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Announcing the recipients of the King Charles III Coronation Medals

CNIB is proud to award the King Charles III Coronation Medal to 60 outstanding recipients. 

This commemorative medal was created to mark His Majesty King Charles III’s Coronation on May 6, 2024, and is being manufactured by the Royal Canadian Mint. Recipients are eligible for this honour because they have made a significant contribution to the country, their province, territory, region or community, or have made an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada.

CNIB is one of many nominating partner organizations, including provincial lieutenant governors and territorial commissioners, provincial and territorial governments, members of Parliament, Senators, the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and several other organizations including: Heart and Stroke Foundation, Food Banks Canada, United Way, YMCA and YWCA, and the Canadian Association of the Deaf.

Congratulations to all honourees! 

Joint Awards Committee Suzanne Bart 

June Feswick 
Pamela Marsolini  
Dr. Renatta Varma 
Alberta Chris Abdalla
Sue Boman
Ryan Kutcher
Joyce McVee
Peter Quaiattini
Randy Simmet
Atlantic Canada Cynthia Antle (NL)  
Vincent Guitard (NB)  
Marisa Hersey-Misner (NB)   
Julie Martin (NS) 
Nicholas Merritt (NS)  
Ronnie Young (NL)  
CNIB Beyond Print Philip Abrahams
Simon Curwen 
Diane Lapidus 
Hélène Lasnier  
British Columbia Soma Ali  
Bari Colebank  
William Conway  
Phil Crowson  
Karim Damani  
Gary Sandhu  
Cameron Sutherland  
Michael Moore  
John Nicado  
Nancie Parker  
Deafblind Community Services (DBCS) Penny Bennett
Eddy Morton  
CNIB Guide Dogs

Cindy Helps
Eileen Thomas 
CNIB Lake Joe Barb Ennis
Jim Tokos
Manitoba Katie Goetz
Vicki Rayson
Lorraine Rempel
Ontario Donald Anderson
Delores Beck 
Joachim Berkmanns  
Brian Bibeault
Emer Ferguson
Kevin Frost  
Barb Hazen 
Lynn Kennedy 
Dawn Pickering
Lindsay Rennie
Hon. Dr. Asha Seth
Ruth Sheridan 
Darla Smith 
Quebec Antonina Caruana  
Marilyn Gelinas  
Nora Patricia Miranda  
Saskatchewan Korryn Kubashek    
Dave Piper  
Shaun Semple
Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada (VLRC) Heather Mackenzie  
John Magill 

 

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