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Dr. Bonnie Henry receives award from public relations society

She has a line of shoes named after her, and now Dr. Bonnie Henry has won an award.

BC’s Provincial Health Officer was given the Canadian Public Relations Society award for Outstanding Public Relations and Communications Management.

The award is given to a Canadian who is not a professional communicator but to someone who demonstrates consistent leadership in communications.

Dr. Henry was awarded by the Society for being one of the most effective public health communicators of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Henry joins astronaut Chris Hadfield, Olympian Clara Hughes, and Rick Hansen as recipients of the award.

Mike Patterson
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Mike is an experience broadcast news journalist with more than four decades of experience. As a reporter he has covered a wide range of stories, from city councils to Royal visits. Mike has also been a news presenter on radio in the Okanagan, Vancouver, and several communities on Vancouver Island. He enjoys skiing at Mt. Washington and Blackcomb, and photography.

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