The first 2022 award to be presented was a Solid Ground Award to Panorama Resort in eastern British Columbia.
More are coming as local pilots present them.
HPAC/ACVL Awards
Awards
HPAC Awards to Major Contributors to our sport: Suzanne Francoeur and Jacques Blanchet
By Bastien Dufour, Quebec Director, HPAC Board.
Recipients of the 2021 Safety Award and the Domagoj Juretic Leadership Award have been presented their awards by Bastien Dufour, Quebec Director of HPAC.
The Paragliding Accuracy Award for 2020/2021 and the Cliff Kakish Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service
Jimmy “Jimbo” Giroux is the Canadian Paragliding Accuracy Champion again and Pedro Eiler Pedersen wins the Cliff Kakish Award.
Read MoreThe Paragliding Accuracy Award for 2020/2021 and the Cliff Kakish Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service
Jimmy “Jimbo” Giroux is the Canadian Paragliding Accuracy Champion again and Pedro Eiler Pedersen wins the Cliff Kakish Award.
Read More2021 Awards to “Special” Pilots
Request for HPAC/ACVL Award Nominations
Final Award of the Year
Winner of the Solid Ground Award Trevor MacMurray, with Norm Krcmar, owner of Paraglide Canada in Vernon (on left) and Glenn Derouin, HPAC Senior Instructor at Paraglide Canada (on right), for Trevor’s development of weather stations throughout the Okanagan region of BC.
Two New Master Ratings Awarded 2015
Congratulations go out to two new Master-rated pilots, Hang Glider pilots Ross Hunter of Calgary and Randy Rauck of Lumby, BC. The Master rating awarded by the Board of Directors is the highest rating in our sport. It is a distinction awarded to pilots who have not only excelled as pilots, but who have also been strong citizens and volunteers in our Association as well as their local clubs. The criteria for a Master rating can be seen at SOP 410.
Other HPAC awards for 2015: Congratulations to all!
Solid Ground Award to Landowners Bert Duncan, Harrison Mills, BC, Produits d’Antoine, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, QC, and John McIsaac, Canmore, AB, for their indispensable provision of valued flying sites.
Michael Robertson Instructor of the Year Award to Jacques Blanchet, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, QC, for excellence in instruction at his school Voiles 4 Saisons.
Cliff Kakish Award to Nicole McLearn for outstanding volunteer service as HPAC Competition Chair.
Jamie Christensen Memorial Award to Will Gadd for long-term achievement and advocacy for the sport of hang gliding and paragliding worldwide.
The NTSS top rankings for 2015 for hang gliding and paragliding in Canada will be announced later this fall.
HPAC 2014 Awards
Randy Parkin: Cliff Kakish Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service to the Sports of Hang Gliding and Paragliding in Canada
Michael Fuller: Jamie Christensen Memorial Award in Recognition of Long-Term Achievement
Doug T. Nitchie: The Solid Ground Award for Excellence and Creativity in the Development and Protection of Flying Sites
Eric Olivier: The Michael Robertson Instructor of the Year Award
Other awards for 2014 will be announced in the next Newsletter.