Mark Strahl, MP for Chilliwack-Hope, is accepting nominations for Chilliwack-Hope recipients of the King Charles III Coronation Medal (KCC).
From now until Nov. 1, nominations for the KCC medal can be sent in for residents of the area who made "significant contributions to the community and country."
“On May 6th, 2023, we celebrated the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III,” Strahl said via a press release. “To mark the special occasion, a Coronation Medal was created. The King Charles III Coronation Medal is a visible and tangible way to recognize 30,000 outstanding individuals of all ages and from all walks of life who have made a difference in their communities.
"To ensure the broadest possible recognition, several partners have been invited to nominate candidates from their communities or organizations for this national honour. As a nominating partner, I will have the honour of presenting 20 awards to deserving constituents in my riding of Chilliwack-Hope.”
This is an individual award (not meant for groups or couples) and nominations should focus "on the achievements of people who have helped build the Canada today." Self-nomination is also not accepted and the names of recipients will be published.
Those who win a medal will be invited to a private award ceremony in early 2025.
For anyone wishing to send in a nomination, the following criteria is required for the nominee:
• Made significant contributions to the country, a province, territory, region, or community, or made an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada
• Been alive on May 6, 2023, the date His Majesty was crowned. Nominations can be made posthumously as long as the nominee was alive on that date.
• The Medal may only be awarded once.
• To be nominated through the office of MP Mark Strahl, the individual must live within the riding of Chilliwack-Hope.
For more information on the guidelines for nominee selection, the nomination process, and the nomination application, readers can visit https://markstrahl.com/kingcharles/ .
To learn more about The King Charles III Coronation Medal, readers can visit "King Charles III’s Coronation Medal - Canada.ca ."
