Meritorious Service Cross

• Awarded on: April 5, 2016
• Invested on: June 23, 2016

Edwina Jarvis Eddy, M.S.C.
Ottawa, Ontario

Following her son’s death from leukemia, Edwina Jarvis Eddy launched Candlelighters Canada, an organization that developed support networks for families who have lost a child to cancer. Now known as the Childhood Cancer Canada Foundation, it also funds research into pediatric cancers and delivers education programs. Through her tireless efforts, she has helped numerous critically ill children and their families.