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Order of Manitoba inductees include former premier, singer-songwriter

Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter Steve Bell is among the 2022 Order of Canada appointees. stevebell.com

A new group of 12 outstanding Manitobans is being tapped to receive the province’s highest honour.

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Lt.-Gov. Janice Filmon announced the Order of Manitoba’s latest class on Wednesday — a group that includes a former premier, and inductees from the arts, sciences, business, politics, and beyond.

“The exceptional women and men to be invested into the Order of Manitoba serve to inspire us all and reinforce that each of us has the power to make a difference,” said Filmon, the order’s chancellor.

“These individuals truly exemplify resiliency, adaptability and leadership, and they are all most worthy of acknowledgement and acclaim. We are proud to celebrate the passion and leadership of these great Manitobans.”

Former Manitoba premier Greg Selinger is among the Order of Manitoba recipients for 2021. Global News / File

The 2021 class includes:

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  • award-winning singer-songwriter Steve Bell
  • transportation executive and former Winnipeg International Airport CEO Franklin (Lynn) Bishop
  • Indigenous historian, storyteller, educator and elder Ruth Christie
  • canola researcher and food science writer Michael Eskin
  • aquatic ecologist and Manitoba Historical Society president Gordon Goldsborough
  • former Wawanesa Mutual CEO Gregg Hanson, known for his dedication to community service
  • Film producer and Eagle Vision co-owner Kyle Irving
  • Winnipeg Folk Festival founding director and veteran of the Winnipeg arts community Ava Kobrinsky
  • Manitoba Museum CEO and longtime advocate of arts and culture Claudette Leclerc
  • internationally recognized women’s rights advocate Doris Mae Oulton
  • Manitoba’s 21st premier, Greg Selinger
  • entrepeneur and philanthropist Arni Thorsteinson

The Order of Manitoba recipients will be formally invested at a July 15 ceremony at the Manitoba Legislative Building — dependent, of course, on pandemic restrictions.

 

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