Volunteer Of The Year
Awards (1991 – Present)
Public Safety Lifeline Volunteer Award Recipients Since 1991
Public Safety Lifeline Volunteer Awards by Emergency Management BC were instituted in 1991 to recognize the service of SAR volunteers across the public safety lifeline of Search and Rescue, Emergency Social Services, Emergency Radio Communications, PEP Air, and Road Rescue.
2021 Awards
Communications
Barry Glickman,
Campbell River
Emergency Social Services
Ralph Laidlaw,
Port Coquitlam
PEP Air
Not awarded this year
Search and Rescue
Trent Blair,
Prince George
Road Rescue
Stefan Lettrari,
Kaslo
Lifetime Achievement
Judy Hagen,
Heriot Bay, (ESS)
2020 Awards
Communications
Les Dawes, Shawnigan Lake
Emergency Social Services
Roline Sims, Kamloops
PEP Air
Lynn Van Cadsand, Smithers
Search and Rescue
Ed Ehrler,
Sparwood
Road Rescue
Don Hunt,
Kaslo
Lifetime Achievement
Judy Hagen,
Heriot Bay, (ESS)
2019 Awards
Communications
Douglas William Franklin Barry,
Delta
Emergency Social Services
Deb Chmara,
Castlegar
PEP Air
John Lamb,
Nanaimo
Search and Rescue
Les Sakals
Road Rescue
Dale Hark,
Cranbrook
Lifetime Achievement
Paddy Flanagan
(Road Rescue)
2018 Awards
Communications
Larry Joe,
Victoria
Emergency Social Services
Carolynne Miller,
Central
PEP Air
Bibiane (Babs) Tarasiuk,
South West
Search and Rescue
Dave Merritt,
Prince George
Road Rescue
Brian Brinkhurst,
Burns Lake
Lifetime Achievement
Andrew Spray,
Search and Rescue
2017 Awards
Communications
Bernie Leaker,
South West Region
Emergency Social Services
Deborah Reid,
Vancouver Island Region
PEP Air
Al & Kathy Kasatkin,
South West Region
Search and Rescue
Brad Sills,
South West Region
Road Rescue
Fernie Road Rescue,
South East Region
Lifetime Achievement
Ron Essex,
Central Region
2016 Awards
Communications
Alan Mallett,
Victoria
Emergency Social Services
Wayne Hartley,
Nanaimo
PEP Air
Brian Dunham,
Courtenay
Search and Rescue
Bridget Ann Milsom,
North Vancouver
Road Rescue
Edward Jones,
Invermere
Lifetime Achievement
George Merchant,
Surrey
2015 Awards
Communications
Neil Townsend,
Victoria
Emergency Social Services
Moira Clark,
Taylor
PEP Air
Louis Dery,
Prince George
Search and Rescue
John Howe,
Squamish
Road Rescue
Dave Laramee,
Castlegar
Lifetime Achievement
Cindy Heslop,
Victoria
2014 Awards
Communications
Bill Foster,
Kamloops
Emergency Social Services
Vasantha Aruliah,
Port Coquitlam
PEP Air
Jim Spencer,
Nanaimo
Search and Rescue
Jack Bryceland,
Chilliwack
Road Rescue
Keith Laboucan,
Prince George
Lifetime Achievement
Ron Royston,
North Vancouver
2013 Awards
Communications
Fank Vanderzande,
Prince George
Emergency Social Services
Dave Dickson,
Williams Lake
PEP Air
Trevor Black,
Richmond
Search and Rescue
John Rempel,
Burns Lake
Road Rescue
Revelstoke Highway Rescue Society
Lifetime Achievement
Ole Edliq,
Comox
2012 Awards
Communications
Jim Forsyth,
Pitt Meadows
Emergency Social Services
Lyn Arikado,
Kamloops
PEP Air
Dan & Louise Shynuk,
Cranbrook
Search and Rescue
Walter Bucher,
Smithers
Road Rescue
Reg Gustafson,
Nakusp
Lifetime Achievement
Joe Mandur,
Terrace
2011 Awards
Communications
Brady Conroy,
Kamloops
Emergency Social Services
Bev Stenning,
Victoria
PEP Air
Marie Woodruff,
Victoria
Search and Rescue
Bob Zimmerman,
Quesnel
Road Rescue
Jim Hurtado,
Vanderhoof
Lifetime Achievement
Bob Piggott,
North Vancouver
2010 Awards
Communications
Glenn Grieve,
Terrace
Emergency Social Services
Joyce McLeod,
Kitimat
PEP Air
Carlene Blackmore,
Creston
Search and Rescue
Kyle Hale,
Golden
Road Rescue
Rod Mudie,
Hope
Lifetime Achievement
Alan Craft,
Nelson
2009 Awards
Communications
Dave Gillis,
Langley
Emergency Social Services
Brenda Young,
Victoria
PEP Air
James Norman Reed,
Kamloops
Search and Rescue
Bill Meikle,
Sooke
Road Rescue
Jay Mosley,
Merritt
Lifetime Achievement
Frank Whitecotton,
Logan Lake
2008 Awards
Communications
Dave Clift,
Aldergrove
Emergency Social Services
Beverly Wilson,
Langford
PEP Air
Chuck Henderson,
Kamloops
Search and Rescue
Brian Lamond,
Fort St. John
Road Rescue
Gord Hogaboam,
Nakusp
Lifetime Achievement
Chuck Pachal,
Kelowna
2007 Awards
Communications
Norm Barton,
Westbank
Emergency Social Services
Alvina Berggren,
Fort Nelson
PEP Air
Ken Hruschak,
Kelowna
Search and Rescue
Neil Brewer,
Agassiz
Road Rescue
Jim Dezall,
Cranbrook
Lifetime Achievement
Linda West,
Victoria
2006 Awards
Communications
Paul Peters,
Cobble Hill
Emergency Social Services
Donna Grobell,
Cranbrook
PEP Air
Fred Carey,
Port Coquitlam
Search and Rescue
Swede Peterson,
Prince George
Road Rescue
Peter Hartinger,
Princeton
Lifetime Achievement
Wayne Merry,
Atlin
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