Recipient of the 2025 Apex Award, Laura Spiers of West Coast Reduction Ltd. has an unwavering dedication to safety awareness and education. She has cultivated a supportive, communicative environment where heath and safety is key, resulting in an exemplary safety culture. Under the leadership of Laura and her team, West Coast Reduction Ltd. improved their safety record significantly and helped usher their facilities and partners into achieving certification in the Occupational Safety Standard of Excellence—WorkSafeBC's COR certification but more— and receiving Topaz and Sapphire Safety Pinnacle Awards in 2025.