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2024 Honourary Life Member Nomination Form

Honourary Life Membership

Honourary Life Memberships are a special distinction conferred by BCRPA's Board of Directors upon Members who have made outstanding contributions to the recreation and parks sector.

Honourary Life membership is a meaningful recognition bestowed sparingly and only to those persons who have made significant contributions to the BCRPA and/or the sector. Honourary Life membership status is awarded for the lifetime of the individual.

About the Nomination Application:

Collecting information for the Honourary Life Membership nomination may take some time and completing the online nomination form may take up to 2 hours.


Prior to starting the online nomination form, we recommend that you use the Nomination Reference Guide available on the BCRPA website to help prepare your nomination.

Note: You will be able to save your progress and return to the nomination form at a later time. If you lose the URL link or need to make an edit to your nomination, please contact Felicitas, Partnerships and Events Coordinator by email.


The deadline for nominations is: 11:59 PM, March 4, 2024.


Eligibility Requirements:

Honourary Life members are appointed on the basis of the following criteria:
  • For individuals only – whether they be practitioner, academic, volunteer or staff person
  • Individual need not be a current member of BCRPA
  • Should be retired from all official posts
  • Longstanding, sustained and exceptional service and impact in the parks and recreation sector
  • Outstanding contribution that required substantial and commendable personal input

Applications are to consist of:

  • Evidence that the candidate has provided long-standing, sustained and exceptional service and impact
  • Confirmation that the candidate is retired from remunerated employment in the recreation sector
  • One letter of support from each of the two nominators
  • One to three Letter(s) of support from others who can attest to the candidate's merit for this award

Application Deadline:

  • The deadline for nominations is: 11:59 PM, Friday, March 4, 2024