Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: October 17, 2017
• Invested on: March 21, 2018

Merna Margaret Forster, M.S.M.
Victoria, British Columbia

Historian and author Merna Forster launched a successful campaign to include images of notable Canadian women on our banknotes through an online petition and a website where viewers could suggest worthy candidates. The publicity she generated resulted in rights activist Viola Desmond being chosen to appear on the ten-dollar bill and in increased appreciation for the many other heroines in our nation’s history.