Volunteering became an increasingly important part of Brian’s life.  Much of his volunteering took place around activities he was passionate about.  He cared about them, and he wanted them to improve so that more people could discover and enjoy the same things he did.  He also volunteered for causes he felt were important – someone should be working on these issues, and he could contribute, so he did.  This includes the Regina Green Ribbon Committee, for which he received a plaque from then Mayor of Regina, Pat Fiacco.  While on the board of the Trans Canada Trail, Brian helped designate the route through Saskatchewan as well as designing the signage for the trail itself.

Brian worked with his friend Ross Herrington to create “Jane’s Walks” for Regina.  A Jane’s Walk is a neighbourhood walking tour, run by volunteers.  Brian and Russ shared their love of architecture and heritage with all who joined them for these walks.

Brian gave an immense amount of time over the years to his love of skiing – first cross country, then both cross country and downhill.  Jackrabbits is a Canada-wide program to teach kids how to ski.  Brian took over the Regina group when it was a small program being run out of the old powerhouse (now the Regina Science Center) with perhaps a dozen kids participating.  The program was viewed by some as the gateway for kids to join the racing program.  However, Brian’s vision was simply introducing kids (and families) to skiing.  Sure, some would go on to racing, but others would simply gain a sport that could keep them fit and happy for the rest of their lives.  Brian was soon doing just that for 75 or more kids per year.  Grayden learned to ski in that program and has friends who still fondly remember learning to ski in the Jackrabbits program under Brian’s leadership.

Through his involvement with Jackrabbits, Brian got to know the Regina Ski Club and Sask Ski.  Brian would spend 20 years on the Board for the Regina Ski Club – helping organize and run the ski swap sales and helping significantly improve access and amenities at the White Butte ski trails.  He’d also regularly participate in the annual trail maintenance.  In addition to the Regina Ski Club, Brian spent some time on the board of Sask Ski.  Brian brought a different perspective to all of these groups – he was not an advocate for just cross country or downhill skiing.  He wasn’t dedicated to any particular competitive group.  He simply wanted to help more people discover and enjoy skiing – in whatever way made them happiest.

The passion that Brian discovered latest in life was Pickleball – and he devoted hundreds of hours to helping make the sport more accessible for people in both Mesa and Regina.  After discovering the sport in Mesa in 2015, he looked for opportunities to play Pickleball in Regina and found that there were few.  He started to contact like-minded people and soon had a small group to play with.  In 2017 he and this group of people started to grow.  They formed Pickleball Regina and Pickleball Saskatchewan.  They worked with city and provincial governments to build courts, access funding, and encourage play.  Brian designed the pickleball courts that the City of Regina built in the Douglas Park Athletics area. 

He continued to play in Mesa and grew the sport there as well.  He designed the newest court area that was built in 2021 – sadly, too late for Brian to have played on it. 

Even when he was no longer able to play and needed a walker to get to the courts, he mentored and coached players just learning the game.

Brian loved being active, meeting people, and making things better.  The full list of places and ways he volunteered is far longer than what is listed here.  It’s hard to imagine how many people were touched by all the volunteering he did in his life.