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Cordova Bay Leadership Awards recognize community spirit

Whether it is performing sea rescues, providing service with a smile, guiding activities for local Scout troops, teaching skills on the water or providing loving care for the community’s next generation, the Cordova Bay Community Leadership Awards had your bases covered.
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Cordova Bay Community Leadership Award winners Bruce Regensburg (coach/mentor), Bonita Jeanpierre (employee), Ford Smith (youth volunteer), Beth Sangara (adult volunteer), and Jane Wallace, Leasa Gatschene and Marissa Cameron with Cordova Bay Preschool (community group). Dan Ebenal/News Staff

Whether it is performing sea rescues, providing service with a smile, guiding activities for local Scout troops, teaching skills on the water or providing loving care for the community’s next generation, the Cordova Bay Community Leadership Awards had your bases covered.

The winners were celebrated Wednesday at the Beach House restaurant on a gorgeous night filled with a host of culinary delicacies to enjoy while overlooking the inviting waters of Cordova Bay.

The second annual awards – sponsored by the Saanich News and Cordova Bay Association for Community Affairs – were presented to Swimfit instructor Bruce Regensburg (coach/mentor), Bonita Jeanpierre with the Canada Post outlet in the IDA Pharmacy (employee), longtime Scouting supporter Beth Sangara (adult volunteer), ski patroller, sea rescue crew member, Scouts Venturer leader and all-around wonderkid Ford Smith (youth volunteer), and irreplaceable community fixture Cordova Bay Preschool (community group).

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Kristine Stewart, Marian Murray, Colleen Flynn.
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John Haller, Jane Harris, Jack Harris.
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Beach House owner Kate Phoenix, Sarah O’Kelly-Lynch.
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Dawn Casson, Donna Jessop.
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Lynda Vallee, Ken Vallee, Dave Mitton.
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Paul Regensburg, Saanich News publisher Oliver Sommer, Mayor Richard Atwell.
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Randy Otto, Cordova Bay Association for Community Affairs president Larry Gontovnick, Barb Roper.
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Saanich News advertising consultants Rod Fraser and Sarah Taylor.
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Dan Ebenal

About the Author: Dan Ebenal

Throughout my career, I've taken on roles as a reporter and editor in more than a dozen newsrooms across the province.
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