[BCMA] 2020 Recipients of the Maritime Museum of BC SS BEAVER Award

Tue Nov 24 08:00:09 PST 2020

News Release 
For
Immediate Release  
24
November 2020 

2020
Recipients of the Maritime Museum of BC SS BEAVER Award 

Four British Columbians and one organization have
been selected for the 2020 Maritime Museum of BC’s SS Beaver Award for
outstanding contributions in our province’s marine sector. 

“These annual awards highlight extraordinary
contributions by British Columbians to our province’s oceans sector,” said
Barry Rolston, a Beaver Medal committee member. “As in past years this year’s
winners are a great example of how diversified our BC marine contributors are,
and how important our waters, coast and nautical industries are to the well-being
of our province.”  

Recipients for this annual award are nominated by
the public and selected by a blue-ribbon panel drawn from several
marine-related sectors. This year’s recipients will be:  

Gregory Marshall , resident of Saanichton, for the design of large motor yachts for the
highly competitive international market. Greg Marshall has been involved in the
design of over 400 vessels.      

Gregory Marshall  

Gordon Miller ,
resident of Vancouver, for extraordinary contributions to our understanding of
seafaring in the past through meticulous depictions of early European voyages
to the northwest cast and of the maritime fur trade.  

Gordon Miller  

Captain William Noon , resident of Victoria, for his achievements in a 38 year career with
the Canadian Coast Guard including several seasons in command of an icebreaker
supporting the search for the Franklin expedition ships and for his outstanding
volunteer work with Classic Boat Festival in Victoria.  

Captain William Noon  

  Captain David (Duke)
Snider , resident of
Saanich, f or outstanding achievements in polar navigation
including roles in promoting internationally recognized ice navigation
qualifications and as the author of a standard polar ice guidebook, and a long
career with the Canadian Coast Guard that included command of eight
vessels.   Captain Snider’s professional
excellence and widespread engagement has exemplified the global outlook and
impact of BC mariners.       

Captain David (Duke)
Snider  

The
2020 Special Category Award is to the Underwater Archaeological Society of
BC (UASBC) , for promoting underwater archaeology along
BC’s coasts and interior by surveying and documenting shipwrecks and First
Nations archaeology, publishing books and a quarterly about BC’s marine
heritage, teaching international archaeological standards, and cooperating with
the Province’s Archaeology Branch.    

Underwater Archaeology
Society Members heading out to explore.  

The
Beaver Medal is a gold-plated medallion cast from metals salvaged from the
wreck of the pioneering SS Beaver— the
Hudson’s Bay Company’s first steam-powered ship on the west coast of North
America. She operated for 52 years along BC’s coast as a floating fur trading
post, hydrographic survey vessel, and finally towboat.  

The
SS BEAVER Awards are normally presented by the Lieutenant Governor as Honorary
Patron of the Museum. Government House has agreed with a recommendation by the
museum that presentation of the 2020 awards be postponed to a future date due
to the Covid-19 pandemic.     

The SS Beaver Medal Award, given for excellence in the
maritime field.  

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For
further information, please contact:  

Brittany
Vis, Associate Director  
Maritime
Museum of BC  
250-385-4222
ext. 106  
 mailto:bvis at mmbc.bc.ca bvis at mmbc.bc.ca   

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