GOVERNMENT HOUSE

MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM

The Governor General, the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, on the recommendation of the Grand Prior, has appointed the following Canadians to the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem:

Knights of the Order of St. John

As of July 13, 2007

His Honour, the Honourable Pierre Duchesne, Québec, QC

As of February 25, 2008

His Honour, the Honourable John C. Crosbie, P.C., O.N., O.N.L., St. John’s, NL

Knights and Dames of the Order of St. John

Promotions

As of December 8, 2008

Lieutenant-Colonel (Retired) Pierre Alexandre Bibeau, C.D., Québec, QC

Major Félix Bouchard, C.D., Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, QC

Brigadier-General (Retired) Jean Gervais, C.D., Sainte-Foy, QC

Lieutenant Luc Pellerin, Drummondville, QC

Geoffrey Leonard Wybrew, Hamilton, ON

Commanders of the Order of St. John

Promotions

As of December 8, 2008

Mairi Christina Arthur, Bedford, NS

Major Richard Choquette, C.D., Laval, QC

Honorary Colonel Ross Gaudreault, Québec, QC

Robert James Houston, O.M.M., C.D., Kingston, ON

Jim Yuan Lai, Markham, ON

Brigadier-General (Retired) Stewart E. McGowan, C.D., Victoria, BC

Lieutenant-Colonel (Retired) Hugh Patrick Mundell, C.D., Gloucester, ON

Officers of the Order of St. John

As of July 13, 2007

Her Honour Ginette Lamoureux, Québec, QC

As of February 25, 2008

Her Honour Jane Furneaux Crosbie, St. John’s, NL

As of June 13, 2008

William John Shannon Elliott, Ottawa, ON

Beverley Busson, C.O.M., O.B.C., Blind Bay, BC

Officers of the Order of St. John

Promotions

As of December 8, 2008

Catherine Mary Bowlen, Fredericton, NB

Kirk Woodruff Corkery, C.D., Richmond Hill, ON

Marie Dumais, Montréal, QC

Michael Dussault, Victoria, BC

Lieutenant (Navy) Peter B. Ferst, C.D., Westmount, QC

Andrea Feys, Fergus, ON

Juanita M. Hanney, Barrie, ON

Brian Allan Kinaschuk, St. Catharines, ON

Dorothy Kay Kirkwood, Georgetown, ON

Lieutenant-Colonel Keith Michael Lawrence, C.D., Toronto, ON

John Stewart Archibald LeForte, Little Bras D’Or, NS

Captain William Michael Lowe, C.D., Port Saunders, NL

Charles R. M. McCormack, Georgetown, ON

Charles McVicker, St. John’s, NL

Steven D. Murphy, Fenwick, ON

Lieutenant (Navy) Scott Edward Nelson, A.D.C., Halifax, NS

Antonio Pergola, Toronto, ON

Timothy Rees, Paisley, ON

Russell Scott Reid, C.D., Pembroke, ON

Judith-Anne Robinson, Hamilton, ON

T. Craig Wilson, Surrey, BC

Raymond Tze Hung Woo, Richmond Hill, ON

Members of the Order of St. John

As of December 8, 2008

Master Corporal Jacqueline L. Beard, Cold Lake, AB

Marika Lemstra Beaumont, Bowmanville, ON

Gyuszi S. Berki, Toronto, ON

Sarah Michelle Bigelow, Halifax, NS

Marc Joseph Luc Boucher, Québec, QC

Jun Manghi Cadiente, Burnaby, BC

Philip John Casimiri, Mississauga, ON

D. Lorne Charbonneau, Winnipeg, MB

Captain Karina Choquette, Gatineau, QC

Anthony Chui, Scarborough, ON

Andrew Collins, Holyrood, NL

Leigh-Ann E. Cooper, Stirling, ON

Captain Shane Crawford, C.D., Oakville, ON

Joseph D. Dallos, Welland, ON

Lucie Dion, Sainte-Flavie, QC

Annie Kim Doyon, Saint-François Xavier, QC

Tiffany Lee Eyre Evans, Brockville, ON

Joseph Longueuil Gaspardone, Nanaimo, BC

Sandra Michelle Gaspardone, Nanaimo, BC

Huguette Grondines, Ancienne-Lorette, QC

Hélène M. Hawn, Goulais River, ON

Ryan Jonathan Hendren, Victoria, BC

Michael Douglas Gordon Hewitt, Vancouver, BC

Marie Roseann Hoven, Edmonton, AB

Mary Mavis Hurley, Upper Kingsclear, NB

Steven Scott Imrie, St. Thomas, ON

Darlene Mae Jedras, Courtenay, BC

Clarke G. Johnson, Western Shore, NS

Jo-Ann Rita Johnston, Vernon, BC

Mark Leslie Kennedy, C.D., Kingston, ON

Julie Anne Kirke, Victoria, British Columbia

Evelyn Eleanor Teresa Kostal, Darlingford, MB

Alain Lapointe, Plessisville, QC

Annie Leblanc, Victoriaville, QC

Donald J. LeBlanc, Fall River, NS

Miguel Leblanc, Trois-Rivières, QC

Douglas Gordon Longley, Surrey, BC

Paul Owen Lovell, Arthur, Ontario

Angus Rankin F. MacDonald, Albert Bridge, NS

Jim F. W. MacKay, Winnipeg, MB

Cindy Carol Maitre, Ridgeway, ON

Warrant Officer John Nayduk, Windsor, ON

Master Warrant Officer David Russell Nicolle, C.D., Milton, ON

Adam Nathan Parker, Brockville, ON

Jean Pellerin, Trois-Rivières, QC

Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Allan Phillips, London, ON

David Scott Ryckman, Aurora, ON

Sarah Anita Scott, Victoria, BC

Carolyn Frances Scrovitch, Dundalk, ON

Ricci Ritva Anneli Silvo, Burnaby, BC

Michael David Simpson, Georgetown, ON

Daphne Eleanor Smith, Nanaimo, BC

Inspector Robert Shinichi Usui, Burnaby, BC

Margaret Wynn Wicklum, Brockville, ON

EMMANUELLE SAJOUS
Deputy Secretary

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AWARDS TO CANADIANS

The Chancellery of Honours announces that the Government of Canada has approved the following awards to Canadians:

From the Government of Austria

Decoration of Merit in Gold

to Mr. Scott Keir Anderson

    Mr. Hans Kroisenbrunner

    Ms. Heidi Temelie

Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Star

to Mr. Laurent Beaudoin

From the Government of Denmark

Knight First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog

to Mr. John B. Petersen

From the Government of France

French Commemorative Medal with Clasp ex-Yugoslavia

to Major Doris Gobeil

Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour

to The Honourable Serge Joyal

Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour

to Professor Mark A. Wainberg

Knight of the Order of the Academic Palms

to Mrs. Renée Pelland-Legendre

From the Government of Kenya

Medal of Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear

to Mr. Inderjeet Singh Bhoi

From the Government of Mali

Knight of the National Order

to Major Luc A. Racine (posthumous)

From the Government of Norway

Participation Medal

to Mr. Leif Berget

From the Government of Poland

Golden Cross of the Order of Merit

to Mrs. Ewa Barycka

    Mrs. Krystyna Budniak

    Mr. David Stephen Cassivi

    Mrs. Stefania Dulemba

    Mrs. Zofia Kata

    Mr. Frank Simpson

    Mrs. Elzbieta Szczepanska

Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit

to Mrs. Wanda Bujalska

    Mr. Piotr Jassem

    Mrs. Jadwiga Sztrumf

From the Government of Spain

Great Cross of the Order of the Civil Merit

to The Honourable Louise Arbour

From the Government of Sweden

Commander of the Royal Order of the Polar Star

to The Honourable Paule Gauthier

 Mr. Ron Shirkey

From the Government of the United Kingdom

Operational Service Medal (Iraq)

to Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm D. Bruce

    Major Daniel J. Dandurand

    Captain Jeremy Keith Alexander Fountain

    Lieutenant-Colonel Robert J. Martin

    Major Eric Thorson

    Lieutenant-Colonel Richard D. Vincent

Operational Service Medal (Afghanistan)

to Master Warrant Officer Douglas K. Loader

    Captain Travis D. Wert

Member of the British Empire

to Captain Bryan N. Mialkowsky

    Mr. Colin Ploughman

From the Government of Ukraine

Medal for Noble Work and Virtue

    Mr. Ivan Serbyn

From the Government of the United States of America

Bronze Star Medal

to Captain James A. H. Chorley

    Chief Warrant Officer David W. Preeper

Meritorious Service Medal

to Lieutenant-Colonel Wayne R. Krausse

EMMANUELLE SAJOUS
Deputy Secretary and
Deputy Herald Chancellor

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