For Manitoba's 150th anniversary in 2020, this award was conferred on 150 people from around Manitoba to recognize their exemplary community service. Nominated by people in their communities, recipients received a commemorative medal and could designate a charity to receive a $500 donation from Canada Life.
Member
Community
Edward Acuna
Winnipeg
Clare Agnew
Morden
Yisa Akinbolaji
Winnipeg
Hilda Anderson-Pyrz
Winnipeg
Cheryl Antonio
The Pas
Timothy Arnason
Gimli
Mike Babb
Winnipeg
Monica Baldwin
Grosse Isle
Margaret Bartlett
The Pas
Tammy Bekkering
Steinbach
Doug Belcher
Winnipeg
Dorota Blumzynska
Winnipeg
Vince Boschman
Winnipeg
Auna-Marie Brown
Portage la Prairie
Julie Bubnick
Winnipeg
Murielle Bugera
St. Pierre-Jolys
Eunice Buhler
Killarney
Robert Cesmystruk
Vita
Evan Chan
Winnipeg
Dr. Ernest Cholakis
Winnipeg
Charlie Clifford
Portage la Prairie
Lois Creith
Manitou
Reagan Croy
Selkirk
Yvette Cuthbert
Portage la Prairie
Karen Dana
Winnipeg
Fred De Villa
Winnipeg
Harry DeLeeuw
Winnipeg
Tom Dercola
Winnipeg
John Devins
Souris
Denise Dupuis
Winnipeg
Diane Dwarka
Winnipeg
Deborah Einarson Woods
Winnipeg
Robert Fabbri
Winnipeg
Bernice Feledechuk
West St. Paul
Robert Felsch
Winnipeg / Emerson
Jorge Fernandez
Winnipeg
Andrew Fichtner
Winnipeg
Cyndy Friesen
Steinbach
Bernadette Gabriel
Winnipeg
Merle Gadsby
Steinbach
Muriel Gamey
Neepawa
Mike Gilmore
St. Jean-Baptiste
Gary Gilmour
Winkler
Lila Goodspeed Everett
Winnipeg
Phil Goss
Winnipeg
June Gray
Winnipeg
Ferne Green
Portage la Prairie
Ken Griffin
Woodmore
Dan Guetre
Richer
Tim Hague Sr.
Winnipeg
Donald Halldorson
Oak Point
Barb Hanishewski
Minnedosa
Deborah Harri
Winnipeg
Bill Hart
Dauphin
Chris Heide
Brandon
Jane Helbrecht
Winnipeg
Ron Helwer
Brandon
Vivienne Ho
Winnipeg
Ian Hughes
Winnipeg
Don Huisman
Erickson
Maxine Ingalls
Hecla Island
Lucien Jean
St. Jean-Baptiste
Noreen Johnston
Lake Metigoshe
Dr. Katherine Kearns
Winnipeg
Amita Khandpur
Winnipeg
Danny Kleinsasser
Stony Mountain
Gerry Koreman
Cooks Creek
John “Lawrie” Kyle
Dugald
Tanya LaBuick
Brandon
Justin Langan
Swan River
Gunvor Larsson
Winnipeg
Claudette Lavack
Ste. Anne
Karyn Lazareck
Winnipeg
Rachel Legal
St. Boniface
Jim Lindsay
Grosse Isle
Hans Lodewyks
Winnipeg
Keith Loney
Carberry
Robert M'vondo
Winnipeg
Junel Malapad
Winnipeg
Evangeline Mance
Winnipeg
Nicole Matiation
Winnipeg
Olivia McCorriston
Winnipeg
Alaya McIvor
Winnipeg
Terry McKellep
The Pas
Catherine McLaren
Brandon
Ken Mikolayenko
Ethelbert
Judy Morningstar
Goodlands
Dr. Melanie Morris
Winnipeg
Edith Mulhall
Winnipeg
Mary Murray
Neepawa
Dilla Narfason
Gimli
Oli Narfason
Gimli
Connie Newman
Winnipeg
Paul Norris
Winnipeg
Brenda Okorogba
Winnipeg
Margaret Ormond
Winnipeg
Cora Ott
Beausejour
Harold Ott
Beausejour
Logan Oxenham
Winnipeg
Louise Page
Winnipeg
Ryan Pandolfi
Brandon
Jennifer Plett
Landmark
Paige Procter
Stonewall
Mervin Reibin
Gillam
Sheilah Lee Restall
Winnipeg
Arthur Rey
St. Claude
Joey Mike Riel Jr.
Winnipeg
Jeannot Robert
Ste. Agathe
Robert Roehle
St. Norbert
Edgar “Sandy” Rothnie
Strathclair
Divya Sharma
Winnipeg
Suman Sharma
West St. Paul
Shshil Sharma
West St. Paul
Rodger Sheldon
Ste. Rose du Lac
Pauline Shewchuk
Winnipeg
Tammy Shirtliff
Starbuck
Helga G. J. Sigurdson
Lundar
Jenna Sigurdson
Winnipeg
Linda Small
Winnipeg
Amy Smart
Carberry
Linda Smiley
Winnipeg
Dr. Zita Somakoko
Winnipeg
Andrew Stambrook
Winnipeg
Elaine Louise Stevenson
Winnipeg
Cheryl Stock
Elie
Harold Studholme
Winnipeg
Lesia Szwaluk
Winnipeg
Colleen Tackaberry
Winnipeg
Sharan Tappia
Winnipeg
Lexi Taylor
Anola
Dave Theunissen
Swan River Valley
Charles Thomsen
Winnipeg
Philip Thorkelson
Arborg
Titi Tijani
Winnipeg
Sylvia Todaschuk
Winnipeg
Louis Trepel
Winnipeg
Joan Trott
Hamiota
Amy Tung
Winnipeg
Sara Usman
Winnipeg
Dave Van Heyst
Stony Mountain
Winnipeg
Chris Voth
Winnipeg
Hong Wang
Winnipeg
Amarjeet Warraich
Winnipeg
Ron Watson
Argyle
Joyce Webinger
Winnipeg
David Wiebe
Altona
Robert Williams
Winnipeg
Roman Yereniuk
Winnipeg
Dennis Young
Carman
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)
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 November 2021
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