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Royal honour for Manitobans
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Alex Forrest poses with Johnston and Prime Minister Stephen Harper after receiving his medal.
Three Manitobans were among 60 Canadians to receive a medal at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Monday to celebrate the Queen's ascent to the throne 60 years ago.
Gov. Gen. David Johnston said all the recipients have made Canada a better place.
Gov. Gen. David Johnston presents jubilee medal to Winnipeg's Hannah Taylor in Ottawa Monday (PHOTOS BY SEAN KILPATRICK / THE CANADIAN PRESS )
Epp siblings Isaac, 9, Daniel, 5, and Grace, 5, check out the Diamond Jubilee ice sculpture at the legislature Monday. Lt.-Gov. Philip Lee and Premier Greg Selinger lit the sculpture during an earlier ceremony. (WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)
Sgt. Ed Gayda of the Manitoba legislative security force raises the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Flag Monday with Cadet Petty Officer 2nd Class Samantha Philion (centre) and Cadet Master Warrant Officer Sandy Buzahora.
The three Manitobans to receive the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal included:
-- Alex Forrest, longtime president of the United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg, for contributions to firefighting, notably in having certain cancers identified as occupational hazards;
-- Hannah Catherine Taylor of Winnipeg, founder of the Ladybug Foundation, for raising awareness and support for homeless persons.
-- Master Cpl. Keven Thomas Iles of The Pas for his support of his local emergency medical services and fire department.
The medal presentation and other events will kick-start a year of celebrations in Canada and around the world to honour the Queen's six decades on the throne, with a planned Thames River pageant in June -- involving up to 1,000 elaborately decorated ships in a regal flotilla -- expected to be the main jubilee showstopper.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who also participated in the inaugural medal presentation, said a total of 60,000 Diamond Jubilee Medals will be presented to Canadians through the year.
The former Princess Elizabeth was vacationing in Kenya with Prince Philip when she learned her father, King George VI, had died and she had become the symbolic head of Britain and other Commonwealth countries.
The Queen began her reign on Feb. 6, 1952.
The federal government revealed in December it had set a $7.5-million budget to celebrate the royal anniversary. Most of that amount is earmarked for the Jubilee medal presentations.
Earlier Monday, the official Jubilee flag was raised on Parliament Hill, and other showcase ceremonies this week will include the dedication of a stained-glass artwork at the Parliament Buildings.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition February 7, 2012 A6
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