Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: April 4, 2018
• Invested on: September 12, 2019

Arlene Lois Kalchman, M.S.M.
Toronto, Ontario
Virginia Elizabeth Edmonds, M.S.M.
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia
Bev Woods-Percival, M.S.M. (deceased)
Tiny, Ontario

In 1990, Lois Kalchman, Virginia Edmonds and Bev Woods-Percival helped found the Dr. Tom Pashby Sports Safety Fund to promote the prevention of eye, spinal cord and other debilitating injuries in sports and recreational activities. Through the provision of grants, the fund has awarded close to $2 million to worthy projects at both the national and local levels, contributing substantially to sport safety research and public education of sports injuries in Canada.