North Burnaby volunteer Ken Ryan was honoured Monday with a Solicitor General Safety Crime and Prevention Award.
Ryan began volunteering in 1995 with the Burnaby police and currently sits on the community policing advisory committee. In 1996, he became a Block Watch co-coordinator. He sits on Burnaby's anti-graffiti committee and works with youth from eight different elementary schools as director of the Lochdale Community School Association. He also works on youth programs within Burnaby as a member of Optimist International.
Also honoured Monday was a local business, ADT, which won a corporate award for its long history of offering help to victims of domestic violence across Canada since 1991. ADT has taken the initiative to fight domestic violence through its business by creating the Domestic Violence Emergency Response System. Operating in 38 communities across Canada, the system provides families at high risk of domestic violence with monitored security at no charge.
The Solicitor General's awards recognize excellence and leadership in crime prevention and community safety among children or youth, service clubs, media, businesses, local governments, community policing and individual, dedicated volunteers.
Award recipients are selected by the Provincial Safe Communities Working Group, which is comprised of representatives from government, police and community organizations.
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