This year’s list of recipients of Canada’s top honour includes some notable names with Manitoba connections.
Among the 83 appointees to the Order of Canada are award-winning actress Tina Keeper, from Norway House Cree Nation; former Winnipeg Jet Jim Kyte — the NHL‘s first deaf hockey player; Winnipeg contemporary art curator and archivist William Kirby; University of Manitoba professor emerita Estelle Simmons; and philanthropist and businesswoman Tina Jones.
Other high-profile appointees from across the country include pop star Avril Lavigne, former Bank of Canada governor Steven Poloz, journalist Joyce Napier and Alberta Métis artist Christi Belcourt.
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The 2024 honourees will be invested into the order at ceremonies in the coming months.
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