Doer among 12 to be inducted into the Order of Manitoba
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Former premier Gary Doer, businessman Kerry Hawkins and former Manitoba cabinet minister Elijah Harper are among a dozen people who will be inducted into the Order of Manitoba this year.
The announcement was made by Lt.-Gov. Philip Lee this morning.
The Order of Manitoba is the province’s highest honour. Those invested in 2010 are:
- Norma Bailey, a pioneer in Manitoba’s film industry;
- Marjorie Blankstein, who receives the honour for community service;
- Doer, Canada’s ambassador to the United States and premier for a decade until his resignation last fall;
- David Grewar, specialist in pediatrics and Aboriginal and newborn medicine;
- Elijah Harper, former member of Parliament and Manitoba cabinet minister who gained national attention for opposing passage in the Manitoba legislature of the Meech Lake Accord;
- Betty Hopkins, chairwoman of the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF);
- Kathryn Knowles, founder and volunteer director of the Osu Children’s Library Fund, bringing books to and promoting literacy in Ghana;
- Bert Loewen, instrumental in establishing the Canadian Foodgrains Bank;
- Carmel Olson, chief executive officer of the Brandon Regional Health Authority;
- Robert Smith, longtime community volunteer who helped found the Cross Lake Cadet program; and
- Keith Ursel, a registered nurse whose humanitarian efforts have taken him to war-torn regions with Doctors Without Borders
- Kerry Hawkins, a former president of Cargill Ltd. and founding chairman of the Business Council of Manitoba and CentrePort.
Recipients are selected by an independent advisory council that evaluates all nominations and then recommends up to 12 candidates each year.
This year’s investiture will take place at a ceremony July 15 at the Legislative Building.