Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medal design. (Government of Alberta)

By Alessia Proietti

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Over 20 central Albertans receive Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal

Jan 19, 2023 | 7:30 AM

A total of 21 central Albertans were awarded the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal on Tuesday night.

Two private ceremonies were held for the recipients at the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame (102-4200 Queen Elizabeth II Highway), hosted by MLA for Red Deer-South Jason Stephan.

Nominated by members of the community, the medal recognized 7,000 Albertans in 2022 who made significant contributions to the province.

On January 18, the following central Albertans were awarded:

• Samuel Bakker
• Bruce Buruma
• Della Deminchuk
• Jim Elliot
• Rob Hammel
• Kath Hoffman
• Amanda Liu
• Gian Maguigad
• Sajil McLean
• Tiffany Mitton
• Ely Salazar
• Zainab Mohamoud
• Rick More
• Jeremy Moore
• Michelle Parker
• Guy Pelletier
• Queen Schaerer
• Savvannah Snow
• Bruce Thorne
• Lynn Van Laar
• Milt Williams

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The medal was created last year to mark the 70^th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada on February 6, 1952.

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