Co-op Community Champion

Middle school students who contributed to pyjama drive named January’s Co-op Community Champions

Hank Taillefer and Bennett Loney have been named January's Co-op Community Champions after collecting donations for Community Bridge's 2025 Christmas Pyjama Drive.

Girl, 11, who donated birthday money to children and seniors in need named Co-op Community Champion

Eleven-year-old Elizabeth Lagasse used her birthday money to buy gifts and other items for families in need through the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program.

Man behind school rink restoration named Co-op Community Champion

Scott Emslie was nominated as Co-op Community Champion his recent efforts to restore the C.M. Finch Elementary School outdoor hockey rink.

Actor, writer and producer named October’s Co-op Community Champion

Taylor Hastings was nominated to be October's Co-op Community Champion for her contributions to Fort St. John's theatre community, both onstage and behind the scenes.

Foundation volunteer with teen group named September’s Co-op Community Champion

Shailynn Foster was nominated due to her volunteer work with one of the Wellness Truth and Family Foundation's teen groups.

Fort St. John Special Olympics coordinator named Co-op Community Champion

Kathy Turney, a Fort St. John Special Olympics coordinator, has been named Co-op Community Champion for August.

4-H Achievement Days organizer named Co-op Community Champion for July

Angela Briltz is July's Co-op Community Champion for her efforts to organize the 2025 4-H Achievement Days festival.

‘I’m inspired by trailblazers’: Founder of free seniors’ grocery bingo named Co-op Community Champion

Jocelyn Eisert, the owner of Bizzybody Enterprises, has been named June’s Co-op Community Champion for holding a free, weekly groceries bingo game for seniors in Fort St. John. 

Woman who switched careers to become paramedic named Co-op Community Champion

A Fort St. John woman, Jenelle Millions, who switched careers to become a paramedic has been named May’s Co-op Community Champion. 

Activity coordinator who enriches seniors’ lives named Co-op Community Champion for April

A Fort St. John volunteer for the North Peace Seniors Housing Society (NPSHS), Merrill Young, has been named April’s Co-op Community Champion.

‘She’s always ready to help’: Fort St. John entrepreneur named Co-op Community Champion

Candace Soderberg,who owns Cornerstone Yoga Collective and is a partner in Alchemy Dance Collective, has been named Co-op Community Champion this March.  

Prolific Fort St. John volunteer and former councillor named Co-op Community Champion

A former city councillor, Bruce Christensen, has been named Co-op Community Champion for February.

Youth sports volunteer and ‘devoted’ mother named Co-op Community Champion

A devoted mother who volunteers with the Chetwynd and District Minor Hockey Association, Carmen Gerstel, has been named January’s Co-op Community Champion.

Co-op Community Champion: Brent Morgan

December's Co-op Community Champion has been a local firefighter for more than 25 years, and works hard to help people in need both in Fort St. John and across northwestern Canada.

Co-op Community Champion: Jackie Miranda

October’s Co-op Community Champion is the person behind Fort St. John’s Citizens On Patrol Society (COPS).

Co-op Community Champion: Paige Wards

Co-op Community Champion: Amanda Trotter

May’s Community Champion is working to help women and their children as the executive director of the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society.

Co-op Community Champion: Jared Braun

April's Community Champion continues his journey as a servant leader, providing support to the community through his work at the Fort St. John Salvation Army.

Co-op Community Champion: Lisa Jewell

March marks the first time an individual has been named the Co-op Community Champion twice, a well-deserved achievement for a Fort St. John social worker who recently created a new non-profit offering support for women who escaped domestic violence or experienced trauma.