Knud Petersen (left) and Craig Burrows-Johnson (Photo courtesy the Lethbridge Sport Council)

By Justin Goulet

Two Lethbridge sports figures receive volunteer award

Oct 28, 2019 | 10:59 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Two Lethbridge men have been honoured for their contributions to sports.

Knud Petersen and Craig Burrows-Johnson have each received the Alberta Recreation Volunteer Recognition Award.

Petersen and Burrows-Johnson were presented to award at this weekend’s ARPA Awards Banquet and Conference in Lake Louise.

In a release from the Lethbridge Sport Council (LSC) it was said that “Petersen is a true leader of active living, recreation and sports and a champion of creating vibrancy in his community of Lethbridge.”

Petersen has served in a variety of roles over years, including the Sports Chair for the Southern Alberta Summer Games and president of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns Booster Club.

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“Knud will always be there to champion any active living, recreation or sport activity and you can count on him to lend a hand, because he just cannot sit still,” read the release.

“He will never complain or criticize, he just wants to be involved. Knud loves to give back to the community as it is part of his nature to volunteer.”

Burrows-Johnson has been instrumental to building disc golf courses across Alberta, an initiative started in 1993, according to the LSC.

“The thriving activity of disc golf continues to grow in Alberta and without Craig’s determination and contribution to the development of the sport and various tournaments is hard to quantify.”

“His natural ability to envision the sport of disc golf has enriched the community of Lethbridge which has helped make it a better place to live and play.”

The award has been given to four volunteers from across the province each year since 1977.