If you were thinking of nominating someone for a Foothills Canada 150 Medal, but hadn't gotten around to it don't worry there is still time.

MP John Barlow has extended the deadline until May 1, from April 15.

He is looking for 150 residents in the Foothills riding to honour with the special medal to mark Canada's 150th Anniversary.

Barlow said he had a lot of calls over the last week asking for an extension.

"In our area everyone is last minute," Barlow said. "We got a flood of nominations in this week."

He also didn't want people to not submit their applications because the deadline was too close.

"We want to make sure everyone who wants to nominate someone gets it in," said Barlow.

Barlow is doing this to help celebrate the people who have helped to build strong communities across Southern Alberta.

Go to his website here to find the links for the application.

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