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Ms. Jane James

Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers

  • Awarded on: 2015-10-26
    Salt Spring Island, British Columbia Jane James has been an enthusiastic rider since her early teens and is a proud 4-H leader. In 1986, she founded the Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association (CTRA), an equine-assisted therapy program for children and adults with physical, intellectual and emotional disabilities. She helped to develop several volunteer training videos and manuals that have been made available across Canada, and has been involved with CanTRA since the 1980s.