
Feeding their community earns national medals for Battlefords volunteers
Five longtime volunteers with the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre have been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal — a national honour recognizing their dedication to helping others and fighting food insecurity in their community.
The medals were handed out Monday night to Charles Baillargon, Kurtis Kopp, Jackie Etcheverry, Robert Mercer and Tracy Clarke at Riverside Blend Restaurant in North Battleford.
They were nominated by Food Banks of Saskatchewan and Food Banks Canada under the category of community service and philanthropy.
Michael Kincade, executive director of Food Banks of Saskatchewan, said the recognition highlights a kind of selfless work that often goes unnoticed.