Fred Usher was "Mr. Archery" in Victoria where his dedication enhanced archery and helped it grow on Vancouver Island and in Canada. Canadian team manager and a world-class judge, Fred managed Canadian teams at the world championships, organized fund-raising to assist Canadian teams for the Olympics, organized national championships and Olympic trials in Victoria and was president of the Victoria Bowmen and the Pacific Northwest Archery Association. He was also the on-field public address commentator at both the 1976 Montreal and 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Fred was very deserving of national and international recognition. He received honourary life memberships in the Federation of Canadian Archers and the B.C. Archers Association. He was also honoured with the Queens Silver Jubilee Service Medal, Bronze and Silver Plaquettes presented by the Federation of International Target Archers and the 1983 Canadian Sports Administrator of the Year Award There was nothing Usher didn't know about archery and he selflessly dedicated much of his life to the betterment of the sport he loved. As a lasting legacy, Usher's huge library of books on archery was donated to the International Olympic Committee's library in Switzerland.

Geoff Vantreight contributed a huge amount of time and effort to keep the sport of auto racing alive and well in Victoria. He sponsored two of the major annual trophy races at Western Speedway - the Daffodil Cup and the Strawberry Cup. Started in the 1960's, they are still being competed for in 1990's. Geoff also served as Speedway president for 16 years. From the early days at Western Speedway, Geoff always seemed to have cars competing at the track carrying his name as sponsor. Some years he sponsored as many as three cars during the season. Some of the drivers he has supported over the years reads Iike a Who's Who of Victoria racing: Mike Newton, AI Smith, Albert Smith, Ron Hancock, Mike Currier and three-time Daytona 500 racer Roy Smith. Geoff was also generous in his sponsorship of a number of sports teams ranging from Little League Baseball to soccer. He never said no when teams needed help and was inducted into the Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 1986.