Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: April 5, 2016
• Invested on: July 13, 2016

Maike van Niekerk, M.S.M.
CORNERBROOK, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

Determined to create a legacy for her mother who died of breast cancer, Maike van Niekerk created Katrin’s Karepackage, an organization that raises funds to offset rural cancer patients’ travel costs to access care in Halifax and St. John’s. She has cycled across Newfoundland and ran seven marathons in seven days to symbolize patients’ long journeys to access treatment.