Awarded on: 2006-05-25
Glenda Brading, Reston, Manitoba
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award
Glenda Brading has provided 21 years of essential emergency service to the remote areas of Melita and Reston, Manitoba. An advocate of community health issues and self-help initiatives, Mrs. Brading has taught emergency medical services to residents in numerous communities. In 1996, following her transfer from Reston to Melita, she became the local emergency services instructor and examiner. This involved training and recruiting emergency medical volunteers in addition to her regular duties of providing on-call emergency care. Her 21-year commitment to emergency services has made her a much-admired and respected member of the communities of Melita, Pierson, Waskada, Medora, Tilston and Napinka.