Provincial volunteers of the year award winners named

Brian Kaufman, the publisher of Sub-TERRAIN magazine and one of the founders of the British Columbia Association of Magazine Publishers is one of several provincial or regional volunteers being honoured by Magazines Canada at the MagNet Conference volunteer reception in Toronto on June 4, 2008. (It had earlier been announced that Jim and Linda Gourlay of Saltscapes will be honoured as Volunteers of the Year for Canada.)

• Kaufman is named the BCAMP Volunteer of the Year. A release from BCAMP says he "has contributed enormously to the Canadian magazine industry as a publisher of emerging and experimental writers, a spokesperson for publishing industry and as dedicated volunteer who has served for many years on both the policy committee and board of directors of BCAMP."

• Alberta Magazine Publishers Association's Volunteer of the Year: Lynn Fraser. Lynn is the managing editor of FreeFall, where her duties extend well beyond the editorial to developing business plans, distribution and sales strategies, and also overseeing the volunteer management and helping to build FreeFall's current board of directors. Lynn exemplifies the important contributions volunteers make in our industry.

• Manitoba Magazine Publishers Association's Volunteer of the Year: Linda Hazelwood. Linda took the reins of Horse Country in 2002 and has been Treasurer and Chair of the annual Magazine Weekend at MMPA. Linda has also mentored advertising sales representatives and freelance writers in her capacity as an independent publisher, and she is always quick to volunteer on behalf of the industry.

• Magazines du Québec's Volunteer of the Year: Félix Maltais.Félix is the founder, publisher and coordinator of Les Débrouillards and the publisher of BLD publications. For 15 years, Félix has been a tireless promoter of science magazines for children in Quebec. Félix is also a member of the AQEM board.

• Atlantic Magazines Association's Volunteer of the Year: Shawn Dalton. Shawn has been a keen supporter of the new Atlantic Magazines Association and has spent many hours researching the company names and contacts to build up the AMA's membership. Shawn, who is the Production and Creative Manager at Saltscapes, also created the AMA logo in his spare time.