Don B. Urquhart, Richmond, British Columbia
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award
Since 1990, Don Urquhart has taught English language conversation and Canadian culture to hundreds of senior Chinese immigrants in the Thompson area. For the past 12 years, he has volunteered 20 hours a month for the Green Coats program at Vancouver International Airport, drawing on his fluency in Cantonese to provide assistance to travellers arriving from China. A past president of the Korea Veterans Association of Canada, he supported the development of scholarships for Korean students and the Grandfather Program, which made penpals of veterans and young Koreans. Mr. Urquhart gives generously of his time to allow veterans to connect with the next generation of Koreans, and to provide a friendly reception and continued support to newly arrived immigrants.
