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Kudos for 12 who do us proud
Orders of Manitoba to be bestowed
Abdo El Tassi
Sylvia Kuzyk
Joseph Meconse
Guy Maddin
FILMMAKER Guy Maddin, television personality Sylvia Kuzyk and businessman Kevin Kavanagh are three of 12 Manitobans who will receive the province's highest honour in a ceremony Wednesday afternoon.
They will be invested into the Order of Manitoba at a special ceremony at 4 p.m. in Room 200 of the legislature.
Lt.-Gov. John Harvard, chancellor of the order, will preside over the ceremony.
The Order of Manitoba was established to recognize Manitobans whose achievements have benefited the social, cultural or economic well-being of the province and its residents.
The other recipients are: Abdo (Albert) El Tassi, leader in the Muslim community and promoter of peace and tolerance; Yhetta Miriam Gold, advocate for seniors and the disabled; Roland Mahe, longtime artistic director of Cercle Moliere and promoter of the French language, culture and theatre; Joseph I. Meconse, a Sayisi Dene elder and Manitoba representative for aboriginal veterans; Sylvia Ostry, an economist and the first woman to be appointed a federal deputy minister; Frank Plummer, international expert on infectious diseases and leader in HIV/AIDS research and public health; Corrine J. Scott, pioneer, role model and advocate for women in policing in Canada; Emöke Szathmáry, former president of the University of Manitoba; Josephine Wright, who provided decades of service to the community with United Way.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition July 14, 2009 B2
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