32 Meadow Lake and area citizens received the QE II Platinum Jubilee medal at a ceremony last weekend (submitted photo/Jeremy Harrison's Office).

By meadowlakeNOW Staff

PLATINUM JUBILEE

Meadow Lake and area residents honoured with QE II Platinum Jubilee Medal

Nov 4, 2022 | 2:56 PM

Last weekend, 32 people from the Meadow Lake area received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal. The ceremony took place at the Meadow Lake Seniors Centre on Sat. Oct. 29.

The province is awarding 7,000 jubilee medals province-wide this year. The recipients of the medal are selected through a nomination process. According to the government of Saskatchewan, all recipients have to meet three basic criteria.

• 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.

The event in Meadow Lake was hosted by local MLA Jeremy Harrison. Around 200 people turned out for the ceremony which was emceed by Athabasca MLA Jim Lemaigre.

In an email from Minister Harrison’s office, Mr. Harrison says the medals are well deserved.

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“It was great to be able to recognize and honour these very deserving community members,” MLA Jeremy Harrison said. “I am pleased to have had the opportunity to thank them for their dedicated service.”

The medal recognizes the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s Accession to the Throne. Queen Elizabeth. She was the longest-serving British monarch in history. Queen Elizabeth died on Sept. 8, 2022, at 96 years of age.

Here’s a list of the people who received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal in Meadow Lake last week.

Susan Velder

Jack Purves

Joe Berlinger

Nancy Schneider

Derek Osborne

Harvey Harriott

Glen Winkler

Art Huys

Alloha Twanow

Dale Adamson

Evan Haubrich

Larry Heon

Ryan How

Peter Eason

Florence Campbell

Rick Burnett

Dave Thickett

Unita Esau

Clara Hankey

Brian Gislason

Antony Leeson

Dennis Baldinus

Flora Krause

Don Marsh

Doris Young

Gavin Van de Venter

Joanne Carter

Bill Hart

Gary Gorst

Shelly Pikowicz

Phil Ambroziak

Al Balisky

There were seven people awarded the Platinum Jubilee but they were not able to attend the ceremony. They will receive their medal at a future date.

John Osborne

Brent Brookes

Ron Craswell

Bluesette Campbell

Rebecca Epp

Allen Brander

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