Nominations open for Saskatchewan Order of Merit and the Volunteer Medal
- EFN Staff | August 11, 2015
Nomination
deadlines are fast approaching for both the Saskatchewan Order of Merit
and the Volunteer Medal. Individuals have until October 18 to recommend
nominees for the next round of Saskatchewan Volunteer Medals and until
November 1 to put forward names
for the Saskatchewan Order of Merit.
“In my travels across the province, I meet so many gifted, capable, and
generous people,” Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon Schofield said.
“The Saskatchewan Order of Merit and the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal
provide opportunities to celebrate these remarkable
individuals, who have such an enormous impact in our province and beyond
our borders. I encourage everyone to consider nominating a deserving
person for these prestigious provincial honours.”
The Saskatchewan Order of Merit was established in 1985. It recognizes
excellence, achievement and contributions to the social, cultural and
economic well-being of the province. To date, 209 people have received
it. The Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal was established
in 1995 and 174 people have received it to date. The medal recognizes
those who reach outside of their personal activities to help others and
make Saskatchewan daily life better for everyone.
A Saskatchewan Order of Merit or Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal
nominee may be any current or former long-term resident of the province
and a Canadian citizen. Groups and organizations are ineligible to be
nominated to the Order or for the Volunteer Medal,
along with sitting members of Parliament, the Legislature or the
judiciary.
Nominations are not accepted posthumously for the Saskatchewan Volunteer
Medal, but are for the Saskatchewan Order of Merit within one year of
the date of passing.
Selected recipients will be invested to the Order and receive the
Volunteer Medal at two separate ceremonies with the Lieutenant Governor
in Regina in the late spring of 2016.
Additional information, nomination forms and a list of previous recipients can be found at www.saskatchewan.ca/honoursawards
by clicking the link to the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal and the Saskatchewan Order of Merit.