Another Drumheller resident who has shown great dedication to the community has been honoured with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Martin McSween, who has coached Special Olympic skiers for many years, from the local level all the way up to international competition, received the award in Canmore at the Canada Special Olympics Training Camp in late November.
He was presented the award by multi-Olympic medal winner and Honorary Special Olympic Team Captain Catriona Le May Doan and the Special Olympics Chef de Mission for Team Canada Jennifer Campbell.
“It was a really great opportunity to be up close and personal with sports royalty and I’m still, after a week, grasping the honour bestowed my way with the award,” said McSween.
The Drumheller Mail reported in May of this year that McSween had been selected as a coach for the Canadian Special Olympics alpine ski team heading to the World Games in Korea. Members of the team were in Canmore on the weekend of November 23-25 preparing for the competion.
“We had a great training camp and wonderful output from our athletes in preparation for the World Games, January 29-February 5, 2013, in South Korea,” said McSween.
Martin McSween, centre, received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal from Catriona Le May Doan, left, and Canada Special Olympics Chef de Mission Jennifer Campbell in Canmore.
