• Awarded on: November 16, 2005

Margaret Claire Davidson, Westbank, British Columbia
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award

Claire Davidson has answered the call to help cancer patients in the outlying communities of British Columbia. First as team leader for the Interior Region of the Canadian Cancer Society, then as chairperson for Breast Health from 1997 to 2002, she has used her expertise as a retired oncology nurse to establish adequate treatment and support programs in the region. She also continues to lead the breast cancer support group for the Penticton region that she founded in 1997. Mrs. Davidson's involvement in palliative care eventually led to the building of the Moog and Friends Hospice House in the mid-1990s. Her dedication extends to the Westbank United Church, where, for more than five years, she has served in executive functions and has coordinated meals at church events.