Amateur Sports

Sports Hero’s Announced

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February 10, 2012

When one gets involved in sport, it’s like a roll of the dice. You actually never know where the sport or your career will take you.

The winner in the case of getting great volunteer’s is the community of Trial.

The following have rolled a winning combination and dedication, hard work and passion has paid off. Sport BC will honor ten (10) dedicated sport leaders from the City of Trail on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 with the Community Sport Hero Awards presented by Teck.

The public award ceremony is hosted at the Best Western Columbia River in Trail and celebrates the contributions of long-time community sport volunteers.

Acting Mayor Gordon DeRosa will present the chosen winners with their special award as well as a gift from the Community Sport Heroes Awards’.

The official apparel provider is FIRSTAR Sports Inc.

“The Community Sport Hero Awards are a celebration of volunteers who have contributed eight or more years to sport,” said Carey Summerfelt,

Event Manager of Sport BC.

“Sport is crucial to the development of strong, healthy communities, and community volunteers, like the ten (10) to be honored, are essential to that success of all communities.”

The following individuals are the outstanding volunteers who were selected by their peers to receive the 2012 Community Sport Hero Awards in Trail:

Ken Koshey, Hockey

Clifford Tyson, Curling
Fred Bushell, Skiing
Kathryn Johnston, Figure Skating
Barry Zanier, Premier’s Sport Awards
Nicole Lord, Special Olympics
Tom Gawryletz, Hockey
Ryan Kuhn, Biking
Ray Nelson, Rugby
Keith Smyth, BC Games

The event is open to the public and all are invited to help celebrate these individuals at the ceremony. The event begins at 6:00pm and Trail is the first stop this year for the Community Sport Hero Awards in 2012.

Congratulations to the selected individuals.

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Sportswave Productions is located in Delta, BC.

Sportswave promotes/broadcasts Amateur Sports within the Lower Mainland.

Sportswave Productions is owned and operated by Steve Erickson who has a long standing career within the broadcasting and refereeing for Minor League Sports in BC and across Canada.

Steve is recognized by his peers, associations, communities and colleagues for his endless contributions to multiple Amateur Sports within the Lower Mainland.

Steve was recognized as Volunteer of the Year Award by the Delta Chamber of Commerce in 2015 and inducted into the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017.

He was recognized by Ravi Kahlon, BC’s MLA Minister for Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation in September 11, 2017.

In December 2022 he was Awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Pin.

Awarded Rotary Paul Harris Fellow Award for tangible for significant assistant given for the better understanding and friendly relations among peoples of the world.

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