Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2004-04-26
Invested on: 2004-11-26
Douglas C. Bridge, M.S.M., Guelph, Ontario
Meritorious Service Medal (civil division)
Douglas Bridge led a remarkable public fundraising campaign for the building of the River Run Centre, a performing arts and meeting facility which opened in 1997 in downtown Guelph, Ontario. With outstanding determination and perseverance, Mr. Bridge managed to convince more than 1400 businesses and community leaders to contribute some $5.6 million, well over one third of the project cost, to bring about the construction of the world-class cultural centre for the benefit of the community.