Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: September 27, 2016
• Invested on: December 08, 2016

A proud member of the Nlaka’pamux First Nation, environmentalist Ruby Dunstan was determined to protect her nation’s traditional lands in the Stein River Valley from industrial logging. Working with government and industry partners over many years, she successfully established the Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Heritage Provincial Park in 1995, safeguarding these lands for future generations.