The Honourable Donald M. Waurynchuk

  • Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Meritorious Service Decorations - Civil Division

  • Meritorious Service Medal

    • Awarded on: November 25, 2004
    • Invested on: May 30, 2005

    RCMP Staff Sergeant Jakob Bouwman, M.S.M., Chilliwack, British Columbia
    The Honourable Heino Lilles, M.S.M., Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
    Glen A. Purdy, M.S.M., Fernie, British Columbia
    The Honourable Donald M. Waurynchuk, M.S.M., Cranbrook, British Columbia

    Meritorious Service Medal (civil division)

    Pioneers in the field of restorative justice, S/Sgt. Jake Bouwman, local defence counsel Glen Purdy and judges Heino Lilles and Donald Waurynchuk developed and implemented the community-based Youth Assistance Program in Sparwood, British Columbia, in 1995. Through this innovative endeavour, youth-related offences are dealt with outside of the traditional court system; victims and offenders are involved in coming to a resolution where the wrongdoers are not sentenced to custody but are allowed to understand the impact of the offence on victims, families and their communities. The team’s successful restorative justice model sparked nationwide application of this new process and is currently being used by more than 40 communities across Canada.