The British Columbia Aviation Council’s Annual Silver Wings Awards Banquet, held at the Vancouver Convention Centre, overlooking the seaplane base on Coal Harbour.
Seven award winners were as follows: Entrepreneur of the Year in Aviation, Ken Norie, VIH Aviation Group; BCAC Environmental Award in Aviation, Prince Rupert Airport; Back and Bevington Air Safety Award, Darlene George and Simon Dennis, Nav Canada (Victoria Tower); Robert S. Day Award, Villi Douglas, Port Hardy Airport; William Templeton Award, Port McNeill Municipal Airport; Lifetime Achievement in Aviation, Terry Jones, Advantage Helicopters; Lifetime Achievement in Aviation, Danny Sitnam, HeliJet International.
Thirteen student pilots were awarded about $23,000 dollars in scholarship money in total.