Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: September 29, 2015
• Invested on: June 23, 2016

Mike Stevens, M.S.M.
Sarnia, Ontario

Mike Stevens, an internationally renowned harmonica player, founded ArtsCan Circle on the premise that self-expression builds self-esteem. Through this innovative program, volunteer musicians and artists travel to isolated Indigenous communities in northern Ontario and Labrador to deliver musical instruments and to engage children and youth in workshops on the arts, fostering self-expression and strengthening their connection with the larger community.