a log, he lifted her out of the ice-rimmed water and carried her for 40 minutes to his car to drive to hospital.
B次元官网网址� Oak Bay firefighter Gregory Swan was off duty and in Medford, Ore. when he rescued a man from a burning car that had crashed into a tree beside a busy highway on July 18, 2015.
Meritorious Service Decorations:
B次元官网网址� Chief Charlene Belleau of the EskB次元官网网址檈temc First Nation near Williams Lake is honoured for her advocacy for improved health and social programs and campaign to end violence against women.
B次元官网网址� Cherie Davidson of Victoria founded Island Heart to Heart, an education and support program for cardiac patients and their families.
B次元官网网址� Merna Forster of Victoria is a historian and author who campaigned to include images of notable Canadian women on banknotes, resulting in rights activist Viola Desmond being chosen to appear on the $10 bill.
B次元官网网址� Jim Michie of Pritchard B.C. was working for Fisheries and Oceans Canada in 1999 when he developed a restorative justice program to deal with conflicts related to fisheries and wildlife infractions, to reduce repeat offences and improve the departmentB次元官网网址檚 relationship with Indigenous communities.
B次元官网网址� Brenda and Patrick Montani of Kelowna created Bicycles for Humanity, a volunteer organization that delivers bikes to Africa.
B次元官网网址� Sooke artist Carey Newman created The Witness Blanket, a structure with residential school artifacts such as doors, shoes and childrenB次元官网网址檚 drawings woven into it. It was exhibited across Canada.
B次元官网网址� Physican Ron Abrahams and midwife Sarah Payne of Vancouver created a new model of health care for substance-abusing women and their drug-exposed newborns.
Medal for Volunteers:
B次元官网网址� Jess Hansen of Terrace has volunteered for 10 years with the NorthWest Therapeutic Riding Association, providing therapy for people with developmental, physical and psychological disabilities.
B次元官网网址� Bernard LaFrance of Nanaimo volunteers at his church with building and grounds maintenance, transporting donated food to food banks and driving parishioners to and from church.
B次元官网网址� Tom Lott of Sooke serves with the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 54, and is a volunteer for his church and as a volunteer driver for Cancer Drive.
B次元官网网址� Margaret Monro of Salt Spring Island is a long-time volunteer with Salt Spring Senior Services Society who established a caregiver support group that looks after AlzheimerB次元官网网址檚 patients.
Police Order of Merit:
The Governor General is presenting awards to Deputy RCMP Commissioner Craig Callens of Surrey, Assistant RCMP Commissioner James Gresham of Surrey, Superintendent James Faulkner of Victoria, Deputy Chief Constable David Green of Saanich Police Department, Corporal Brian Kerr of Victoria (RCMP and Central Saanich Police), RCMP Superintendent Gary Leydier of Surrey, RCMP Superintendent Ward Lymburner of Surrey, Corporal Brian Kerr of Victoria (RCMP and Central Saanich Police) and Chief Constable Anthony Palmer of Vancouver Police.
