Since 1991, the Maple Ridge Community Foundation has celebrated individuals whose volunteerism and leadership make our community stronger. Below is a list of past Citizen of the Year award recipients who have inspired positive change and helped shape the spirit of Maple Ridge.
Charlie Perry
1991 Citizen of the Year
Beryl Cunningham
1992 Citizen of the Year
Helen MacDonald
1993 Citizen of the Year
Jane Dixon-Warren
1994 Citizen of the Year
John Skanks
1995 Citizen of the Year
Sheila Nickols
1996 Citizen of the Year
Reg Neligan
1997 Citizen of the Year
Bonnie Telep
1998 Citizen of the Year
Bob Thomson
1999 Citizen of the Year
Kathy Marshall
2000 Citizen of the Year
Carl Durksen
2001 Citizen of the Year
Lorraine Bates
2002 Citizen of the Year
Betty Levens
2003 Citizen of the Year
Dick Lister
2004 Citizen of the Year
Tom Cameron
2005 Citizen of the Year
Nita Spittel
2006 Citizen of the Year
Tom Meier
2007 Citizen of the Year
Margaret Kury
2008 Citizen of the Year
Bob Thompson
2009 Citizen of the Year
Ineke Boekhorst
2010 Citizen of the Year Co-Winner
Mike Murray
2010 Citizen of the Year Co-Winner
Fred Armstrong
2011 Citizen of the Year
Candace Gordon
2012 Citizen of the Year
Sammy Nelligan
2013 Citizen of the Year
Bob Shantz
2014 Citizen of the Year
Maria Reynolds
2015 Citizen of the Year
Ron Antalek
2016 Citizen of the Year
Cheryl Ashlie
2017 Citizen of the Year
Dr. Biju Mathew
2018 Lifetime Achievement
Teesha Sharma
2018 Citizen Under 40
Ryder Moore
2018 Youth Achievement
Jan Hickman
2019 Lifetime Achievement
Katelyn Glen
2019 Citizen Under 40
Victoria Gardner
2019 Youth Achievement
Karen Wakita
2020 Lifetime Achievement
Jennifer Bailie
2020 Teesha Sharma Memorial
Dr. Adrian Walton
2025 Lifetime Achievement
Lucy Meechan
2025 Teesha Sharma Memorial
Noah Augustine
2025 Youth Achievement
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With acknowledgement of the Katzie First Nation and Kwantlen First Nation peoples on whose traditional and unceded territories we are privileged to learn, live, play and work.