Cedric Steele was appointed Honorary Captain in May 1997. He is President of Cedric Steele Realty Ltd., a commercial real estate company, which he founded in 1972. The company manages its Real Estate Portfolio and Prospect Lake Golf Course which was purchased in 1974.

Community Involvement

• President of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce in 1980
• Chairman of the Board of Governors of Glenlyon-Norfolk School
• Chairman of Corporate Fund Raising for Timmy’s Telethon
• Board member of the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health
• Served six years as a member of the Victoria Police Board
• Served on the Executive of Tourism Victoria
• Served on the Executive of the Advisory Board to the Faculty of Business at the University of Victoria for five years
• Served as a member of Revenue Canada’s Small Business Advisory Committee

• H Capt(N) Steele has been involved with the Canadian Forces Liaison Council since 1994 and has been promoting a closer relationship between the community and the Armed Forces.

• Awarded the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal in 1999 and then a Gold Star in Lieu of second award in 2000 for his work with the aircraft carriers USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN72) and USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN74).
• During 2002 he was awarded the Golden Jubilee Medal.
• Appointed as a serving member of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in 2002.
• Appointed the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Latvia with an office in Victoria, B.C. from 2002 to 2010.
• Appointed to the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army in Victoria in 2005.
• Awarded the Community Spirit Award by the Salvation Army in 2007.
• Appointed Fellow of Royal Roads University in 2009.
• Awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration for 12 years of service to the Royal Canadian Navy in May 2009.
• Awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) in 2011.
• Conferred the Chancellor’s Community Recognition Award in 2011 by Royal Roads University.
• Awarded the Mel Cooper CFAX 1070 “Citizen of the Year” in 2012.
• Appointed to the TELUS Community Board in 2013.

• Highway signs proclaiming "Home of Canada's Pacific Naval Fleet".
• The Homecoming Statue Project in Victoria’s Inner Harbour completed in 2010.
• The Hope Van acquisition for the Salvation Army completed in 2013.