Denise LeBlond Award

2020 Award Recipient: Gary Glacken, Former Executive Director, Performing Arts Lodge
Established in 1999, the Denise LeBlond Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual whose dedication and vision have furthered the cause of affordable housing in BC.
Denise LeBlond (1948-1995)
Denise LeBlond devoted her career and personal time to help make a difference in her community, throughout British Columbia and across Canada. She worked tirelessly to advocate for affordable housing on a community level, to develop new housing programs for BC, and to keep non-profit housing on the national agenda.
As General Manager of the Capital Region Housing Corporation from 1984 to 1994, Denise took the Corporation in many new directions. She spoke to municipal councils, church congregations and service clubs about the importance of adequate, appropriate and affordable housing for all residents. In 1994, she was appointed as the Assistant Deputy Minister for Housing, where she was instrumental in the design of the Homes BC program.
Denise LeBlond was always a strong supporter of the BC Non-Profit Housing Association and earned an Honorary Membership in the Association in 1995. She passed away in 1995 after a brave fight against cancer. The Denise LeBlond Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes individuals who, like her, devote their career and volunteer time to affordable housing.
Previous Recipients:
2019 Kaye Melliship
2018 Lorne Epp
2017 Charan Gill
2016 Bonnie Rice
2015 Danna Locke
2014 John Crean
2013 Janice Abbott
2012 Claudette Plante
2011 Janice Ivan
2010 Alice Sundberg
2009 Linda Thomas
2008 Barbara Bacon
2007 Judith Lloyd
2006 Luke Stack
2005 Bob Nicklin
2004 Linda Ross
2003 Karen O’Shannacery
2002 Liz Evans
2001 Frank Rushton
2000 Jane Dewing
1999 Judy Graves