Congratulations to the past recipients at the Fraser Valley Cutural Diversity Awards. Well done.

Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity Awards: 10 Years of Recipients

2003 – Speaker: Iona Campagnolo (Lieutenant Governor of BC)
Marketing and Outreach – Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce and Xa:ytem Longhouse Interpretive Centre
Inclusive Environment – Fraser Health Authority Language Interpreter Services Program of Abbotsford
Innovative Initiative – Youthquest! of the Fraser Valley
Reflective Workforce – Above the Underground of MCC BC Employment Development, Abbotsford

2004 – Keynote: Mike Harcourt (former Premier of BC)
Inclusive Environment – Farm Credit Canada
Reflective Workforce – Industrial Copper Systems Ltd.
Marketing – Clearbrook Public Library
Outreach – CanCity Savings Credit Union
Innovative Initiative – Mission District Historical Society

2005 – Keynote: Dr Lloyd Axworthy
Inclusive Environment – Harry Sayers Elementary
Reflective Workforce – Regional Treatment Centre of Pacific Institutions
Marketing – Abbotsford/Mission Outreach Services of the Women’s Resource Society
Outreach – Matsqui Sumas Abbotsford Museum Society
Innovative Initiative – “The Laramie Project”
Champion of Diversity – Inspector John Davidson (Honorary Mention: John Oostenbrink)

2006 – Keynote: Hugh Beard: (Film producer)
Life of Inspiration Award – Lexi Madsen
Champion of Diversity – Const. Shinder Kirk
Inclusive Environment – Downtown Chilliwack Business Improvement Association and W.J. Mouat Secondary School
Marketing – Aldergrove Library
Outreach – Kalgidhar Darbar Sahib Society (Abbotsford)
Innovative Initiative – Simonds Elementary School (Langley)

2007 – Keynote: Lesra Martin (Lawyer in Kamploops whose character was portrayed in the movie Hurricane)
Inclusive Environment – The West Heights Inclusive Neighborhood Project
Marketing – Punjabi Patrika
Outreach – Chilliwack Central Elementary School
Reflective Workforce – KPMG
Innovative Initiative – Silent Witness
Champion of Diversity – Ken Herar

2008 – Keynote: Nazanin Afsan-Jam
Inclusive Environment – Mission Secondary School
Marketing – Township of Langley Libraries
Outreach – Fraser Valley Child Development Centre
Reflective Workforce – TD Canada Trust
Innovative Initiative – Fraser Valley Youth Society
Champion of Diversity – Dr. Linnea Battel

2009 – Keynote: Andrea Holmes
Inclusive Environment – Spirit Bear Centre Society
Marketing – Mission Friendship Centre
Outreach – StrongStart Program at West Heights Elementary School
Reflective Workforce – Abbotsford Police Department
Innovative Initiative – Fraser Valley Brain Injury Association
Champion of Diversity – Chantell Gregg

2010 – Keynote: Deedee Coradini
Inclusive Environment – Abbotsford School of Integrated Arts
Marketing – City of Abbotsford
Outreach – Ministry of Children and Family Development (Abbotsford)
Reflective Workforce – S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Fraser Valley Self Employment Program
Innovative Initiative – The Reach Galley & Museum
Champion of Diversity – Rick Lucy

2011 – Keynote: Nehal Azab
Inclusive Environment – Chilliwack Library
Marketing – Mission Literacy B.U.S.
Outreach – CIVL Radio
Reflective Workforce – Loblaw Pharmacy (Chilliwack)
Innovative Initiative – Closelook Productions
Champion of Diversity – Inta Schorcht (Langley)