2018 Heritage Fair Award Recipients:
Chinese Canadian Historical Society Award
Caci Rice (Maquinna)—Chinese Workers & the CPR
Community History Awards - Alberni District Historical Society
Skyler Vandenbroek (Maquinna) — The 1964 Port Alberni Tsunami
Phoenix Gendron (Maquinna) — Early Cumberland Mining
Family History Award - Alberni Valley Genealogy Club
Lucca Stewart (Sea View) — The Cliff Family in Canada
Maritime History Award - Port Alberni Maritime Heritage Society
Alex Bielert (Maquinna) — Jacques Cartier Discovers Canada
Industrial History or Forestry Award - Industrial Heritage Society
Ella James Klipa (Maquinna) — Canadian Forestry
Ken Hughes Memorial Communications Award – Hughes Family
Alison Ottis (Heritage Christian On-line) — Canadian Forestry
Education History Award School District #70 Award
Carlene Somen (Maquinna) — Residential Schools
Alberni Valley News Writing Award
Ella Freethy (Maquinna) — The Last Spike
Pam Craig - Aesthetic Presentation Award - AV Times
Helena Hall (Maquinna) — Canadian Penny
Fire Chief Award – Port Alberni Fire Chief
Nathan Cox (Aspen Park Elementary) — History of Comox Fire Department
Honour Medals:
Grade 3/4
Matous Karas (Aspen Park) — The Swedish Connection, Kailyn Penner (Heritage Christian On-line)—Hockey in Canada, Ciara Rice (Maquinna)—Medicines and Shaman, Marin Noel (Maquinna)—Basket Weaving, Charlie Norman (Heritage Christian On-line)—Pioneering Then and Now, Rehanna Stanton (Maquinna)—Gathering for First Nations, Summer Eskola (Maquinna)—Traditional Housing, Chase Pley (Maquinna)—Samuel de Champlain, Chyyah Rampanen (Haahuupayuk)—Cedar Weaving, Isabella Noddin (Haahuupayuk)—Cedar Weaving.
Grade 5/6
Laila Allatt-Miles (Maquinna)—Immigration to BC, Maria Hendriks (Heritage Christian On-line)—My Family, Arwen Rauguth-Treleaven (Heritage Christian On-line)—Canada House, Sukhbir Narang (Maquinna)—Kamagata Maru, Marie Adby (Maquinna)—Hutterites in Canada, Carson Cartlidge (Maquinna)—Alexander MacKenzie, Bethany MacFadden (Maquinna)—My Family’s Prairie Homestead, Nolan Reid (Maquinna)—Underground Railroad, Tucker Knudson (Maquinna)—Last Flight of the Malton Mike, Sarah Robertson (Heritage Christian On-line)—Old Fashioned Toys.
People’s Choice Award – Alberni Valley Community Arts Council
Tucker Knudson (Maquinna)—The Last Flight of Malton Mike
Student’s Choice Award – Alberni Valley Museum
Makayla Johnson (Maquinna)—First Nations Gathering
