This award was established by the Mayor of Winnipeg in the 1950s.
Name begins: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Awardee
Year
Albert Clifford Abbott (1897-1983)
1972
Mary Eileen Bulman Abbott (1896-1980)
1975
Abram “Lefty” Akman (1912-1996)
1988
Muriel Jean Arpin (1914-1982)
1982
B
Roy Babick (1926-1999)
1968
Grace Lillian Baker (?-2004)
1977
Arthur Thomas “Art” Ballingall (1920-1993)
1976
Henry Jacobus “Hank” Benningen (1914-1991)
1977
George Berko (1916-1996)
1970
Andrew Bileski [Bilecki] (1903-1992)
1967
Nikola Bjelajac (1919-2006)
1995
Murray Black
1968
John Maxwell “The Cat Man” Bodner (1906-2002)
1987
Ethel May Brown (1894-1991)
1973
Gretta Helen Gordon Brown (1903-1987)
1973
Genevieve Brock Brownell (1901-1999)
1973
C
Wesley Castles
1963
George Chaput
1963
Marguerite E. Chown (?-1994)
1985, 1990
Arthur Edward Christensen (1916-2018)
1969
Xisra Beth Cruikshank (1906-1987)
1965
D
Andrew Joseph Patrice Éphreme “Andy” De Jarlis (1914-1975)
1968
William Norval “Bill” Donald (1914-1980)
?
Percy Downton
1963
Joseph N. H. “Joe” Du (1933-2017)
?
Gordon Duff
1987
Phyllis Anne DuMoulin (1921-2010)
1977
E
Theodore “Fred” Ewatski (1921-2002)
1978
F
Dorothy Marion Faris (1918-2016)
1964
Agnes Louisa “Nan” Florence (1917-1991)
1978
G
Mrs. David Gorenstein
1964
Paul Warner Griffin (?-1981)
1973
H
Gerald Sydney “Syd” Halter (1905-1990)
1962
Anthony Thomas Hammerling (1932-1992)
1963
Peter Hawryshyshyn (?-1968)
1962
Elly Lydia Hundt Heber (1914-2003)
1982
Edward Colvin Hodgert (1913-1980)
1978
I
J
John J. T. “Jack” Johnstone (1921-2007)
1979
Mary V. Jordan
1972
Mary Winnifred Judd (c1921-1996)
?
K
Abe Kanne
1963
Frank John Keks (?-1991)
1963
Vladimir Harasim Koman (1899-1978)
1967
Wasyl “Basil” Kushnir (1893-1979)
1968
L
Fong Kwong “George” Lee (1906-1992)
1969
?
Walter Jacobson Lindal (1887-1976)
1963
Walter J. “Wally” Loepp (1922-1994)
1977
M
Jim MacKnight
1963
Mary E. Mann (1892-1976)
1969
Francis Alexander Lavens “Frank” Mathewson (1905-1994)
1969
Hugh John McCallum (1914-1978)
1977
Thomas Gerald McCarthy (1903-1990)
1977
George McCloy (1922-2009)
1977
Samuel McConnell (1912-1981)
1979
John Stewart McDiarmid (1882-1965)
1962
John Morrow “Jack” McGrath (1913-2004)
?
John McGregor McIntyre (1909-1984)
1971
Walter McLeod (1915-1994)
1967
Peggy McMullin
1964
Mendle Martin Meltzer (1921-2008)
1966
Harry Meronek (1925-1974)
1971
Ralph Scott Misener (c1909-1997)
1963
N
Henry Neustaedter (1911-2008)
1964
Samuel B. Nitikman (1899-1982)
1962
Marion Normand
1971
William “Bill” Nosaty (1922-2003)
1971
O
P
Louis Paktong (1906-1990)
1980
Roy Hamilton Parkhill (1931-2002)
1966
Stephen Clifford “Steve” Patrick (1932-2014)
1978
Florence Ferris Pearce (?-1981)
1963
Nellie Piggot
1966
John Pirrie (?-1983)
1978
Mitchell “Mitch” Podolak (1947-2019)
1986
Michael Popowich (?-1968)
1966
Q
R
Milla Rasmussen
1967
Muriel Sprague Richardson (1890-1973)
1962
Arthur John Roberts (1890-1976)
?
S
Sister St. Odilon
1963
Carl Schmidt
1963
Jason Schreyer
1987
Yaroslaw “Cecil” Semchyshyn (1930-2002)
1968
Nick Shaley [Nick Szalay] (1906-1991)
1976
John Shanski (1909-1993)
1968
Harry Silverberg (c1906-1966)
1962
Albert Simmons (1910-1969)
1964
Edith G. Simmons (1900-1986)
1980
Saul Simkin (1915-1994)
1963
Anne Smigel (1914-2008)
?
Samuel Thomas “Sam” Southern (?-1989)
1965
Vsevolod John Swystun (1921-1966)
1963
T
Eugene Louis “Gene” Telpner (1920-2005)
1963
John J. Thomas
1962
Paul Henrik Thorbjorn Thorlakson (1895-1989)
1963
U
V
Fred Van Dongen
1971
W
George Waters (1919-2015)
?
Mary Annie Wawrykow (1911-1977)
1965
James Oddie “Jimmy” Welsh (1910-1988)
1975
Harry Manning White (1888-1969)
1963
Marilyn Williams
1998
Barbara Alice Withers (1900-1992)
?
Olga Woycenko (1909-1996)
1966
Victor Henry Llewellyn Wyatt (1912-1993)
1973
Ed Wynne
1963
X
Y
Gustav A. Yost (1911-1974)
1967
Z
Joseph “Joe” Zuken (1912-1986)
1967
“Mrs. Gorenstein is honored for volunteer work,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 June 1964, page 17.
“Service award goes to Mrs. McMullin,” Winnipeg Free Press, 14 October 1964, page 37.
“Southern doubly honored,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 June 1965, page 27.
“Service award given to Mrs. Woycenko,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 January 1966, page 14.
“Club events,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 March 1966, page 17.
“Kinsmen Club,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 November 1968, page 21.
“Service award goes to Weston woman,” Winnipeg Free Press, 10 June 1971, page 23.
“‘Great lady’ tribute honors Mary Jordan,” Winnipeg Free Press, 14 September 1972, page 23.
“Schreyer son honored,” Winnipeg Free Press, 26 June 1987, page 15.
“Swim club organizer feared water [Gordon Duff],” Winnipeg Free Press, 23 August 1987, page 54.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 3 February 2024
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