SPONSORED BY THRIFTY FOODS
LINDA NAGLE: Linda Nagle is lucky enough to have the job most suited to her personality.
As the recreation and culture program coordinator for the City of Campbell River, she brings people together to both be active and engage with each other, strengthening our community by fostering connections.
Whether it’s advocating for the development of community gardens, coordinating activities in cooperation with the Immigrant Welcome Centre or running recreational programming, she is, as one nominator called her, “like an eager, multitasking octopus with countless arms reaching out to do good for our community and make it thrive.”
THOMAS PORSBORG: Thomas Porsborg is a self-described “forester and mountain biker.”
He’s been building and maintaining trails for the last 30 years, since – aside from a bit of paddle boarding – most of his recreation occurs on trails, whether it be hiking, running, or riding a bike.
He’s been involved with the Beaver Lodge Trust Committee – the committee that provides guidance on the management of the Beaver Lodge Forest Lands – since 2006 and has been involved with the Greenways Land Trust Adopt-a-Trail Program in the Beaver Lodge Forest since 2013. Through this program, he maintains a couple of trails in the Beaver Lodge by himself, but also leads trail maintenance workshops for the other trail adopters, allowing him to pass on his knowledge of sustainable trail design and maintenance, which then increases the volunteer capacity within the Community.
“More hands make light work,” he says.
Leave a Reply