Meritorious Service Cross

• Awarded on: April 4, 2018
• Invested on: October 20, 2018

Sandra Muir Reilly, M.S.C.
Calgary, Alberta

Sandra Reilly founded the Calgary Children’s Cottage Society in 1986 to provide a safe place for parents to leave their children during times of crisis. For over three decades, she provided critical information to educators and policy makers in support of changes to social services in her community. Her innovative approach to child welfare has helped more than 60 000 children, strengthened family ties, and set the model for other crisis nurseries in Canada.