Ten residents living and/or working in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam were recognized Sunday, Aug. 11, as Community Champions.
Ron McKinnon, the MP for Coquitlam–Port Coquitlam (Liberal), recently accepted nominations for his annual awards that were handed out at a picnic at Lions Park in Port Coquitlam.
The 2024 recipients are:
- Travis Cornwall
- teacher and PoCo Saints lacrosse coach
- Pam Murray
- PoCo Heritage board director
- Royce Shook
- Wilson Seniors Advisory president
- Geoff Scott
- Tri-Cities Community Television founder
- Mojgan Towhid
- Iranian Senior Club president
- Macarthy Whyzel
- charity fundraiser
- Lynne Cox
- parent educator and author
- Julianne Cressman
- Tri-Branch Housing Co-Operative Association president
- John Saremba
- environmentalist and educator
- Steph Wagner
- Port Coquitlam Minor Hockey president and Cedar Drive Preschool Society volunteer
In a social media post, Wagner thanked the MP for his recognition.
“I am so honoured and humbled to be awarded with a Community Champion award from our local MP, @ronmckinnonlib for my contribution to our community as the president of Port Coquitlam Minor Hockey,” she wrote.
“Giving my time is easy if it means helping local kids love hockey as much as I do! And I’m just a tiny part of our association — the countless hours of our coaches, managers, volunteers and executive are the real lifeblood of PCMHA.”
