Jean Swedberg CV of Merritt, British Columbia, was posthumously awarded the Cross of Valour, Canada's highest decoration for civilian bravery on May 17, 1976. Mrs. Swedberg lost her life while trying to alert guests that a fire had broken out in the hotel she worked at in Merritt, British Columbia.[1][2]
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