Paul Gauthier’s passion, commitment and perseverance to enable people with disabilities to fully participate in the life of the province of British Columbia is the reason that we are honouring him today with a BC Community Achievement Award. Paul is one of the rare individuals who is able to promote positive thinking in a way that affects us all, particularly in the area of social change. Paul is the Community capacity coordinator for the BC Paraplegic Association, working to provide people with disabilities more flexibility in independent living. Paul is a role model for others not only as a Paralympic gold medalist but also as a community leader, a progressive thinker and an advocate for positive change.
BC Achievement is an independent foundation established in 2003 that honours excellence and inspires achievement in British Columbia.