HONOURING SASKATCHEWAN'S PROTECTIVE SERVICE PERSONNEL

Lieutenant Governor Lynda Haverstock presented the Saskatchewan Protective Services Medal to 30 recipients at Government House in Regina today. The medal recognizes individuals who have 25 years of exemplary service protecting the people of Saskatchewan or their property. This can be in either a volunteer or a full-time capacity.

Recipients of the Saskatchewan Protective Services Medal at the ceremony today include:
- RCMP members from Regina and Moosomin;

- municipal police from Regina;

- fire protection personnel from Regina, Indian Head, Estevan, Elrose and Pilot Butte; and

- two warrant officers from The Royal Regina Rifles army reserve unit.

"I am pleased that our province has the Saskatchewan Protective Services Medal as a way to honour individuals who protect the people and property of our province," Regina Walsh Acres MLA Sandra Morin said of behalf of Provincial Secretary Joan Beatty. "It is a comfort knowing that there are so many dedicated individuals working to keep residents in this province safe."

The Saskatchewan Protective Services Medal was announced by Premier Lorne Calvert in 2002. The medal is part of the Saskatchewan Honours Program that includes the Saskatchewan Order of Merit and the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal. The provincial Office of Protocol and Honours administers the program in close co-operation with the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police, Saskatchewan Firefighters Association and other agencies whose personnel are eligible for the honour.

For further information call toll-free 1-877-427-5505 or go to the web site at www.graa.gov.sk.ca/Protocol.

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For More Information, Contact:

Maureen Boyle Government Relations and Aboriginal Affairs Regina Phone: (306) 787-5959