Today, 34 members of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakinak make up part a group of northern honorees who will receive their Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medals here in Thompson.
Lieutenant Governor Anita Neville, Premier Heather Stefanson and Thompson MLA Eric Redhead will be on hand at the Ma Mow We Tak Friendship Centre for this special presentation.
This medal celebrates the 70th anniversary year of Queen Elizabeth the Second’s accession to the throne and is awarded to Manitobans who have devoted themselves to the betterment of their communities, province, or country.
Recipients will receive a circular medal suspended from a blue, red and white ribbon, along with a certificate.
Throughout the anniversary year, one-thousand Manitobans will be honoured with the medal.
