Six Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board directors are getting Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medals, part of the ongoing celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s 60^th year on the throne.

The recently announced recipients of the medals, with 60,000 being presented across Canada, are, pictured above from left: City of Kimberley Mayor Ron McRae; Village of Canal Flats Mayor Ute Juras; District of Elkford Mayor Dean McKerracher; City of Fernie Mayor Mary Giuliano; Village of Radium Hot Springs Mayor Dee Conklin; and RDEK Electoral Area C Director and board chair Rob Gay.

E-KNOW has also recently learned that Cranbrook and District Chamber of Commerce executive director Karin Penner will be receiving a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, as well as Cranbrook resident Carmen Purdy.

Purdy is on the board of the Nature Trust of British Columbia, serves on the board of the Agricultural Land Commission and is a founding member of the Kootenay Wildlife Heritage Fund.

For more info on the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medals:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_II_Diamond_Jubilee_Medal .

Ian Cobb/e-KNOW

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