• Awarded on: November 24, 2004

Elizabeth Helen Rowley, Coquitlam, British Columbia
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award


All her life, Liz Rowley has sought to help less fortunate people in our society. She has volunteered at the Youville Residence, a seniors' home, for over 40 years, entertaining residents and visiting those without family, as well as designing and providing suitable and attractive clothing for people confined to their bed or wheelchair. For two decades, she has lent her accounting skills to the Volunteer Income Tax Program, helping seniors and low-income families to complete their income tax returns and obtain government benefits. Mrs. Rowley has always tended to the physical and emotional needs of those around her, helping them to maintain their dignity and self-respect in their most vulnerable moments.