REGINA - It was a crowded Henry Baker Hall at City Hall in Regina for the awarding of Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medals.
There was not just one ceremony, but two on the afternoon of Jan. 30 in the council chamber to acknowledge all of the 164 Regina residents who were being recognized for their contributions and service to the community.
The recipients honoured came from varied backgrounds including agriculture, the arts, health services, protective services, armed forces, the legal field, education and other areas.
They were presented their medals by Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty along with Deputy Mayor Andrew Stevens representing the City of Regina.
The Regina recipients are among 7,000 receiving Platinum Jubilee medals throughout the province.
Medal presentations began with the presentation of the first 70 medals at Government House last August and have continued throughout the province over the last several months. The recipients for this round in Regina were selected through a nomination process that closed last Nov. 30.
There have been Jubilee medals presented in the past but this Platinum medal was particularly different, as Mirasty noted.
"This is the first time in Canadian history that the royal occasion has been commemorated with provincial medals," Mirasty said, noting the previous Jubilee medals were issued nationally. "This medal program is an excellent way to commemorate Her Majesty's devotion to service… while celebrating the dedicated service of people like you here today. It is only the second Saskatchewan commemorative medal, the first being issued during our Centennial in 2005."
"These medals are a valuable way to acknowledge those who work to enrich our communities, and whose achievements truly inspire us all. I thank each honoree for generously giving up your time and talent, thank you for your service to our community and by extension to our province."
Here is the list of names of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal recipients from Regina who are being honoured this week, as listed on the City of Regina's website:
Hanifa Zain Adams
Myke T. Agecoutay
Mansoor Ahmad
Mohammad Talha Akbar
Derek Anaquod
Scott Anderson
Annette Auger
Arslan Azeem
Capt. Angela Bagamery
Noela Bamford
Gord Basaraba
Dwayne Bauer
Gordon Beck
Lee Beck
Deanna Belhumeur
Amanda Benesh
Ada Bennett
Cari Bode
Jennifer Borean
Wanda Bouchard-Barry
Sgt. Michael Bourque
Paul H. Brenneman
Julius Brown
Roxanne Brown
Dana J. Brule
Michael J Cassano
Chantal Cattell
Bdr. John Cayari
Jennifer Chouinard
Megan Clake
Russell Dale Clarke
Jeanne A. Clive
Solomon Cyr
Richard (Rick) Davis
James Deane
Muna DeCiman
Ronald George Donison
Marian Donnelly
Donna Ell
Marc Ell
George R. Fayant
Bruce Andrew Fenske
Lorie Filazek
Chad Freeland
Maria Galati
Fotini Gargatzidis
Willadell Garreck
Shelley Marie Glabus
Pamela Kendel Goodale
John Grant
Regan Gunningham
Jean-Christophe Hamm
Velma Ann Harasen
Darlene Harrison
William Hawkins
Sabrina Heywood
Dr. Bryan Hillis
Ron Hitchcock
Kevin Holness
Megan Jane
Grace Jasper
Chad Jedlic
Pengbo Jiang
Maureen Johnson
Janelle Johnston
Sgt. Robb Karaim
Clayton Keeler
Svitlana Kenyuk
Haris Khan
Anna-Liese "Annie" King
Lori-Ann King
Tracy Kirychuk
Lisa Koch
Tracey Kostyniuk
Liubov Krupina
Patti Kuffner
Ronald Labrecque
Lanea Lafontaine
Pat Lawson
Debbie LeDressay
Jenna T E Lee
Michael T Lee
Tiffany Dawn Lester
Ryan Lett
Rachel Ling
Dr. Abid Lodhi
Ryan Malley
Joseph Denis
Kevin Marion
Terry McAleese
Trevor McDonald
Bernadette McIntyre
Betty McKenna
Anita Medl
Twyla Mensch
Peter Arthur
George Menzies
Anne Millar
Dr. Faizul Mohee
Tara Molson
Tyler Monteith
Megan Moore
Roseann Nasser
Tom Newton
Jolene Norleen
Robert Nowosielski
Adele Obrigewitsch
Brandi Dawn Onyskevitch
Adam Orridge
Bradyn Parisian
Jason Pasetka
Kristian Peachey
Lisa Petersen
Richard Pockett
Lisa Polk
Mohammed Quraishi
Amy Rankin
Kenneth A. Ready
David Reed
Sergio Reyna
Maurice Riou
Anna Robinson
John Robinson
Jody Robson
Deborah Rush
Gregory Salmers
Jody Salway
Samia Sami
Evie Sawatzky
Michelle Schmalenberg
Gregory Edward Schwartz
Lisa-Marie Schwartz
Tara Semple
Moin Serneabat
Terry Shalley
Robyn Shenner
Erin Sifert
Brian Sklar
Sgt. Chris Smigelsky
Tanya Smith
Wayne Smith
Janet Smook
Moni K Snell
Capt. Jaret B. Sole Sole
Kimberley Stewart
Hannah Jean Tait
Dr. Ron Taylor
Jacie Thauberger
Jonathan Thauberger
Tommy Thifault
John Thimothy
Jean Elspeth Thomas
Luanne Truong
Fredrick Wayne Tunison
Milton Walker
Max Watson
Janis Way
Larry Way
Audrey Webb
Wayne Whitten
Myrna Wiens
Mercedes Will
Edwin Alan Williamson
Jessica Williamson
Diana Woolrich
Jada Shane Yee
