Nicola Valley Women in Action has been honouring the women of Merritt who go above and beyond since 2005 as part of International Women’s Day.
The following is a list of all the honourees, many of whom are still hard at work, giving selflessly for the betterment of their community.
2005:
Gwen Davis
Rusty Brewer
Jean Anderson
Lottie Lindley
Val McLeod
2006:
Clara Norgaard
Rani Hothi
Bev Staanich
Ethel Isaac
Betty Ann McDonnell
2007:
Jackie Herman
Pat Weston
Del Lawrence
Ava Dean
Hiroko Yasuda
2008:
Sharon McIvor
Elva Reid
Linda Monkman
Elizabeth Solmon de Freidberg
Darlene Wallace-Harris
2009:
Marilyn Tolmie
Iris Hodson
Kathleen Wasacase
Carol Fulcher
Donna Morrison
2010:
Patty Beers
Betty Doberstein
Linda Baird
2011:
Jordanna Carlos
Beth Nadeau
Shelley Cressy-Hassel
Maureen Dixon
Lonnie Boszko
2012:
Audrey Ward
Katrina Walder
Trudy Geill
Florence Campbell
MJ Berezan
2013:
Donna Dixon
Tracy Dunsmore
Fran Holz
Kim Leclair
Mary Ramsey
Marion Sawchuk
Delphine Kinvig
Cathy Cox-Neill
2014:
Stacey Rogers
Judy Hatoum
Sandra Haynes
Melvina White
Bobbi Parkes
May Moses
Sue Sterling
Donna Smith
Elaine Grant Gill
Cecilia Dumont
2015:
Sarah Molnar
Sandy Labermeyer
Lynn Snook
Patricia Lynne Ray
Marlene Fenton
Nadine Jolly
Deborah Merrick
Darlene Lewis Deneef
Louisa Robertson
2016:
Lois Duncan
Mandy Jimmie
Karin Knapp
Angele Grenier
Tracy Brooks
Margie Honeywell
Sandy Curnow
Lenora Fletcher
Angie Kozcur
Danica Vere
2017:
Callie Langlois
Ellen Nast
Fern Vigh
Katherine Shewchuk
Rita Cavaliere
2018:
Keri Cooke
Lisa DeWinter
Rena Jones
Felicity Peat
Becky Puterbough
Ariel Swayze
Carrie Ware
2019:
Betty Kennelly
Carol Smith
Cheryl Gillett
Kerstin Auer
Stacy Krajici
2020:
Marcia Street-Thomson
Sharon Keyser
Krista Minar
Megan Paquette
Melanie Madill
Wanda Dexel
Maria Thuveson
Lizette Nel
Amelia Washington
Nellie Joe Anderson
2021:
Derlanda Hewton
Mischelle Pierce
Mary Holgate
Kelly Reid
Barb Scapinello
Jacqueline Merritt
Patsy Whiting
Heidi Dreger
Erin Peters
Brandy Gozda-Sekhon
Marvell Strutt
Amanda Frederickson
Sarah Pearson
Deb Tancsa
