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To view photos from the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal Ceremony held at the Gallagher Centre on January 27, 2023, please click here.
In 2022, Canada celebrated the Platinum Jubilee of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, marking her 70th anniversary on the Throne. She was Canada’s longest reigning Sovereign and the first to celebrate a platinum jubilee. To help mark this historic milestone, the City of Yorkton was invited to participate in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal Program. The City will recognize 15 very deserving recipients at an investiture ceremony at the Gallagher Centre on January 27, 2023:
- The late Allan Bailey (posthumous) – Business Commerce
- Larry Pearen – Volunteer Service
- Terry Popowich - Agriculture
- Leone Ottenbreit – Volunteer Service
- Tony Hayden - Sports
- Darcy Zaharia -Sports
- Dick DeRyk – Business/Commerce
- Bruce Thurston - Volunteer Service
- The late Gene Krepakevich (posthumous) - Education
- Edward Magis – Volunteer Service
- Donna Liebrecht – Volunteer Service
- Brittany Johnson – Volunteer Service
- Susanne Mitchell - Sports
- Colleen Haider – Volunteer Services
- Glen Tymiak - Education
The public was asked to submit nominations for the medals, which were adjudicated by the City’s Civic Recognition Awards Committee. Eligible recipients were required to be Saskatchewan residents, have made a contribution to Canada, Saskatchewan, and particularly Yorkton; and had to have been alive on February 6, 2022, the 70th anniversary of Her Late Majesty’s accession to the Throne. The City of Yorkton is proud to recognize these deserving individuals with this historic commemorative medal.
The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Saskatchewan) is a circular medal 32 mm across, struck in copper and plated with nickel, and suspended from a ribbon using a new arrangement of the blue, red and white colours found on the other four medals issued during Her Majesty’s reign in 1953, 1977, 2002 and 2012. The blue represents Canada’s three seas, with the red and white being the national colours of Canada as taken from the National Flag and Royal Arms of Canada. The white is also a representation of platinum, and the medal commemorates the Platinum Jubilee.
The front (obverse) of the medal features the crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II with her Canadian Style and Title, also used for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. The back (reverse) of the medal bears the Saskatchewan Shield of Arms with the Queen’s Royal Cypher and dates of the reign at the top, separated by a pair of western red lilies (the provincial flower), and the phrase VIVAT REGINA (“Long live The Queen”) at the base.
Recipients also receive a certificate. The Lieutenant Governor or a designate will present the medal to recipients at the January 27, 2023 Ceremony along with recipients from the MLA and from SARM. Visit our website for more information on the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal Program (Saskatchewan).
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