Mayors and citizens to receive QEII Platinum Jubilee medals this weekend in Calgary

By Lethbridge Herald on December 2, 2022.

More than 200 exemplary community members from central and southern Alberta will be receiving the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee medals at a special invitation-only ceremony in Calgary on Sunday hosted by Alberta Municipalities.

Alberta’s Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal was created to mark the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty’s accession to the throne as Queen of Canada. To celebrate this historic event, the medal recognizes outstanding service from Albertans who have dedicated themselves to family, community, and country. In addition, medals have been automatically awarded to all sitting mayors of the member municipalities.

Sitting Mayors on the list here in southern Alberta include Lethbridge’s Blaine Hyggen. Other mayors receiving the medal are Andrew Prokop (Taber), Jack Van Rijn (Coaldale), Lyndsay Montina (Coalhurst), Byrne Cook (Magrath), Maggie Kronen (Cardston), Jim Depew (Raymond), Tyler Lindsay (Warner), Catherine Moore (Picture Butte), Linnsie Clark (Medicine Hat), Don Anderberg (Pincher Creek), Joan Boeder (Nobleford), Lorne Buis (Foremost), Kent Bullock (Barnwell), Raymond Coad (Vauxhall), Brent Feyter (Fort Macleod), Thomas Grant (Vulcan), Jennifer Handley (Nanton), Dwight Kilpatrick (Redcliff), Brad Koch (Lomond), Trevor Lewington (Stirling), Larry Liebelt (Milk River), Kym Nichols (Carmangay), John Petrie (Brooks), Chelsae Petrovic (Claresholm), Gordon Reynolds (Bow Island), Herman Weistra (Barons), and Jim Willett (Coutts).

Citizen Community Builders in the region include Magrath’s Gerry Baril, Stirling’s Marvin Birky, Redcliff’s Vi Rieger, Bow Island’s Alan Hyland, Medicine Hat’s Anke Krickhahn and Raymond’s Keith Hancock and Kurtis Pratt.

Albertans receive a medal along with the award, displaying a crowned effigy of Her Majesty with her Canadian Style and title, along with two maple leaves. The effigy was designed by artists Cathy Bursey-Sabourin, and Fraser Herald. Recipients receive the medal as a symbolic recognition of Her Majesty and the demonstration of their contributions to the province.

The Medal program will be continuing as planned despite the death of Her Majesty on Sept. 8. Alberta will continue the program until Feb. 2023 in recognition of Her Majesty’s long devotion to service.