Silver Wings Awards Gala October 26
The Silver Wings Awards ceremony and gala is coming up this month on October 26. This is the flagship event for the BC Aviation Council and one of the most anticipated events throughout the aviation industry. This year we have many leading organizations and individuals we will be awarding with our industry awards, as well as awarding $23,500 in scholarships. Take a look below at our winners for 2016 and join us at the Silver Wings Awards to help us celebrate the growth of our industry!
Registration for Silver Wings Awards
Early bird pricing ends on October 7, 2016
Award Winners:
- Entrepreneur of the Year in Aviation: Ken Norie, President and CEO of the VIH Aviation Group of Companies
- BCAC Environmental Award in Aviation: Prince Rupert Airport
- Back and Bevington Air Safety Award: Darlene George and Simon Dennis, Nav Canada – Victoria Tower
- Robert S. Day Award: Villi Douglas, Port Hardy Airport
- William Templeton Award: Port McNeill Airport
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Terry Jones, Operations Manager, Advantage Helicopters
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Danny Sitnam, President, Helijet International Inc.
Scholarship Winners:
- Ernie Alexander Memorial – $2,000: Jonathan Bloomquist, Pacific Flying Club
- Al Michaud Memorial – $1,000: Amanda Boettcher, Coastal Pacific Aviation
- Anne & Rudy Bauer Memorial – $1,000: Tyler Smith, Coastal Pacific Aviation
- Barry & Jim AME Graduate, $3,000: Stephen Forsyth, BCIT
- BCAC Airports Ops/ Mgt Training, $1,000: Max Ellwood, BCIT
- BCAC Career Training, $1,000: Paawan Miglani, Air Cadets, Okanagan College
- BCAC Flight Instructor Training, $1,000: Adnan Valdes, Pacific Flying Club
- Mary Swain Memorial, $1,000: Fanny Leroy, Squamish
- William Templeton Airport Ops/ Mgt Training, $1,000: Bryan Lim, BCIT
- Michelle Ward Memorial, $2,000: Nathan Goebel, Victoria Flying Club
- Conair Group Commercial Aviation Training, $3,000: Nicholas Sutherby, Pacific Flying Club
- Mark Duncan AME Scholarship, $1,500: Jagdeep Sandhu, University of Fraser Valley
- Anderson Family Flight Training Scholarship, $5,000: Kurtis Scott, Pacific Flying Club
Photos of some of this years scholarship winners
