PAST CKNS AWARD WINNERS

STEVE COOK VOLUNTEER AWARD

IN RECOGNITION OF A HIGH COMMITMENT TO THE INTRODUCTION AND INSTRUCTION OF PADDLING TECHNIQUES ON OUR PROVINCE’S WATERWAYS.

2025 – Lukas Dee

2024 – Robin Mullin

2023 – John Nisbet

2022 – Sarah Hrdlicka

2020 – Dusan Soudek

2016 – Rod Lake

FRED LYNCH CONTRIBUTION AWARD

IN RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE OVERALL SPORT AND RECREATION OF CANOEING.

2025 – Andrea Redmond

2024 – Brian Smith

2023 – Sandra Phinney

2022 – Karl Vollmer

2021 – Bernie Levy

2020 – David Lewis

2018 – Scott Merry

NS WATERWAYS STEWARDSHIP AWARD

IN RECOGNITION OF DEDICATED WORK TOWARDS THE PRESERVATION OF SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TO THE PROVINCE’S WATERWAYS.

2025 –  Angela Riley

2022 – Oliver Maass

2021 – Cathy McCarthy

2020 – Tristan Glen

2018 – Allan Billard

2017 – Debra Ryan

LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION TO PADDLING

From time to time, special recognition is given for a Lifetime Contribution to Paddling.

2024 – Brian Anderson

2022 – Rod Lake 

2025 NS Four Seasons Paddling Award

NOVA SCOTIA FOUR SEASONS PADDLING AWARD

The Nova Scotia Four Seasons Paddling Award is given to CKNS members who paddled at least once each month of the year outdoors in Nova Scotia. Documentation includes a list of the dates and locations for at least 1 paddle each month. Photos are welcome, but not required.

Matt Chitty

Becky Chitty

Jonathan Riley

Jeff Harding

Evan Harding

Alex Harding

Jason Warham

Sawyer Warham

Elaine Russell

Lloyd Gilbert

John Nisbet

Eileen Burchill

Lois Murray

Dusan Soudek

Dan Hutt

Oliver Maass

Camber MacLean

Richard Roscoe

Bernie Levy

Wendy Levy

Ben Levy

Nhung Truong

Andrew Wenning

Patrick Kramer

Mackenzie Collard

Laura Boehner

CKNS AWARD NOMINATIONS

Award nominations are 30 days prior to the Annual General Meeting each year. Please submit your nominations to admin@ckns.ca