Samuel Beaton – Director (2021 - Present)

Born in Comox BC, Sam grew up on Canadian military bases across Canada and Europe. He spent two years as a volunteer missionary in France and Switzerland before heading back to university, later graduating from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology. He then spent the next 26 years working for the Correctional Service of Canada, during which time he also volunteered for eight years as an Auxiliary Constable with the RCMP.

Sam and his wife retired in 2011 and moved to Pender Harbour where they built their home. He is currently employed by the Madeira Park RONA (Coast Builders) as their “tool specialist”, and volunteers with the Pender Harbour Fire Department as a medical First Responder and back-seat driver. Upon retiring, he pursued scuba diving as a hobby. Ten years and more than two thousand dives later, Sam is now a registered PADI (Professional Association of Dive Instructors) Divemaster. He is in/under the water, with his dive buddy Vince, four days a week somewhere around Pender Harbour.