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Award of the Queen s Golden Jubilee Medal to Saskatchewan Archives Board Chairman, Board Member and Provincial Archivist
11/22/2002
Award of the Queen s Golden Jubilee Medal to Saskatchewan Archives Board Chairman, Board Member and Provincial Archivist
The Saskatchewan Archives Board is very pleased and proud to announce the award of the Queen s Golden Jubilee Medal to Dr. Brett Fairbairn, Chairman, Saskatchewan Archives Board, Board member Gwenn Ronyk and Provincial Archivist Trevor Powell.
These Golden Jubilee Medals have been specially struck to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Her Majesty s reign as Queen of Canada. The Medal is awarded to Canadian citizens who have made an outstanding and exemplary contribution to the community or to Canada as a whole. It is part of the Canadian Honours System established in 1967.
The medal carries the current Canadian effigy of The Queen on one side. The other side features the design of a stylized maple leaf with CANADA at the bottom and the years 1952 and 2002 on the left and right of the Royal Cypher and Crown. The Medal is worn suspended from a broad royal blue ribbon, with red outer stripes, double white stripe and a red central stripe.
Dr. Fairbairn s Medal was presented by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, Her Honour the Honourable Dr. Lynda M. Haverstock in Saskatoon on Wednesday, November 13, 2002, in recognition of his contributions to the Centre for the Study of Co-operatives and the Saskatchewan Archives Board.
Ms. Ronyk s Medal acknowledged her role as Clerk of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly.
Trevor Powell s award recognized his public and community service, long-term contributions to the Canadian and Saskatchewan archival communities and his leadership of the Saskatchewan Archives since his appointment as Provincial Archivist in 1986.
Ms. Ronyk s and Mr. Powell s Medals were presented in Regina on Friday, November 15, 2002 by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.
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