Correspondence - Honours and Awards Secretariat re: Order of British Columbia

Re: Order of British Columbia ~ 2013 Call for Nominations

It is time once again to "call for nominations" for the Order of British Columbia, the Province's highest award for excellence and outstanding achievement. Any person or group is welcome to nominate a deserving individual as candidate for appointment to the Order of British Columbia. I seek your assistance in informing your municipality about this opportunity to take part in the public recognition of its outstanding citizens. Could you bring this up at your next council meeting?

An independent Advisory Council chaired by the Chief Justice of British Columbia considers nominations to the Province's highest award for excellence and outstanding achievement. Three hundred and thirty-one distinguished British Columbians have been honoured since 1990.

For your information, a report listing all of the recipients of the Order is available on our website http://www.orderofbc.gov.bc.ca. If you would like this report broken down by City/Town, please contact our office.

Nomination forms for the Order are available from the Honours and Awards Secretariat in Victoria, (250) 387-1616, on the website: http://www.orderofbc.gov.bc.ca or from the nearest Service BC Centre. Completed nominations must be received by the Secretariat by March 1, 2013 to be considered this year. Nominations received after this will automatically be forwarded for consideration next year.

Your continuing support of the Order of British Columbia is very much appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

Karen Felker Coordinator

Telephone: 250 387-1616 Fax: 250 356-2814