Nominations open until Sept. 1, 2024
Last year, Canadians celebrated the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, the first coronation of a sovereign of Canada in seven decades.
To commemorate the milestone, 30,000 King Charles III Coronation Medals will be awarded to individuals throughout the country for their contributions to their community, to Canada, or to the world. North Island-Powell River MP Rachel Blaney has been selected as one of the partners in the program to give North Islanders the chance to nominate other locals for the award. People can be nominated for advocating for seniors, veterans, the environment, rural economic development, educators, health care providers, and community leaders, among other things.
There have been 20 medals allocated to the North Island-Powell River Riding.
鈥淭hroughout this riding we have some of the most amazing people doing absolutely tremendous work,鈥� Blaney says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 important we have the opportunity to honour the work they do to make this region such a fantastic place to live and to improve the lives of those around them.鈥�
Eligible nominees must:
A. Have made a significant contribution to the country, a province, territory, region or community, or made an outstanding achievement abroad, or made an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada; and
B. Been alive on May 6, 2023, the date of His Majesty鈥檚 Coronation. Nominations can be made posthumously, as long as the nominee was alive on that date.
Nominations will be accepted until September 1, 2024. During the nomination period, constituents can submit the names of people they feel are deserving of this award to Rachel Blaney鈥檚 office at either at
Rachel.Blaney@parl.gc.caor by filling in a form at:
