Honours & Awards
Award Presentations are Significant Moment in a Comrade’s Life
There are many people who volunteer their time to help with various Legion functions and activities. Our Legion could not function without the dedication of so many volunteers and a method of recognizing deserving people and organizations for all their work is to nominate them for an award.
Volunteers whose service and dedication to our Legion’s purpose and objectives are vital to our branch and organization, and are greatly appreciated. For more information, you may contact Comrade Robert Pawley, our Honours & Awards Committee Chair or reach out to us using one of the methods here.
Appreciation and Recognition are Powerful Motivators
Our Most Recent Honours & Awards Presentations
They served and sacrificed for our freedoms. Becoming a member of the Legion is the ultimate way to show your gratitude and give your support. You do not have to be a Veteran to join and make a difference.
Past Honours & Awards Presented
| Name | Awards / Recognition | Date Presented |
|---|---|---|
| Comrade Ron Smith | 55 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Murray Aiken | 50 year medal | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Kay Crawford | 50 year medal | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Lind Mae Hewitson | 50 year medal | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Bernard Rathwell | 50 year medal | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Nigel Coe | 45 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Brenda Funston | 35 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Tom Warrilow | 35 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade William Blacklock | 30 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Edith Sinclair | 30 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Ian Sinclair | 30 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Steve Thede | 30 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Jerry Barclay | 25 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Patrick Bridge | 25 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Gary Collins | 25 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Amy Harrison | 25 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Arthur Malton | 25 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Daniel Ruff | 25 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Elvin Ruff | 25 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Todd Kyle | 20 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Larry McLeod | 20 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Donald Day | 20 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Rollie Galbraith | 20 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Travis Kuhl | 20 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Allen McDougald | 20 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Brian McDougald | 20 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Jill McDougald | 20 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Robert McLaughin | 20 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Terra Patterson-Vanderburgh | 20 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Brad Speer | 20 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Kyle Stack | 20 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Dan Trelford | 20 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Shawn Vanderburgh | 20 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Ben Angel | 15 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Donalda Fisher | 15 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Anisha Oliver | 15 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Kevin McKnight | 15 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Greg Lawlor | 15 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Paul Best | 10 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Graig McKinnon | 10 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Allen Galbbraithe | 5 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Daniel Brown | 5 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Ken Peddle | 5 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Lori Shirreff | 5 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade Robert Smith | 5 year pin | November 11, 2024 |
| Comrade John Funston | 60 year bar | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Robert Crawford | 50 year medal | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Mary Trelford | Life Membership | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Carol Walko | 1st Vice President bar | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Alex Ruff | Past Officer medal with Public Relations bar | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Pamela Yule | Membership medal | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade W.F. Clark | 45 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Nigel Coe | 45 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Carol Fortune | 45 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Linda Hewitson | 45 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Allyn Johnston | 45 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Terry Mills | 45 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade W. Lamont | 45 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Robert Pawley | 45 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Debbie Mills | 40 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Barry Smith | 40 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade James Taylor | 35 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Nancy DeVries | 35 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Carol Walko | 35 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Deborah Barclay | 35 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Alex Ruff | 30 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Mabel Ruff | 30 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Trent Coleman | 30 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Lisa Hill | 30 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Julie Ruff | 30 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Les Silverthorne | 30 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Christopher Blondin | 30 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Bruce Funston | 30 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Teresa Funston | 30 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Gordon Lequayere | 30 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Doug Trelford | 30 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Randy Mills | 30 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Edward Matlock | 30 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Marion Blacklock | 30 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Andy Ruff | 30 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Brad Harron | 30 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Donald Funston | 30 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Larry Barber | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Ross Davidson | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Robert Ball | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Katy Funston | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Steve Galbraith | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Amy Harrison | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Mathew Ruff | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Mike Smith | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade George Walton | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Karla Walton | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade James Shirreff | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Mark Price | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Ken Weller | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Calvin Crawford | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Krista Gill | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Jody Hellyer | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Jack Patterson | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Brendan Blondin | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Dennis Alpaugh | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Todd Funston | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Ivan Hill | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Jeff Mills | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Kathleen Soper | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Thomas Soper | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Roy Trelford | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Mary Trelford | 25 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Daryl Barfoot | 20 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Larry Best | 20 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Shirley Best | 20 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Andy Price | 20 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Bradley Angel | 20 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Jody Fortherby | 20 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Elizabeth Paterson | 20 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Shawn Trelford | 20 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade John Bridge | 20 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Mary-Lynne Bridge | 20 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Jeff Hellyer | 20 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Lois Letcher | 20 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Kimberly McArthur-Ball | 20 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Collette Paquette | 20 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Lucas Parker | 20 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Jeffery Smith | 20 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Trena Stark | 20 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Bruce Angel | 20 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Frank Blumhagen | 20 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Wayne Rathwell | 20 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Keith McKnight | 15 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Charles Samms | 15 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Janine Speakman | 15 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Allan McLean | 15 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Dustin Stark | 15 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Glenn Wark | 15 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade John Steward | 15 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Richard Lee Gowan | 15 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Andy Sammut | 15 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Greg VanderKloet | 15 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Kenneth Perkins | 15 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Kevin Scott | 15 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Merri Akin | 15 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Donald Benedict | 15 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Lonnie Hall | 15 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Connie Moulton | 15 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Greg Lawlor | 10 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Anisha Oliver | 10 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Donalda Fisher | 10 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Chris Fisher | 10 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Phillip Eastwood | 10 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Josef Draper | 10 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade William Douglas | 10 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Kenneth Thornburn | 10 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Cory Crawford | 10 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Brett Fortune | 10 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Drew Fortune | 10 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Gary Miller | 10 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Robert Gowan | 5 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Elke MacDonald | 5 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Wayne Robertson | 5 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Stephen McNabb | 5 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Anna Weller | 5 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Vickie Willan | 5 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Meredith Buckley | 5 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade James Taylor | 5 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade William Richardson | 5 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Steve Hollingshead | 5 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade David Yule | 5 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Pamela Yule | 5 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Pat Bridge | Certificate of Appreciation | November 11, 2023 |
| Comrade Nancy DeVries | Past Officer medal with Secretary bar | May 25, 2023 |
| Comrade Mary Trelford | 2nd Vice President bar, Poppy Officer bar | May 25, 2023 |
| Comrade Brenda Funston | 2nd Term President bar | May 25, 2023 |
| Comrade Gary Miller | 1st Vice President bar, Sports Office bar | May 25, 2023 |
| Comrade Norm Capling | Branch Service medal | May 25, 2023 |
| Comrade Art Malton | Branch Service medal | May 25, 2023 |
| Comrade Bob Ruff | 50 year medal | November 24, 2022 |
| Comrade George Coleman | 50 year medal | November 24, 2022 |
| Comrade Keith Coleman | 50 year medal | November 24, 2022 |
| Comrade John Funston | 55 year bar | November 11, 2022 |
| Comrade Ron Smith | 50 year medal | November 11, 2022 |
| Comrade Tom Ruff | 50 year medal | November 11, 2022 |
| Comrade Barry Smith | 25 year pin & Chaplain Plaque | November 11,2022 |
| Comrade Bill Stewart | 25 year pin | November 11, 2022 |
| Comrade Ben Angel | 20 year pin | November 11, 2022 |
| Comrade Megan Parker | 20 year pin | November 11, 2022 |
| Comrade Nancy Robinson | 30 year pin | November 11, 2023 |
5-Year Increment Pin Donations
In an effort to reduce a portion of the operating costs, the Honours and Awards committee would like to ask the membership to consider recycling old 5-year increment membership lapel pins. A member can only wear one pin, normally the last one awarded, and as each pin costs $6.50 with shipping extra, the funds saved would be better used to meet the Legion’s mission statement. I’m sure there are pins out there in junk draws or treasure boxes that can be recycled.
A recycling receptacle will be placed at the bar for pin drop off or members can send an e-mail to Robert Pawley at rcmpaw@hotmail.com to arrange a pick-up.
Volunteer Thank You
Volunteering at your local Branch offers the chance to give back to the community, meet neighbours, learn new skills, expand your horizon, and most importantly have fun, all while offering meaningful opportunities to help veterans, your community and show your support.
Ritual, Awards and Protocol Manual
The criteria for awards within the Royal Canadian Legion are set out in Chapter 2 of the Ritual, Awards and Protocol Manual. The information in this manual assists Branches and Members with Legion rituals, awards, and protocol. If you have any questions, please contact the Branch Office.