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.