Ruth Schiller
- Osoyoos
Ruth
Schiller has been a tireless advocate for the arts and artists in
British Columbia.
Mrs. Schiller
and her late husband broke the ground and developed on of the first
apple orchards in the desert country of Osoyoos. Her sense of responsibility
extended to her fellow orchardists, for she was instrumental in
extending the irrigation system in the arid South Okanagan.
In addition
to raising a family and managing a fruit stand business for 20 years,
she became a leader in the cultural, educational and economic development
of her community.
Focusing much
of her attention on being an advocate for the artistic and cultural
communities, she became a founding member of her local Oliver/Osoyoos
Arts Council. Expanding her horizons, there followed membership
in the British Columbia Arts Board, the Canadian Conference of the
Arts, and the Canada Council.
Outside the
arts, Ruth Schiller has been involved in a very long list of community
organizations including the Osoyoos Desert Society, Okanagan University
College and the Economic Development Corporation of Osoyoos.
Our recipient
has been one of the main motivating forces for the arts in British
Columbia, a community leader with seemingly limitless energy who
is respected for her work on a provincial and national level.
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