Senate of Canada 150 Medal
To mark the 150th anniversary of the first sitting of the Canadian Senate in Parliament on November 6, 1867 the Canadian Senate has created a medal that will be awarded to 1500 Canadian 'unsung heros' and members of the Senate.[1]
According to an official release by the Canadian Senate, "The medals are being awarded to Canadians or permanent residents actively involved in their communities who, through generosity, dedication, volunteerism and hard work, make their hometowns, communities, regions, provinces or territories a better place to live.[2]
Conservative Senator David Wells is one of the senators in charge of the program said that the program is designed to recognize those who don't often get public recognition for their contributions. "It's exclusively for people who have worked hard in their communities, made contributions, unsung heroes, people that generally go unnoticed," Mr. Wells said.[1]
The medals are made from Muntz metal (a bronze, copper and zinc alloy) and are three inches (7.6 centimeters) in diameter and a quarter inch (7 millimeters) thick, which is the same size as the Canadian Confederation Medal 1867. They are finished in a bronze matte.
Recipients[edit]
Following is a list of Recipients of the Canada 150 Medal (* Indicates a Canadian Senator):[3][4]
- Rudolf Berghuys
- Stephanie Berghuys
- Wanda Elaine Thomas Bernard *
- Clyde Blackburn
- Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu *
- Patricia E. Bovey *
- Ted Byfield
- Larry W. Campbell *
- Claude Carignan *
- Anne C. Cools *
- Jane Cordy *
- Ada Curial
- Jean-Guy Dagenais *
- Dennis Dawson *
- Joseph A. Day *
- Jacques Demers *
- Doris Doyle
- Michael Duffy *
- Nicole Eaton *
- Eric Edmeades
- Art Eggleton *
- Tobias C. Enverga *
- Éric Forest *
- Mona-Lee Feehan
- Rosa Galvez *
- Diane F. Griffin *
- Nancy J. Hartling *
- Leo Housakos *
- Elizabeth Hubley *
- Mobina S.B. Jaffer *
- Serge Joyal *
- Elizabeth King
- Frances Lankin *
- Michael Lee
- Ghislain Maltais *
- Fabian Manning *
- Elaine McCoy *
- Marilou McPhedran *
- Marie-Françoise Mégie *
- Terry M. Mercer *
- Percy Mockler *
- Lucie Moncion *
- Jim Munson *
- Thanh Hai Ngo *
- Kelvin Kenneth Ogilvie *
- Victor Oh *
- Chantal Petitclerc *
- Donald Neil Plett *
- Rose-May Poirier *
- Maureen Bianchini Purvis
- Pierrette Ringuette *
- Bob Runciman *
- Nick Sibbeston *
- Ralph Sorenson
- Leo Tanghe
- Scott Tannas *
- Claudette Tardif *
- Alanna Thompson
- Josée Verner *
- Pamela Wallin *
- Joy Wierenga
- David M Wells *
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Senators pay tribute to citizens – and themselves – with medals for 150th birthday". Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ↑ Canada, Senate of. "Senate of Canada - Senators start distribution of Senate 150th Anniversary Medals". Senate of Canada. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ↑ "Here's all the Canadian senators who just awarded themselves a medal meant to honour 'unsung heroes'". National Post. 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ↑ "Fourteen Albertans to receive a Senate 150th Medal in recognition of significant contributions made to their communities – Betty Unger, Alberta Senator". bettyunger.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
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