[BCMA] 2020 Beaver Medal Nomination Now Open

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NEWS RELEASE  
  
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  
9 January 2020  
  
2020 Beaver Medal Nomination Now Open  
     
    
 
     
 
      
 
   

  
The Maritime Museum of British Columbia is
now accepting nominations for the 2020 SS Beave r
Medals, an annual award that recognizes outstanding achievements in B.C.’s
marine sector. The deadline for nominations is May 22, 2020.    
   
Nominations are encouraged for individuals
who have made noteworthy contributions to our Province’s marine interests,
including but not limited to:   science,
technology, business, applications of maritime skills, nautical heritage and
culture, and academic offerings. An award is also made to recognize a
noteworthy organization, vessel or technological project.  
   
“The marine sector generates roughly 8
percent of B.C.’s GDP and this involves a wide span of activities. The Maritime
Museum sponsors the SS Beaver award
to help raise awareness about this diverse sector and to recognize outstanding
individuals. “said Jan Drent, a member of the medal steering committee. “Past
winners range from entrepreneurs to naval architects, boatbuilders, innovators
in technology, publishers, authors, historians, a hydrographer, a marine artist
and museum curators. “    
   
“To our knowledge, no other award
encompasses all aspects of our coastal industry, history, technology, or
practical application of skills,” said former Ambassador and retired Admiral
John Anderson.   “What a fitting
namesake—the Beaver—or Castor Canadensis.”  
   
The gold-plated medal is struck from copper
salvaged from the pioneering paddlewheel steamship SS Beaver , built in England in 1835 for the Hudson’s Bay Company.
After rounding the treacherous Cape Horn, Beaver reached the northwest coast where she served for 53 years.   This iconic vessel pioneered commercial
navigation on the BC coast as a floating trading post, hydrographic survey ship
and towboat. She grounded near Vancouver in 1888. Some of her machinery was later
recovered providing the metal for the Beaver Medal.  
   
The Museum urges members of the public to
nominate outstanding marine achievers for the SS Beaver Medal.   Potential
recipients will be selected by an awards committee with members from the
Chamber of Shipping of BC, BC Ferries, a
former Coast Guard Captain, a distinguished marine historian, a well-known
marine writer, and a past president of the Maritime Museum.  
   
Nominations for 2020 close on Friday, May 22.
Nomination information, easy-to-complete forms and due dates are located at
www.  http://mmbc.bc.ca/about-2/s-s-beaver-medal/  http://mmbc.bc.ca/about-2/s-s-beaver-medal/ [ http://mmbc.bc.ca/about-2/s-s-beaver-medal/ ].   


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For further information, please contact: 

  
Jan Drent 
Maritime Museum of BC  
250 598 1661  
Email:  mailto:jandrent at telus.net  jandrent at telus.net [ mailto:jandrent at telus.net ]       
 
          
 
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