Pictured above the 8 candidates prior to selection of the 2011-2012 Ambassadors.

The Saturday events for the Youth Ambassadors also had a bit of a suprise when Chief Judge Gisele Cleave and main organizer Nav Gill announced this would be their final year.

The 2011-2012 Oliver Ambassador Program Committee will be headed by Lori Martine.

Picture are Juliana,  Anna Dell (former BC Ambassador crowned this summer as Miss Canada International), and Lori while in attendance at the Lytton pageant, last month.

Martine: “Not wanting to see an end to the Oliver Ambassador Program, I have decided to take over the running of the program for this year, and plan to run candidacy in the spring with the help of several committee members yet to be named.  In appreciation for the opportunity that Nav, Gisele and the Community of Oliver have provided for my daughter Juliana, I would like to give back by continuing to give future youth a similar chance.”