The Alberta Centennial Medal is a commemorative medal celebrating
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
's first 100 years of participating in
Canadian Confederation
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.
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History
In 2005, the ''Alberta Centennial Medal Act'' established the Alberta Centennial Medal.[Bill 2: Alberta Centennial Medal Act (Mar)](_blank)
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Purpose
The ''Alberta Centennial Medal Act'' established a process to award medals to outstanding Albertans who have made a significant contribution to society and to honour their contributions.
Eligibility
Eligibility for the medal was restricted to living men, women and youth who made significant contributions to their fellow citizens, their community and to Alberta, and were Canadian citizen
Canadian nationality law details the conditions in which a person is a national of Canada. With few exceptions, almost all individuals born in the country are automatically citizens at birth. Foreign nationals may naturalize after living in C ...
s that had resided in Alberta.
Approximately 8,000 medals were awarded to outstanding Albertans. Representatives from provincial organizations, governments and other groups were asked to make the nominations. Only nominations submitted by these nominating partners were accepted.
The following individuals received the Alberta Centennial Medal:
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Donald Stewart Ethell (born July 23, 1937) is a retired Canadian Army colonel and was the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from 2010 to 2015.
Career
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Design
The medal's simple design features Alberta's coat of arms and the words "Alberta Centennial 1905–2005" on the front and shield of the arms and "Honouring Outstanding Albertans" on the back. It is cast in bronze and plated in gold.[http://www.assembly.ab.ca/lao/speaker/news051124.htm]
The colours of the medal's ribbon symbolize Alberta's spirit and strengths. Blue and gold, Alberta's provincial colours are most prominent in the ribbon. All the colours in the ribbon are taken from Alberta's official emblems and heraldry
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. They are :
*Blue: clear skies and sparkling lakes
*Gold: wheat fields and resource wealth
*Green: forests
*White: mountains
*Pink: wild rose
The Alberta Centennial Medal is included in the Canadian order of precedence of decorations and medals and may be mounted and worn with other official honours.
See also
*List of Canadian awards
This is a list of all known awards in Canada, conferred by either members of the royal family, viceroys, governments, or private organizations.
National awards
Royal awards in the federal jurisdiction
Viceregal awards in the federal jurisdicti ...
*Orders, decorations, and medals of the Canadian provinces
The orders, decorations, and medals of the Canadian provinces, in which each province of Canada has devised a system of orders and other awards to honour residents for actions or deeds that benefit their local community or province, are in turn sub ...
References
Further reading
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External links
Alberta Centennial: Centennial Medal
Alberta Centennial Medal presentation - Defense medals Canada
Alberta centennial medal presentation - Governor General of Canada
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Provincial and territorial orders of Canada
Alberta awards
2005 in Alberta