BACKGROUNDER 2003OTP0014-000197 Feb. 25, 2003 Office of the Premier Office of the Lieutenant-Governor QUEEN'S GOLDEN JUBILEE MEDAL RECIPIENTS Name Recipient City Basis for Nominations Joan Acosta North Recognised in education and literacy Kurt Alberts Langley Community and mayor of the Township of Langley Jean Jacques André Victoria Outstanding artistic ship for the Royal British Columbia Museum F. Gordon Antoine Merritt Service to the aboriginal community Nava Ashraf Kelowna Student, human rights and peace activist Dr. Vivien E. Basco Physician and professor Don H. Bell North Community and mayor of the District of North Dr. John (Jack) Patrick Blaney Post-secondary education Malcolm Brodie Richmond Community and mayor of the City of Richmond Bernard O. Brynelsen Langley Prominent in the mining sector Helen Burnham Alcoholism Recovery Pioneer Alex A. Campbell Saanichton Business and service to the community R. Wayne Campbell Victoria Conservationist and ornithologist Brian A. Canfield Point Roberts Community service and prominent in telecommunications Ric Careless Gibsons Environmental activist Christopher Causton Victoria Community and mayor of the District of Oak Bay Simon Charlie Duncan Renowned aboriginal and artist Phyllis Chelsea Williams Lake Aboriginal community and educator
- 2 - Dr. Suezone Chow Richmond Gifted forestry researcher and business Michael Conway Baker North Prominent music composer and educator Robert Cooper Terrace Community service to the province s northern communities Edna Cooper Terrace Community service to the province s northern communities George Frederick Curtis Founding dean of the UBC Law School Marilyn Dahl Advocate for the hearing impaired Kathleen Dalzell Port Clements Community service and historian Sushma Datt Burnaby Prominent broadcaster in the Indo-Canadian community Lorne W. Davies Maple Ridge Prominent university football athlete and coach Isabelle Diamond Community service and prominent fundraiser Doug Drummond Burnaby Community and former mayor of the City of Burnaby Frances L. Fleming White Rock Prominent in the educational field. Medal accepted on her behalf by daughter Edith Ehlers Thomas James Foord Coldstream Business Timothy J.C. Frick Port Coquitlam Prominent wheelchair basketball coach Gerry Furney Port McNeill Community and mayor of the Town of Port McNeil Garde B. Gardom, Q.C. Outstanding service to the people of British Columbia Joan Gentles Williams Lake Service to the aboriginal community Patsy George Anti-poverty worker Virginia Giles Alcoholism recovery pioneer Dr. Gurdev S. Gill New Westminster Physician and Indo-Canadian community Charan Pal Singh Gill Surrey Outstanding service to the community and advocate for social justice Murray Goldman West Business and community Clint Hames Chilliwack Community and mayor of the City of Chilliwack Rendina Hamilton Kelowna Prominent in the law profession Dr. Walter Gordon Hardwick Leader in education and public service
- 3 - Sean Harvey Vernon Community and mayor of the City of Vernon Kathleen Heddle Distinguished rowing athlete Jane Heffelfinger Victoria Arts advocate and volunteer Al Hogarth Maple Ridge Community and former mayor of the District of Maple Ridge Rex Hollett Chemainus Community and former mayor for the District of North Cowichan Paul Frederick Howard West Recognised fuel cell engineer Wayne Hunter Victoria Community and former mayor of the District of Central Saanich Lois E. Jackson Delta Community and mayor of the District of Delta Henry Ketcham Business Jon Kingsbury Coquitlam Community and mayor of the City of Coquitlam Colin Kinsley Prince George Community and mayor of the City of Prince George Kazuko Komatsu West Business Gary R. Korpan Nanaimo Community and mayor of the City of Nanaimo Diana Krall Nanaimo Jazz singer Kerrin Lee-Gartner Fernie Olympic gold medal skier Peter James Lester Prince Rupert Retired mayor and community Dr. Victor Ling World-renowned cancer researcher Corinne Lonsdale Squamish Community and former mayor of the District of Squamish Alan Lowe Victoria Community and mayor of the City of Victoria Gordon F. MacFarlane Burnaby Business and community Colin Mayes Salmon Arm Community and mayor of the District of Salmon Arm Doug McCallum Surrey Community and mayor of the City of Surrey David George Alexander McLean Business and community service Ken McRae Port Alberni Community and mayor of the City of Port Alberni Kenneth McVay Nanaimo Anti-Hate literature activist Margaret Mitchell Women s rights activist Basil Morissette Kamloops Native courtworker program developer Alan Moyes Victoria Outstanding public service to the people of British Columbia
- 4 - Beverly Nann Burnaby Active in promoting multiculturalism Abe Neufeld Mission Community and mayor of the District of Mission Grace Elliott Nielsen Nanaimo Aboriginal community R.T. (Phil) Nuytten North Subsea engineer, carver and author Dr. Michael V. Maple Ridge AIDS advocate and researcher O'Shaughnessy Mike Pearce Penticton Community and former mayor of the City of Penticton Dr. Leonel Perra Surrey Outstanding in education Derek Porter Victoria Two-time Olympic rowing medallist Ross Priest Cranbrook Community and mayor of the City of Cranbrook Ross Charles Purse Nanaimo Advocate for the visually impaired Raymond Rice Esquimalt Community and former Mayor of the Township of Esquimalt Dr. R. Hayward Rogers Victoria Pioneer in medicine and treatment for cancer patients Mel Rothenburger Kamloops Community and mayor of the City of Kamloops Jane Rule Galiano Island Renowned international author Carole Sabiston Victoria Prominent textile artist Dr. Martha Salcudean Prominent mechanical engineer and professor Gian Singh Sandhu Williams Lake Lumber company founder and charity supporter Dr. Martin T. Schechter Physician and AIDS researcher Don Scott Prince Rupert Community and former mayor of the City of Prince Rupert Barbara Ann Sharp North Community and mayor of the City of North Arthur Skidmore Burnaby Business and philanthropist Helen Sparkes New Westminster Community and former mayor of the City of New Westminster A.J. (Jim) Spilsbury West Radio and airline pioneer, author and artist Dr. Richard Stace-Smith Internationally recognised agriculture scientist Hardy K. Staub White Rock Community and former mayor of the City of White Rock Sarah-Spring Stump Williams Lake Service to the community
- 5 - Alison Sydor North Olympic mountain bike medallist Dr. Harvey Thommasen Prince George Prominent physician and author Dr. Roger S. Tonkin Gabriola Adolescent and youth healthcare innovator Joe Trasolini Port Moody Community and mayor of the City of Port Moody Nancy J. Turner Victoria Internationally distinguished scholar and scientist Roy Henry Vickers Brentwood Bay Internationally recognized artist Henry Hiroshi Wakabayashi Burnaby Recognized mega-project engineer Ron Webber Courtenay Community and former mayor of the City of Courtenay Howard White Madeira Park Business, promoting B.C. history and literature Lorna Williams Victoria Native educator and author Jan Willoughby Victoria Leadership in promoting research and treatment of prostate cancer Ken Willoughby Victoria Leadership in promoting research and treatment of prostate cancer Ron Wood West Community and mayor of the District of West Dr. Yosef Wosk Philanthropist and community Scott Young Port Coquitlam Community and mayor of the City of Port Coquitlam Wolfgang Zimmerman Port Alberni Forestry safety activist - 30 - Visit the province's Web site at http://www.gov.bc.ca/ for online information and services. Media contact: Janis Robertson Media Relations 250 213-2888