{"id":36674,"date":"2021-02-22T09:17:21","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T15:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/?p=36674"},"modified":"2021-02-22T09:23:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T15:23:28","slug":"dave-theunissen-local-recipient-of-honour-150","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/2021\/02\/22\/dave-theunissen-local-recipient-of-honour-150\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Theunissen Local Recipient of Honour 150"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-36675\" title=\"DaveTheunissen\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DaveTheunissen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DaveTheunissen.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DaveTheunissen-228x171.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Dave Theunissen has been selected as a Honour 150 Honouree. Honour 150, presented by Canada Life, recognizes 150 outstanding people from across the province. <code><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Dave Theunissen has been an instrumental part in the growth of Swan River Valley for over 65 years.<\/p>\n<p><\/br><em>Dave Theunissen&#8217;s Honour 150 Profile was written by<br \/>\nRed River College student: Emily Chandler<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When there is a knock at your door in the Swan River Valley, there\u2019s a good chance it\u2019s Dave Theunissen.<\/p>\n<p>Theunissen, 89, joined the Swan Valley Rotary Club (SVRC) in 1964. The SVRC is responsible for initiating and organizing many community projects for the town including the Legion Park Pathways, Rotary Soccer fields, and the Swan Valley Rotary Radio Auction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s such a privilege to live in a place like this. I try to give back to the community as best I can, whenever I can,\u201d Theunissen says.<\/p>\n<p>Theunissen is well-known for spearheading projects when there is a need in his community.<\/p>\n<p>His most recent volunteering contribution went towards the new building for the Swan Valley Animal Protection League where he once was the treasurer. Theunissen helped raise money and find a home for the new shelter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has always been a complete community and I try to give back as best I can, whenever I can,\u201d Theunissen says.<\/p>\n<p>This past February, a street was named after Theunissen in honour of his contributions to the community. The street intersects with Richard Walker Way, named after one of Theunissen\u2019s closest friends.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was very moving for me to see my name on the street sign above his name,\u201d Theunissen says, \u201cI was honoured to be reunited with him again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave Theunissen has been selected as a Honour 150 Honouree. Honour 150, presented by Canada Life, recognizes 150 outstanding people from across the province. Dave Theunissen has been an instrumental part in the growth of Swan River Valley for over 65 years. Dave Theunissen&#8217;s Honour 150 Profile was written by Red River College student: Emily [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[13],"class_list":["post-36674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local","tag-coverage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36674\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}