In 1967, in commemoration of Canada’s 100th anniversary, medals were presented by the Canadian federal government to Manitobans for their meritorious community service.
The following is an incomplete list of medal recipients. If you know of other Centennial Medal recipients from Manitoba, please contact the MHS webmaster at webmaster@mhs.mb.ca.
Recipient
Residence
Borge “Buster” Agerbak (1914-2001)
Winnipeg
Allan Alexander “Andy” Anderson (1892-1981)
Selkirk
Michael Stephen Antonation (1913-1985)
Shoal Lake
William Henry “Bill” Bradley (1909-1977)
Portage la Prairie
Harold Johnston Brodie (1907-1989)
Edmonton, Alberta
Joseph Henry Bruns (1908-1973)
Winnipeg
Louise Card Rey (1915-1990)
Neepawa
Charles Gregory “Charlie” Carter (c1887-1968)
Winnipeg
Arthur Edward Christensen (1916-2018)
West St. Paul
Willard John “Bill” Condo (c1914-1980)
Winnipeg
John Clifford Cory (1904-1971)
Virden
Xisra Beth Cruikshank (1906-1987)
Winnipeg
Sarah Persis Johnson Darrach (1886-1974)
Brandon
William Doern (1902-2003)
Winnipeg
Victor Snelgrove Dotten (1908-1977)
Winnipeg
P. Stewart Downie
Lac du Bonnet
Ian Ventress Dubienski (1921-1998)
Winnipeg
Phyllis Anne DuMoulin (1921-2010)
Winnipeg
George Andrew Duncan (1890-1975)
Winnipeg
Perry P. Dunn (1901-1989)
Winnipeg
William John “Bill” Dutka (?-2008)
Grosse Isle
Mary Sawchak Dyma (1899-1998)
Winnipeg
Edwin D. Eagle (1911-2000)
Winnipeg
Edgar Gamache
The Pas
Betty Gibson (1911-2001)
Brandon
Joseph Henry “Paddy” Graham (1890-1969)
St. Vital
Ludger Guy (1911-?)
Winnipeg (St. Boniface)
Ivan L. Hamilton (c1901-1985)
Winnipeg
Mary Hamilton (1893-1985)
Dauphin
Alfred William “Bill” Hanks (1894-1985)
St. James
Florence Ada Harris (1903-1983)
Winnipeg
Margaret Elder Hart (1907-2008)
Winnipeg
John Martin Hawryluk (1910-1975)
Winnipeg
John Sigfus Helgason (1898-1978)
Winnipeg
Isydore Hlynka (1909-1983)
Winnipeg
John George Karasevich (1910-1981)
Winnipeg
John Kastrukoff (1920-2009)
Swan River
Mary Kornelsen (1911-1988)
Steinbach
Wasyl “Basil” Kushnir (1893-1979)
Winnipeg
Myrtle Aleta Lane (1903-2002)
Virden
Duncan Craig Lennox (1914-2005)
Winnipeg
Reginald Otto Lissaman (1908-1974)
Brandon
William Edward “Bill” Lumsden (1907-1982)
Winnipeg
John Lyzun (1913-1984)
Winnipeg
George Frederick Mabee (1905-1987)
Selkirk
Anthony Theodore “Tony” Mann (c1921-1996)
Winnipeg
Henry Heard Marshall (1916-1994)
Morden
Charlotte Mass (?-1972)
Winnipeg
James Grange “Jim” McFee (1907-1987)
Winnipeg
John Wilfred “Jack” McGurran (1916-1991)
St. Boniface
Oswald Morton McKay (1891-1990)
Alexander
Neil Alexander McLennan (1902-1982)
Flin Flon
Reta Evelyn McRuer (1908-2015)
St. Boniface
Donald Menzul
Roblin
William Ogilvie Swinton “Bill” Meredith (1911-2006)
Fort Garry
R. J. “Bob” Mitchell
Brandon
Eva Aleta Morrison (1906-2007)
Winnipeg
Celeste Joseph Muller (1901-1986)
Winnipeg
Anne Ethel “Nan” Murphy (1902-1990)
Winnipeg
George Melvin Newfield (1904-1977)
Winnipeg
William George Newman (1918-2000)
Winnipeg
Arnold James Nicholls (1929-2003)
Rivers
Henry Theodore Nordin (1905-1983)
Brandon
Peter Michael Onysko (1906-1993)
Riverton
Brian Norman Orvis (1931-2010)
Winnipeg
Vera Norine Parker (1900-1981)
Winnipeg
Nina Antoinnette Yaremovich Partrick (1907-1995)
Winnipeg
Stephen Clifford “Steve” Patrick (1932-2014)
St. James
Donald Willis Penner (1918-2004)
Winnipeg
George Edward Philips (1897-1988)
Winnipeg
Florence Lillian Pierce (1905-2007)
Winnipeg
Christopher Stephen “Steve” Quelch (1898-1986)
Winnipeg
James Rea (1882-1969)
Russell
Moira “Molly” Robinson (1931-2013)
Thompson
Donald Alexander Ross (1892-1981)
Winnipeg
Allen “Al” Rouse (1925-2017)
Winnipeg
Elizabeth Ann Russell (1889-1980)
Winnipeg
Doris Boyce Saunders (1901-2003)
Winnipeg
James Chester “Jim” Scott (1908-1981)
McConnell
Archer James Wimble Scrase (1911-1989)
Dauphin
Yaroslaw “Cecil” Semchyshyn (1930-2002)
Winnipeg
Mitchell William Sharp (1911-2004)
Ottawa
Nelson Menno Shoemaker (1911-2003)
Neepawa
Anne Smigel (?-2008)
Winnipeg
Ward Everett Snyder (1896-1980)
Winnipeg
Harry Lorne “King” Softley (1905-1969)
Winnipeg
Arnold Theodore Spohr (1923-2010)
Winnipeg
George Nordland Suttie (1901-1968)
East Kildonan
Robert Henry Thorlakson (1923-2011)
Winnipeg
Clarence Eric Tibbatts (1904-1979)
Birtle
Edward “Eddie” Vopni (1902-1992)
Winnipeg
Walter Humphrey Wilfred Walker (1908-1974)
Selkirk
Peter Thomas John Christopher Plumbly Warner (1920-2006)
Winnipeg
Mary Annie Wawrykow (1911-1977)
Winnipeg
Reginald Henry “Reg” Welham (1896-1989)
Selkirk
Arthur Alvin Winslow (1905-1987)
St. Vital
Victor Henry Llewellyn Wyatt (1912-1993)
Winnipeg
Paul Yuzyk (1913-1986)
Ottawa
See also:
Manitoba Recipients of the King George V Jubilee Medal
Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
Manitoba Recipients of the King Charles III Coronation Medal
Manitoba Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (Civil Division)
Manitoba Inductees to the Order of the British Empire
Manitoba Inductees to the Order of St. Gregory the Great
Manitoba Inductees to the Order of the Falcon
Manitoba Recipients of Knighthoods
Manitoba Recipients of the Canadian Centennial Medal
Manitoba Recipients of the 125th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation Medal
Manitoba Members of the Order of Canada
Manitoba Members of the Order of Military Merit
Members of the Order of Manitoba
Members of the Order of the Metis Nation
Members of the Manitoba Order of the Buffalo Hunt
Recipients of the Manitoba Centennial Medal
Members of the Manitoba Order of the Crocus
Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Historical Preservation and Promotion
City of Winnipeg Community Service Awards
Premier’s Volunteer Service Awards
Winnipeg Citizens Hall of Fame
Recipients of Manitoba 150 Honours
Recipients of Winnipeg 150 Medals
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Order of Manitoba Monument (Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg)
“Centennial medals to Selkirk citizens,” Selkirk Enterprise, 24 January 1968, page 12.
Obituary [Ward Everett Snyder], Winnipeg Free Press, 6 February 1980, page 67.
Obituary [Edward Vopni], Winnipeg Free Press, 14 November 1992, page 73.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 October 2024
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