Vancouver Island Section Recipients of the Don Forest Service Award
This is an award for significant service to the Alpine Club of Canada in areas such as volunteerism, community engagement, leadership, or exceptional contributions to the club’s mission and operations.
The award was established in 2001 and its name was changed in 2004 to honour Don Forest.
2002 – Jules Thomson
2005 – Viggo Holm, Judy Holm
2008 – Richard Keltie
2009 – Kayla Stevenson, Russ Moir, Mike Hubbard
2010 – Cedric Zala
2011 – Rick Hudson, Phee Hudson
2012 – Tak Ogasawara, Catrin Brown
2013 – Lindsay Elms
2014 – Peggy Taylor, Christine Fordham
2015 – Colleen Casting
2019 – Barbara Baker
2022 – Janelle Curtis
2023 – Laura Darling
Vancouver Island Section Recipients of the Silver Rope for Leadership Award
This is a Mountaineering and Ski Mountaineering Award for Excellence in Leadership and Technical Ability. The award is presented to members in good standing with the ACC who have demonstrated technical skills and leadership abilities of a high caliber in mountaineering or ski mountaineering over a number of years. The term “mountaineering” will include activities such as technical rock or ice climbing or route-finding abilities demonstrated on National or Section organized activities. The Silver Rope for Leadership Award was instituted in 1933. The form of this award is the Silver Rope pin and a brass on wood plaque describing the award.
1934 – Arthur Wheeler, Rex Gibson, John Forde
1936 – Ferris Neave, Roger Neave
1947 – Horace “Rusty” Westmorland
1958 – Alfred “Bill” Lash
2001 – Sandy Briggs
2012 – Don Morton