Fifteen West Hants residents who have always gone above and beyond in the service of others were honoured recently with a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal. | SaltWire
| Posted: Feb. 20, 2023, 12:55 p.m. | Updated: Feb. 20, 2023, 4:19 p.m. | 17 Min Read
For Taya Shields, who has been organizing the Windsor Terry Fox Run for three decades, receiving the medal was an honour she won’t soon forget. Bob DeMont, a third-generation Windsor firefighter who was instrumental in getting a veteran firefighter licence plate instated in the province, said the queen ascended the throne the same year he was born.
Cpl. Evan Collier, an RCMP officer since 2007, accepted the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal from Hants West MLA Melissa Sheehy-Richard. Collier was instrumental in running the Hants County Stetsons & Spurs program in Windsor for nine years, participated in the RCMP Musical Ride in 2015 and invited to ride at the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations. - Brian Taylor“This was not just accomplished by me.
For decades, horticulturist Stan Kochanoff has been stepping up to volunteer his time and skill set whenever or wherever he recognizes a need. Pictured presenting Kochanoff with the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal is Hants West MLA Melissa Sheehy-Richard. - Brian Taylor“When you have that many people in one room and when you heard the bios of what the people did for their communities, it was really moving and very emotional for some,” she said.
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