Airdrie Peace Officer Carlo Margherit has received the Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal. 

The medal is awarded under the authority of the Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.

Margherit served with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry for 10-years, which included two tours of Cyprus.

He also served for one-year as a member of the Quick Reaction Force for NATO.

The medal was given to Margherit by Mayor Peter Brown on Monday, December 19.

 

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