Mr. Harpreet Sethi honored with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal

Harpreet Sethi receiving Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal from Hon. Harinder S. Takhar, MPP Mississauga, Minister of Government Services and Linda Jeffrey, Minister of Labour

Harpreet Sethi receiving Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal from Hon. Harinder S. Takhar, MPP Mississauga, Minister of Government Services and Linda Jeffrey, Minister of Labour

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Mr. Harpreet Sethi, CEO, Grand Victorian Convention Centre and Radisson Plaza Mississauga, and President, Black Diamond Entertainments, was  honored with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal on Friday, August 24, 2012 at Committee Room 230, Second Floor, Main Legislative building, Queen's Park, Toronto.2012 marks the celebration of the 60th Anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the Throne. The Diamond Jubilee is an opportunity to honour our Queen's reign, her service and her dedication to our country and to celebrate Canadian achievements of the last 60 years along with our traditions, history, symbols, values, institutions, and particularly about the role of the Crown in Canada. In keeping with the tradition of honouring Her Majesty's milestone years of service, this commemorative medal has been created to mark the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty's accession to the Throne. The Diamond Jubilee Medal serves to honour the contributions and achievements made by Canadians from all sectors of society. The Diamond Jubilee is an opportunity to highlight the achievements of fellow citizens who, like Her Majesty, have dedicated themselves too service to family, community and country. The national anthem, ‘O’ Canada’ kicked off the event followed by ‘God Save The Queen’ and Hon. Harinder S. Takhar, MPP Mississauga, Minister of Government Services greeted everyone in his opening speech.

The event recognised prominent Canadian Achievers from across the country. These included Harpreet Sethi along with Vasu Chanchlani, Dr. Barabara Olive, Kuldip Deepak, Harminder Dhillon, Michelle DiEmanuele, Harleen Garewal, George Hunter, Renuka Jeyanayagam, Vijay Kumar, Jim Murray and Dr. Colin Saldanha. Harpreet Sethi is the CEO of Grand Victorian Convention Centre and Radisson Plaza hotel in Mississauga, Ontario. He is also the President of Black Diamond Entertainments. He has won numerous awards such as Hotelier of the Year by Mid-Week, Builder of the Year by Builder Architect Magazine, South Asian Person of the Year by Midweek South Asian Awards, Entrepreneur of the Year by Indo Canadian Chamber of Commerce and most recently declared as Recipient of Diversity Award by Planet Africa.