• Awarded on: October 1, 2008

John M. Horton, Richmond, British Columbia
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award

A former volunteer reservist with the Royal Navy and an avid sailor, John Malcolm Horton, of Richmond, British Columbia, has spent many years ensuring the safety of his fellow mariners. For 28 years, Mr. Horton has been a volunteer rescuer with the Canadian Marine Rescue Auxiliary and the Canadian Lifeboat Institution, the latter of which he helped to establish in 1990. He has also shared his expertise with sea cadets, and both professional and volunteer rescue crews. To this day, Mr. Horton continues his unwavering commitment to improving safety at sea and assisting those in peril.