Pioneer Criteria
- Devoted and dedicated advocates for protecting nature.
- Were the first. There is a link to the original pioneers who established this province.
- Mentored ‘the builders’.
- Worked with integrity.
- Were inspirational.
- Led the understanding of and value in setting places aside for nature and human enjoyment.
- Lifelong commitment to the establishment of parks and protected areas in BC – whether national, provincial or regional.
- Are representative and symbolic of the belief in and the need to fight for the protection of nature.