Fourty-five deserving Moose Jaw and area residents were recognized for their many years of service to their community on Friday at the Heritage Inn. 

All 45 in attendance were all nominated and were all awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal for their commitment and significant contributions they’ve made to Moose Jaw over the years.  

The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal was created to celebrate the 70th anniversary year of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Accession to the Throne, which began on February 6, 2022.  

Throughout the Platinum Jubilee year, the province will present a total of 7,000 medals to recipients who have contributed to Canada, Saskatchewan, or a particular region or community.     

The province says the criteria for the medal are very broad, and recipients should be of all ages, and all walks of life, provided that they have made a contribution to society.  

Below is the list of Platinum Jubilee Medal recipients:

Dana Ansell

Colin Belsher

Starla Anne Bond

Ryan Boughen

Richard Bourassa

Sara Bryan

Eric Campbell

Alexander Carlton

Rob Carnie

Roy Champion

Krystal Chow

David Chow

Bonnie Lee Copeman-Bender

Elise Yolande De Garie

Bernard Dudka

Della Ferguson 

Clyde Garrett

Darlene Geib

Darlene Guy

Glenn Joseph Hagel

Ken Hawkes 

Melanie Hopkinson

Ryan Hrechka

Bert Hunt

John Iatridis

Gayle Jones

Shant Haroutune Kahvedjian

Laurie Kosior

Melinda Lee

Jackie L' Heureux Mason

Michael James MacNeil

Jared Mathieson

Warren Miller

Rodney Montgomery 

Greg Moore

Joshua Peneycad

Joel Pinel

Jared Robinson

Kyle Sereda

Angela Sereda

Carly Jaye Smith

Robert Todd Smith

Robert Thomas 

Wendy Vincent 

Grenville James Tex Young

The Platinum Jubilee Years comes to an end on February 5, 2023, and the deadline for nominations is Oct. 31.  

The province says the criteria for the medal are very broad, and recipients should be of all ages, and all walks of life, provided that they have made a contribution to society.  

Three minimum criteria for the medal recipients are:  

• They are a resident of Saskatchewan or have a link to Saskatchewan (at the time of the grant of the medal);  

• They have made a contribution to Canada, Saskatchewan, or to a particular region or community; and  

• They were alive on February 6, 2022, the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty’s Accession to the Throne.  

Full details and the nomination form can be found with this link to the Province of Saskatchewan website.