Order of British Columbia

The Order of British Columbia is British Columbia's highest award for outstanding achievement. Established by statute in 1989 the award is appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia based on recommendations from an advisory council.

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British Columbia - 1989 - Lieutenant-Governor

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The advisory council includes:

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• The Chief Justice of British Columbia (Chair)
• The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
• A President, in turn, of one of British Columbia's two Public Universities, for a two-year term
• The President of the Union of B.C. Municipalities
• The Deputy Minister responsible for the Order of British Columbia
• Two past recipients of the Order

Past appointments include:

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• Bryan Adams (1990) Grammy Award winning musician and photographer
• Dr. Geoffrey Ballard (2003)
• Henry Pybus Bell-Irving (1990)
• Frank Arthur Calder (2004)
• Raffi Cavoukian (2001)
• Iona Campagnolo (1998)
• Garde Gardom (2002)
• Douglas Jung (1997)
• Diana Krall (2000)
• Trevor Linden (2003)
• Mavor Moore (1999)
• Ernest Smith (2002) - Was the last living Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross (d.2005)
• David Suzuki (1995) environmentalist and television personality
 
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