To honour the brave individuals for their efforts in the first 100 hours of the Horse River wildfire they were awarded Council Commendation Wildfire Medals.
On Canada Day, members of the community were welcomed at Shell Place to recognize these individuals.
Mayor Melissa Blake and Council handed out a total of 1,924 medals.
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Divided among the 11 local fire departments 707 medals were given to firefighters, 204 to members of law enforcement and 1,013 were awarded to members of the public.
“On behalf of Council, I want to thank everyone who came to the medal ceremony today – including audience members, program participants, volunteers and, of course, all medal recipients,” said Mayor Melissa Blake. “This Canada Day was extra special not only because we celebrated our country’s 150th birthday, but because came we together to honour and celebrate those residents who helped protect our communities during the 2016 wildfire.”
A list of recipients can is online at rmwb.ca/medal.
If you received a medal, but were not able to attend the ceremony you can pick up your award on the first floor of Jubilee Centre from July 5-31.
