2022 Land Awards Gala

We hosted the 2022 Land Awards Gala on June 9 at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster.

It was wonderful to celebrate great people and projects, and to honour so many who are working to advance sustainable, equitable, and socially just relationships between land, water, and people.

Almost 250 guests attended the Gala. We presented seven awards to people and projects that are raising the bar for innovation and forging new partnerships.

Fred Lee, Metro Vancouver’s “Man About Town,” emceed the event. Special guests included Elliott Slinn, poet laureate of New Westminster; Shawna Davis, author of Majagalee: The Language of Seasons; Tzo’kam, a family of Líl̓wat singers; and Brejera, a Brazilian music ensemble.

Thank you to everyone who joined us.

We were grateful to gather in place and in person, on the unceded territories of hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓-speaking peoples, including the Qayqayt, Musqueam, Kwantlen, Katzie, Kwikwetlem, Tsawwassen, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations — the stewards of these lands and waters since time immemorial.