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Peggy Sanders of Sioux Lookout named to the Order of Canada

February 6, 2006 - 9:25pm | by Anonymous

CONGRATULATIONS TO PEGGY SANDERS who has been named to the Order of Canada along with other distinguished member of Canadian society. Peggy is well-deserving of this honour with all her community work and caring ways!

56 named to Order of Canada - Feb. 6, 2006.

OTTAWA (CP) - The Order of Canada has 56 new appointees.

The award, established in 1967, is Canada's highest honour for lifetime achievment in a variety of fields.

The appointees will be formally inducted into the order in a ceremony at a later date, says a statement from the office of Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean.

Along with Peggy, others joining the ranks this year include Maggie Hodgson who worked tirelessly with the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, David Suzuki who works on increasing awareness about the environment, Mike Lazaridis, president of Blackberry-creator Research in Motion, business mogul Gerald Schwartz and award-winning author Margaret MacMillan.

Appointed as campanions:

  • Bernard Ostry, Toronto, public service.
  • David Suzuki, Vancouver, environment.

Appointed as officers:

  • Parzival Copes, West Vancouver, social sciences.
  • Rev. Jean-Paul Desbiens, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Que., education.
  • Frank Hawthorne, Winnipeg, science.
  • Maggie Hodgson, Edmonton, social service.
  • Mike Lazaridis, Waterloo, Ont., industry / commerce / business.
  • Margaret MacMillan, Toronto, education.
  • Frederick Mannix, Calgary, industry/commerce/business.
  • Gudrun Parker, Montreal, arts/film.
  • Timothy Parsons, Brentwood Bay, B.C., science.
  • Susan Point, Vancouver, arts/visual.
  • Gerald Schwartz, Toronto, industry/commerce/business.
  • Mary May Simon, Manotick, Ont., public service.
  • Pierre Viens, Neuville, Que., health care.
  • John Wedge, Toronto, health care.
  • Lynn Williams, Toronto, labour relations.

Appointed as members:

  • Peggy Baker, Toronto, arts/stage/dance.
  • Marjorie Bencz, Edmonton, social service.
  • Walter Borden, Halifax, arts/stage.
  • Bruce Buchanan, West Vancouver, voluntary service.
  • Jack Chiang, Kingston, Ont., voluntary service.
  • Sam John Ciccolini, Woodbridge, Ont., voluntary service.
  • Ronald Cleminson, Ottawa, public service.
  • Steven Cummings, Westmount, Que., voluntary service.
  • Jon Dellandrea, Oxford, England, and Toronto, education.
  • Louise Dennys, Toronto, communications.
  • Paterson Ferns, Victoria, arts/film.
  • David Fraser, Vancouver, science.
  • Anne Archibald Fraser, Victoria, Calgary, and Halifax, voluntary service.
  • Richard Garneau, Montreal, communications/sports.
  • Sonny Greenwich, Vaudreuil, Que., arts/music.
  • Christopher Harris, Ottawa, voluntary service.
  • Wanda Koop, Winnipeg, arts/visual.
  • Jacques Lacoursiere, Beauport, Que., writing/history.
  • Helmut Lanziner, North Vancouver, engineering.
  • Vincent Lemieux, Sainte-Foy, Que., social sciences.
  • Michael Macklem, Ottawa, communications.
  • Daphne Marlatt, Vancouver, arts/writing.
  • Lorna Marsden, Toronto, education/administration.
  • Randall Moffat, Winnipeg, industry/commerce/business.
  • Sister Susan Moran, Toronto, social service.
  • Willy Norris, Calgary, science.
  • Bruce Oland, Halifax, voluntary service.
  • Laurence Pathy, Westmount, Que. industry / commerce / business.
  • Susan Patten, St. John's, Nfld., industry / commerce / business.
  • Daniel Paul, Halifax, social service.
  • Suzanne Pedicelli, LaSalle, Que., voluntary service.
  • Rev. Jean Pochat-Cotilloux, N.W.T, religion / education / administration.
  • Nazmuddin Rayani, Victoria, voluntary service.
  • Clayton Ruby, Toronto, law.
  • Margaret Anne Sanders, Sioux Lookout, Ont., voluntary service.
  • Gordon Slade, Mount Pearl, Nfld., heritage.
  • George Walker, Toronto, arts/writing.
  • Frederick Wiegand, Westmount, Que., voluntary service.

Appointed as an honourary member:

  • Salome Bey, Toronto, arts/music.
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