Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: November 20, 2020
• Invested on: December 07, 2023

Chief Roger J. Augustine, M.S.M.
Eel Ground First Nation, New Brunswick

Former chief Roger Augustine showed strong visionary leadership in working to reduce drug and alcohol addiction in his community. He was the driving force in the founding of the Rising Sun Treatment Centre and is known as a leader who has made enormous strides in dealing with addiction by introducing a new curriculum for the Eel Ground Federal School and by his tenure as past chair of the National Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board.