Dr. Stephen Davies

Dr. Stephen Davies of Vancouver Island University is the
recipient of a BCHF Award of Recognition.

Awards of recognition are given by the BCHF to individuals who have given exceptional service for a specific project in the preservation of British Columbia’s history.

Dr. Davies is being recognized for the creation of “The Canadian Letters & Images Project,” which has scanned and made more than 40,000 war letters sent by Canadian soldiers from the warfront back to Canada available to the public. His work on the project, which has spanned more than 25 years, has given voice to thousands of Canadian War Veterans. The project is available online through https://www.canadianletters.ca.

he award was presented at the federation’s annual conference awards gala in Williams Lake on Saturday.