This year, 2012, marks the 60th year of Queen Elizabeth's reign as the head of state in Canada.
To mark the 'Diamond Anniversary', Canada's Governor General is awarding Canadians who have made significant contributions with a the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Ken Herar has been chosen among the 60,000 Canadians across the country being recognized with this special honour.
Herar, a newspaper columnist and diversity advocate, is the founder of Cycling4Diversity. As the leader of this group, he has rode his bike 200km for the past two years along with his team from Mission to Victoria speaking to students and organizations about diversity, culture and inclusion.
The C4D team made over 40 stops visiting 9 cities before their final destination stop at the BC Legislature Building.
The BC government named pronounced May 20th-May 26th as Cycling4Diversity Week to support the message.
Herar, who is also formerly one of Canada’s and BC’s top ranked tennis players was humbled by the recognition.
"I was not expecting this and was very surprised to receive the phone call this week from our local Member of Parliament," he said.
"I have met some incredible people who have supported Cycling4Diversity and have assisted our team in getting this particular message out. Your only as strong as the support and team around you. I am grateful for this.”
MP Randy Kamp will be presenting Herar with his medal on November 3rd in Mission.
For more on Cycling4Diversity go to www.cycling4diversity.com.
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