In a private ceremony, held at the McDougall Centre in Calgary, Alberta, on February 23, 2023, Spruce Meadows co-founder Margaret Southern CC, LVO, AOE, B.Ed., LLD. was presented the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Her Honour, the Honourable Salma Lakhani AOE, B.Sc., LLD (hon). This commemorative medal was created to mark the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada.