81 appointed to Order of Canada Nation's highest award recognizes lifetime achievements
(Excerpt only)
Circa January 13, 2000
Entertainers Sarah McLachlan and Tom Jackson are among 81 Canadians newly appointed to the Order of Canada, the nation's highest award for lifetime achievement.
Ms. McLachlan, a Halifax native who turns 32 this month, is one of the world's top female pop singers and recording artists, and founder of the all-women concert tour, Lilith Fair. Earlier this month, she was nominated for three Grammys.
Mr. Jackson is a popular television, film and musical artist. He is best known for his role as Chief Peter Kenidi on the CBC Television series North of 60, and for his annual Huron Carole Concert Tour, a star-studded travelling musical show that has raised more than $1 million for Canadian food banks since its inception in 1987.
Both Ms. McLachlan and Mr. Jackson have been named Officers of the Order of Canada, recognizing their "national service and merit of a high degree."
The 23 other Officers named yesterday include:
- Montreal's Daniel Langlois, founder of the computerized animation firm SoftImage Inc., which created special effects for the movies Titanic, Twister and Jurassic Park, as well as music videos and computer games. Mr. Langlois recently opened Montreal's $35-million Ex-Centris theatre and multi-media complex. His citation states: "A film buff, this innovative, bold visionary is also, as evidenced by the foundation bearing his name, a patron of the arts, a philanthropist and a defender of our ecological and cultural heritage."
- Jagmohan Maini, a former senior federal government executive who devoted his career to improving Canadian and international forestry policies and programs. Since retiring from government, he has worked with the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and splits his time between New York City and a home in Gloucester. - Jeffrey Simpson, Ottawa-based national affairs columnist for The Globe and Mail, author and commentator. "He has, through his significant body of work, made important contributions to Canadian journalism and to our understanding of Canadian politics," says his citation.
- Wilfred Cantwell Smith, of Ottawa, an internationally known religious scholar and founder of McGill University's Institute of Islamic Studies. He is a founding member of the American Society for the Study of Religion and "for more than four decades, he has exerted an important influence on the direction of religious studies in countless universities," including Harvard, says his citation. "He has enhanced the relationship between various religious communities and has had an impact on the lives of many students."
- Book publisher Jack Stoddart, of Newmarket, Ont., who has been called the single most important figure in Canadian trade publishing. Stoddart "and its subsidiaries provide a much-needed forum for literature with a cultural as well as commercial value," says his citation. Mr. Stoddart is also president of the Association of Canadian Publishers and "has been a formidable advocate for the communications industry in this country."
....Then it goes on to name and describe members, companions, etc.
Read Sarah's reaction to this honor here.
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