By Staff
November 15th, 2024
BURLINGTON, ON
The Honourable Karina Gould, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Member of Parliament for Burlington said yesterday:
“It is with great joy that I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the recipients of the King Charles III Coronation Medal. This award recognizes the exceptional contributions and remarkable achievements of Burlington residents, who have made a lasting and meaningful impact on our community.”
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One would be hard-pressed to disagree with any of the choices.
The 35 Recipients of the King Charles III Coronation Medals
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- Mohit Bhandari
- William Geoffrey Bowes
- Richard Burgess
- Wendy Caron
- Pamela Chase
- Kathy Coffey
- John D’Addario
- Douglas Dicker
- Michelle Douglas
- Laurelle Doxey
- Cameron Jackson
- Beverley Jacobs
- Lisette Kingo
- Michele Lewis
- Lisa Lunski
- John Mattocks
- Raj Murthy
- Soobramani Naidoo
- Rainer Noack
- Angelo Paletta
- Marsha Paley
- John Peller
- Stuart Pike
- Dorothy Pocock
- Trent Ralston
- Jolene Regan
- Kai Ruhl
- Jodie Schnurr
- Gordon Schottlander
- Simon Smith
- Lorraine Sommerfeld
- Jeff Thomblison
- Nancy Turingia
- Gloria Turney
- Mike Vencel
One would be hard pressed to disagree with any of the choices. Every one of them has made a difference to what Burlington is today.
I am glad to see the Honorable Karina Gould chose to share the names of the 35 people who either made a significant contribution to our community (two of whom I am aware of and who deserve the recognition) or who made an outstanding achievement that brought credit to Canada.
Congratulations to everyone so honoured. Burlington has been better for your efforts. I would have liked to have seen Jonathan Evel Smith, Curator Emeritus of the Burlington Art Gallery as one of the recipients – also Don Smith of Smith Funeral Homes. Both are members of families of long residency with the City and both have a history of significant contribution.
I am still surprised by the fact that Mayor Meed Ward, who apparently was a deserving recipient of the medal for her fight against toxicity in the political workplace, is not on Karina Gould’s list but on Pam Damoff’s. Perhaps Karina’s workplace is not as ‘toxic’ as Pam’s – interesting since they are both the same place. Perhaps Marianne and Pam have a longer game in play and the medal is just an initial foray.
What exactly did each person do to rate this?
Editor’s note: I seen at least 20 people who have served as volunteers and made the city a better place – the place that you live in.