- Awarded on: December 9, 1999
Jack Petley, Penticton, B.C.
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award
Jack Petley has been a vital part of his community for more than fifty years. He has held executive positions in service clubs, the Red Cross, the local figure skating club, the Penticton Peach Festival and the South Okanagan Health Centre volunteers' committee. He is a charter member of the Okanagan Falls Heritage and Museum Society, currently serving as finance chairman. Mr. Petley was First President of the Sicamous Paddlewheeler Restoration Committee and continues as Director.