OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 05/01/13 -- His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will preside over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Friday, May 3, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. The Governor General, who is chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order, will bestow the honour on 26 Members, 18 Officers and 1 Companion.
The Order of Canada was created in 1967, during Canada's centennial year, to recognize a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation. Since its creation, more than 6 000 people from all sectors of society have been invested into the Order.
A media schedule for the investiture ceremony, the list of recipients with citations, and a backgrounder on the Order of Canada are attached.
Media interested in covering this event and interviewing recipients are asked to contact the Rideau Hall Press Office and must arrive at the Princess Anne Entrance no later than 10:15 a.m. on the day of the ceremony.
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CEREMONY SCHEDULE
Members of the media are asked to observe the following schedule:
9:45 a.m.: Media arrive at Rideau Hall10:30 a.m.: Ceremony begins The Governor General speaks The Governor General presents the insignia (Members first, followed by Officers and Companion)11:45 a.m.: Interviews with recipients
RECIPIENTS
MEMBERS OF THE ORDER OF CANADA
----------------------------------------------------------------------------Dyane Adam, C.M. Saint-Francois-de-l'Ile- d'Orleans, Que.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Rabbi Arthur Norman Bielfeld, C.M. Toronto, Ont.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Roger Bland, C.M. Edmonton, Alta.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Warren T. Blume, C.M. London, Ont.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Stephen Chatman, C.M. Vancouver, B.C.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Dennis Covill, C.M. Hacketts Cove, N.S.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Murray W. Enkin, C.M. Hamilton, Ont.----------------------------------------------------------------------------His Honour The Honourable Frank F. Fagan, St. John's, N.L.C.M., O.N.L.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Judy Gingell, C.M. Whitehorse, Y.T.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Allan Gotlib, C.M. Thornhill, Ont.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Michel Goulet, C.M. Montreal, Que.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Albert Greer, C.M. Orillia, Ont.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Dana W. Hanson, C.M. Fredericton, N.B.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Paul Henderson, C.M. Mississauga, Ont.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Elmer Hildebrand, C.M., O.M. Winnipeg, Man.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Martin Hunter, C.M. Toronto, Ont.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Harold Kalant, C.M. Toronto, Ont.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Leo MacNeil, C.M. Sydney, N.S.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Fred V. Martin, C.M. Salt Spring Island, B.C. and Edmonton, Alta.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Des McAnuff, C.M. Stratford, Ont.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Howard McCurdy, C.M., O. Ont. LaSalle, Ont.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Lois Mitchell, C.M. Calgary, Alta.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Jacqueline Oland, C.M. New River Beach, N.B.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Marina Orsini, C.M. Montreal, Que.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Jagannath Wani, C.M. Calgary, Alta.----------------------------------------------------------------------------
