The gold, silver and bronze medals that Ontario athletes will earn at the Renfrew County 2023 Ontario Winter Games were designed by Renfrew County resident Erin Mask. County of Renfrew photo
Wow! It would sure be a honour to win one or more of the medals designed expressly for the Renfrew County 2023 Ontario Winter Games.
The medals were designed by Erin Mask, a graphic artist from Madawaska Valley, with the Ontario Winter Games logo and coniferous trees, indigenous to our area, on the front of the medals and the County of Renfrew logo and the Games’ Values on the back.
Mask works full time with the Renfrew County District School board and does freelance graphic design work on the side.
The medals were fabricated by a small Ontario jeweller, Personal Illusion Jewelers.
The medal ribbon colours also have special meaning; on the gold medal is red which represents “inspiration” and Team Ontario’s official colour; the silver medal ribbon is blue, which represents “community” and green ribbon for the bronze medal represents “opportunity”.
The 2023 Renfrew County Ontario Winter Games have adopted Canadian Nuclear Laboratories core values as their own, and the six values are emblazoned on the outer periphery of each medal’s reverse: Safety, Integrity, Respect, Teamwork, Accountability and Excellence.
By Rick Stow
