FREDERICTON – Forty-seven years after his death, philanthropist Max Aitken – the first Lord Beaverbrook – has been invested into the Order of New Brunswick.
The media magnate’s contributions to the province include the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton.
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Nine other people also became members of the order during a ceremony in Fredericton.
They include anti-bullying advocate Rob Frenette, economist Donald Savoie, and Pat Darrah, a promoter of economic development in the province.
Premier David Alward says each member of the order has enriched the province’s long history of achievement.
Lt.-Gov. Graydon Nicholas says all the recipients are leaders who have dared to be great.
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