Earlier this year, Salvationist Becky Puddicombe of Niagara Orchard Community Church in Niagara Falls, Ont., became known as the voice of Niagara Falls in CBC television’s search for The Seven Wonders of Canada. It all started when CBC Radio One was looking for a high-school student to debate on-air with another teen from the Bay of Fundy about why their part of the country should be considered as one of Canada’s seven wonders. Then a Grade 12 student at Westlane Secondary School, Becky was chosen for the job. Her initial interview on Sounds Like Canada was followed by a second radio appearance, three front-page stories in the Niagara Falls Review, a guest spot as a DJ at a local radio station and four interviews on CBC-TV’s The National.

“Because my parents (Captains Mike and Karen Puddicombe) are Salvation Army officers,” Becky comments, “I have lived in Victoria and Richmond, B.C., Toronto, Yellowknife, St. Albert, Alta., and Niagara Falls. While they each have their unique things that make them beautiful, there is nowhere in Canada like Niagara Falls.”

To recognize her contribution to the City of Niagara Falls, Becky received a special commendation from the Niagara Parks Commission and was also presented with the Key to the City by Mayor Ted Salci.