The medal was presented in 2002-2003 to Canadians from all walks of life, including the military, and recipients were generally selected for outstanding service to the communities in which they lived or worked.

The recipients chosen by The Calgary Highlanders are listed below.  Coincidentally, Lieutenant King had also been the recipient of the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal, presented in 1977 to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Also included in the list of Calgary Highlanders awardees should be Captain Fiona McLean, who was presented with the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal in June 1993 by Her Honour Lois Hole, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Alberta.  The award reflected Captain McLean's service to Her Honour as Aide-de-Camp (ADC).

Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal

This  medal was instituted on 6 February 1977, with most awards made that year, including 7,000 to the Canadian Forces (5,500 to the Regular Force and 1,500 to the Reserves).  Regular Force awards went to all serving General Officers, 50% of colonels, 25 percent of Lieutenant Colonels, 20 percent of majors, and 5 percent to captains and lieutenants (or equivalent ranks in the naval service) with 4,000 awards going to other ranks (50 percent of Chief Warrant Officers, 25 percent of MWOs, 15 percent of WOs, 5 percent of sergeants, 5 percent of master corporals, and 5 percent of corporals).

In the Reserves, Commanding Officers were permitted to use their discretion in selecting medal recipients.  In the Calgary Highlanders, those recipients included:

Honourary Lieutenant Colonel Mark Tennant, CM, ED, CD
Lieutenant Colonel S E Blakely (DCO of Southern Alberta Militia District)
Sergeant Brian S. King