Victorians Jeneece Edroff, Tony Hunt to receive Order of B.C.
Two well-known Victorians — a teenage fundraising machine and a native carver and artist — will be given the province’s highest honour when they receive the Order of B.C. this fall.
Fifteen B.C. residents who have contributed to their communities and the province in extraordinary ways will be awarded the Order of B.C., Lt.-Gov. Steven Point announced yesterday.
“The Order of British Columbia recognizes the excellence and achievements of our citizens,” Point said.
First Nations Chief Tony Hunt most recently helped carve a six-metre red cedar canoe with Point and his nephew for the christening of the Salish Sea.
Jeneece Edroff, a 16-year-old Saanich girl diagnosed at age three with neurofibromatosis, which causes tumours to grow on nerve pathways, has raised more than $1.5 million, mostly in pennies, to help sick children.
She is currently working with the Queen Alexandra Foundation to build a Ronald McDonald-style house, near Victoria General Hospital, where families can stay while their children are being treated.
Hunt and Edroff are among a group including a genome scientist, an HIV researcher, professor, businessman and philanthropist.
“The Order of British Columbia recognizes the remarkable accomplishments achieved by extraordinary British Columbians,” Premier Gordon Campbell said in a news release. “On behalf of all British Columbians, I’d like to thank each recipient for everything they have done for the province.
June 22, 2010
