On Monday, December 19th, approximately 60 area residents received an incredible honour as Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Russ Mirasty presented them with the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal. A total of 40 recipients were nominated by MLA Terry Jenson, and both cities of Martensville and Warman each nominated ten individuals.
The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal was created to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Accession to the Throne, with a total of 7000 medals being awarded to residents of all ages and all walks of life throughout the province that have built and continue to build a strong, vibrant community and province through their service, contributions and achievements.
Nominations within the City of Martensville were accepted until October 31, 2022 and those nominated must be a resident of the province, or have a tangible link to the province at the time the medal is granted, have made a significant contribution to Canada, Saskatchewan or to a particular region or community and have been alive on February 6, 2022, which was the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty’s Accession to the Throne.
Recipients for the City of Martensville were: Deseri Adrian, Zaye Andreas, Trevor Davies, Arnie Deschner, Alex Garchinski, Janine Hayward, Kayla Kurmey, Mary Lee, Syl Serblowski, and Steve Smith.
Recipients from the Martensville-Warman Constituency were: Rahim Ahmad, Russ Austin, George Baynton, Bob Blackwell, Brian Buffin, Ben Buhler, Darlene Buyck, Tyson Chillog, Wally Davis, Vicky Dyck, Colleen Dyck, Kurtis Dyck, Sam Dyck, Bob Fenner, Yvonne Fenner, Gordon & Maureen Haddock, Nancy Heppner, Dave Holst, Ray Keighley, Sheldon Kletzel, Lionel Labelle, Leslie Landru, Syd Laskowski, Jamie Martens, Sharon Martens, Debbie McGuire, Michael McLeod, Jason Pauls, Terry Pugh, Abe Quiring, Tim Rickard, Carrie & Jason Rolfes, Giles Saulnier, Kevin Schwartz, Sheryl Spence, Gord Thompson, Maurice Velacott and Doug Ward.
Congratulations to all of the recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal and thank you for your contributions.
