Dave Obee, Editor-in-Chief of the Times Colonist, is the 2017 Bill Good Award winner.
Obee received the award at the 31st Annual Jack Webster Awards Dinner on October 12, 2017.
A journalist since 1972, and at the TC since 1997, Obee is a founder of the TC’s annual book sale, which has raised a total of $4.5 million for his community’s schools and literacy organizations.
He’s equally well known for his genealogical and historical research activities, having written a dozen books that share his knowledge of genealogical tools. As well he has given more than 600 talks around the world about his passion. A member of the board of Canada’s History Society, Obee has received the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award and an honorary doctorate of laws from the University of Victoria.