QDJM
Mike
Yes there is criteria, I am not aware as to what it is in England but in Canada it was:
Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada
Have made a significant contribution to a particular province, territory, region or community within Canada, or an achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada.
Be alive on February 6th, 2012
I nominated her for the Medal. She has been a Canadian citizen since 2003 and she has embraced Canada since moving here. She has taken in children from our Northern Territories for a month during the summer to help them see what big city living is all about and the major contribution is that she has worked with the native community in the poorest community in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This is a community in Winnipeg that going into it during the day as a white person, you should be okay. At night if you are white, you should be in a group and have a weapon or you just might not come out alive. Organizing running groups on a weekly basis. She organized and just completed the first 5 and 10 K run in that community which will be a yearly event. She also runs Marathons around the world representing Canada, one of them being an Ultra Marathon, Comrades. in South Africa. She has done it back to back proudly wearing the red Maple Leaf of Canada.
Jack
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