Surrounded by co-workers and staff from Prairie Region Cadet Support Unit, Capt Kevin Peters (right) was all smiles on January 15 as he received the Canadian Decoration Medal (CD) from LCol Steve Bannister, Commanding Officer of Regional Gliding School (Pra).

Capt Peters, a CIC officer, works at the Gimli Gliding School as the maintenance officer.

Within the Prairie Region (three prairie provinces and NW Ontario) there are over 1200 CIC officers involved in training over 9,000 cadets.