BC Celebrates Canada's Best

2008 Jury

David Mitchell (jury chair),a well-known political commentator and historian whose career has spanned both the public and private sectors. Mr. Mitchell is currently Vice-Principal, Advancement at Queen's University. His published work includes the notable biography, W.A.C. Bennett and the Rise of British Columbia.

Patrick Lane, one of Canada's finest poets. Mr. Lane's award-winning works of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction have been published around the world. In 2005, Mr. Lane won the BC Award for Canadian Non-Fiction for his memoir, There Is a Season.

Sandra Martin, a senior features writer for the Globe and Mail. Ms. Martin is a past winner of the Atkinson and Canadian Journalism Fellowships and gold and silver National Magazine Awards, as well as the author of the just-published book, The First Man in My Life: Daughters Write about Their Fathers.

2008 Award Winner

Photos from the 2008 presentation ceremony

2008 Award Finalists

Donald Harman Akenson

Lorna Goodison

Jacques Poitras

2008 presentation ceremony videos

2008 presentation ceremony introductions

Donald Harman Akenson

Award information page