{"id":64041,"date":"2026-04-22T11:42:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=63870"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:42:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:42:04","slug":"call-for-medal-of-bravery-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=64041","title":{"rendered":"Call for Medal of Bravery nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-56506\" style=\"max-width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-108-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-56506 ml-slider ms-theme-default-base nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Mini Header 2\" data-height=\"200\" data-width=\"600\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_56506\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_56506\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-63688 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-04-08 10:35:32\" data-filename=\"Creative-Minds-Ad-780-x-2501-e1775655291224-600x200.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100090386733545\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Creative-Minds-Ad-780-x-2501-e1775655291224-600x200.png\" height=\"200\" width=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-56506 slide-63688 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Creative Minds Ad 780 x 250(1)\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; 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acts of bravery that occurred on or after January 1, 2023, are eligible for nomination<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; any Nova Scotian who performed an act of bravery beyond what is expected of them is eligible for nomination whether the incident took place in the province or not<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; an advisory committee reviews all nominations and puts forward its recommendations for recognition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; 59 Nova Scotians have been awarded the Medal of Bravery since it was introduced in 2008<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Information on past medal recipients and how to nominate a brave Nova Scotian is available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnovascotia.ca%2Fbravery&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ccomns-release.provincewide%40lists.gov.ns.ca%7Cd0d2f1c38ede403ab47608de9bbdb7c2%7C8eb23313ce754345a56a297a2412b4db%7C0%7C0%7C639119436278787195%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=e0MGLwmi4%2BI71%2B8GFv4IHM%2FR2JlasPtUbMBrdecRR64%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/brave<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-56530\" style=\"max-width: 600px; 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