Mrs. Elaine Ruth Maxine Semkuley

  • Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Meritorious Service Decorations - Civil Division

  • Meritorious Service Medal

    • Awarded on: November 20, 2020
    • Invested on: March 21, 2024

    Elaine Ruth Maxine Cormier Semkuley, M.S.M.
    Myron Semkuley, M.S.M.
    Calgary, Alberta

    Elaine and Myron Semkuley founded Medical Mercy Canada, a volunteer organization that supports refugees, internally displaced people and marginalized communities in Myanmar, Nepal and Ukraine. Using their professional backgrounds in pharmacy and medicine, the pair have led teams of volunteers to provide health care, medical training, education and appropriate supplies to people in need, and have launched local initiatives that contribute to communities becoming self-sufficient.