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