Released on June 23, 2014
Provincial Secretary Nadine Wilson joined Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon Schofield in Regina today to present the Saskatchewan Protective Services Medal to recipients.
“This medal recognizes these individuals’ dedication to their careers, as it is our citizens who benefit from their work,” Wilson said. “In a large part due to these individuals’ efforts, Saskatchewan’s communities are safer and more secure places.”
Medal recipients can include firefighters, police officers, corrections workers, Canadian Forces members, conservation officers, deputy sheriffs, Canada Border Services Agency officers and emergency medical responders. The medal recognizes individuals with 25 years or more of exemplary service protecting Saskatchewan people or their property in either a volunteer or a full-time capacity.
Established in 2003, the medal program is administered by the Government of Saskatchewan in close co-operation with the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police, Saskatchewan Firefighters Association and other agencies with eligible personnel.
The Saskatchewan Protective Services insignia comprise a circular medal displaying a shield, stylized western red lily and a royal lion, surrounded by the legend of Saskatchewan - Qui civitatem tuentur (who guard the citizenry) and surmounted by the St. Edward’s Crown. The medal is suspended from a ribbon of green and gold stripes, the official colours of the Province of Saskatchewan.
For more information about the medal and to see an image of it, visit www.ia.gov.sk.ca/spsm.
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For more information, contact:
Jay Teneycke
Intergovernmental Affairs
Regina
Phone: 306-798-6095