Former Dep. Chief Garry Bell receives Mary Beth Dolin Meritorious Fire Service Medal from Minister Blaine Pedersen.
This award was established in 1988 to honour individual achievement in the Manitoba Fire Service and is awarded to those who have demonstrated excellence, leadership or outstanding achievement, or to those whose contributions have substantially enhanced the safety of the people of Manitoba.
Mary Beth Dolin was a dedicated educator, school administrator and served as the Minister of Labour from 1981 to 1985; the award is named for Dolin to commemorate her spirit of public service, which exemplified the unselfish dedication to duty prized within the fire service.
