April 29, 2010
VALEMOUNT REPRESENTED AT 2010 BC COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

VALEMOUNT – Former Mayor Jeanette Townsend was among forty-five outstanding British Columbians yesterday at British Columbia Government House who were granted BC Community Achievement Awards by Premier Gordon Campbell and Keith Mitchell, chair of the British Columbia Achievement Foundation.

“Jeanette is well-deserving of this honour,” says Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond. “It was so appropriate to see a Northern B.C. representative receive her medal as part of this amazing group of British Columbians.”

Previously serving as Mayor of Valemount for twenty years, Jeannette Townsend leaves a legacy of responsible management and passionate action for the betterment of her community. As well, Jeanette’s contributions extend to her region and province. Jeannette was a charter member of the Columbia Basin Trust and an important contributor to the realization of the University of Northern British Columbia.

“Jeanette has served her community and province with distinction and I was proud to be a strong supporter of her nomination,” adds Bond.

During a formal presentation at Government House yesterday in Victoria, Townsend received a certificate and a medallion designed by B.C. artist Robert Davidson.

The British Columbia Community Achievement Awards are generously sponsored by Canwest, Canada’s leading international media company, whose presence in B.C. includes daily and community newspapers, online media and television stations. The British Columbia Achievement Foundation is an independent foundation established and endowed by the Province of BC to recognize and celebrate excellence in the arts, humanities, enterprise and community service.

The Community Achievement Awards, launched in 2003, were the first initiative of the foundation, followed by BC Creative Achievement Award for Applied Art and Design, B.C.’s National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction, BC Creative Achievement Award for Aboriginal Art, and the B.C. Aboriginal Business Awards.

Visit Shirley’s website at www.shirleybondmla.bc.ca 

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