46 METIS NA TION Of ONT ARIO Annu A l Repo R t 20122013 m e TI s n a TI on of o n T ar I o v e T erans Coun CI l T he Metis Nation of Ontario V eterans Council MNOVC was established in 2001 to r epr esent the inter est of veterans within the Metis Nation of Ontario s MNO gover nance structur e The MNOVC s structur e was formalized at the 2009 Annual General Assembly AGA in Sudbur y with the election of an executive Elections for the executive position on the MNOVC ar e held ever y four years The most r ecent election was held May 7 2012 in conjunction with the Pr ovisional Council of the MNO PCMNO elections Recent notable achievements The MNOVC ratifed their Charter and Community Code bylaws The MNOVC held its spring elections in May 2012 The newly elected council has br ought forth a r espon sible and accountable team of veterans In May 2012 MNOVC veterans participated in the offcial unveiling of the W ar of 1812 commemorative banner and medal at Fort Y ork in T or onto In attendance wer e His Royal Highness Prince Charles and the Duchess of Y ork Gover nor General Johnston Prime Minister Harper and many other dignitaries militar y and civilians MNOVC veterans participated at the 2012 MNO Annual General Assem bly AGA In August 2012 the MNOVC began issuing Louis Riel Certifcated to verifed veterans This certifcate compliments the Louis Riel medal and is a Metis document for the futu r e On October 25 2012 MNO Pr esident Lipinski and MNOVC Pr esident Joseph Paquette attended the formal pr esentation of the W ar of 1812 commemorative banner and medal fr om Prime Minister Stephen Harper and His Excellency Gover nor General David Johnston at Rideau Hall in Ottawa In 2012 mno v eterans Chris p lummer Court ice s enator r ene Gravel le v al Car on Guy m andevil le T r enton t he late s enator Geor ge Kel ly o t tawa Senator Earl Scofeld l asal le s enator e lmer r oss b obcaygeon Gr eg Garr et t p enetanguishene Kerry m c l aughl in Thunder b ay Gerry b ed for d o rangevil le s enator r ay b er gie b rampton Jean Camirand Thunder b ay and m aurice s arrazin v al Car on s enator d r a l is Kennedy mnov C p r esident Joseph p aquet te and s enator r omeo s arrazin wer e awar ded t he Queen s d iamond Jubilee medal Gov E rn A nc E