It is with deep admiration and heartfelt remembrance that we announce the establishment of the Pamela Horton Trailblazer Fund, created to honour the life, leadership, and legacy of our longstanding board member, Pam, who passed away on May 13, 2025.

Pamela Horton served on DABC’s board of directors for close to thirty years. Pam was also DABC’s first ever Executive Director, and remained an active monthly donor to DABC until her passing. We will remember Pam well for her principled determination in advancing disability rights in our province.

A staunch champion of disability rights on numerous boards throughout her career, Pam’s work has left a lasting legacy. She was posthumously awarded BC’s Medal of Good Citizenship for her work as a disability rights advocate over five decades at the municipal, provincial and federal level. Her positive impact will continue to especially be felt not just by the disability community, but also by seniors, transit riders, survivors of domestic and sexual violence, and everyone in her home community of North Vancouver.

Throughout Pam’s life and career with DABC, there remains a common thread; her passion for planning and designing each edition of the Transition Magazine. Published 3 times a year, Transition Magazine explores a timely theme with articles contributed by the disability community. Like Pam, Transition Magazine has been around since the beginning of our organization; standing as a lasting record of the challenges faced and progress made within the disability rights movement.

Please consider supporting Transition Magazine by donating in honour of Pamela Horton. Your donations will help pay honoraria to contributors, operational costs, and costs to improve accessibility and outreach of the magazine. Your donations to this fund are a great way to support dialogue and advocacy for people with disabilities, in honour of a true lifelong champion of our community whose leadership will continue to inspire our work for years to come.

Donate to the Fund here: https://give-can.keela.co/pamela-horton-trailblazer-fund-for-transition-magazine