• Awarded on: April 30, 2013

Joan P. Toone
North Saanich, British Columbia
Joan Toone has been involved with the Post-Polio Awareness and Support Society of British Columbia since 1988. Affected by polio when she was young, she has become an advocate for others suffering from this disease. Notably, she also initiated a Member Medical Assistance Program which provides assistive devices to polio survivors who otherwise could not afford them. Her objective is to empower others to triumph over the disease.