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HONOURS AND DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE QUEEN, HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL HAS APPROVED NATIONAL HONOURS FOR THE FOLLOWING DESERVING INDIVIDUALS MERITORIOUS SERVICE CROSS (1) COL J.R.S. BOIVIN - FOR OUTSTANDING POLITICAL SENSE AND DEDICATION AS COMD TF EL GORAH AND MFO CHIEF OF LIAISON, JUN 14 TO JUL 15 (2) A MEMBER FROM CANSOFCOM WAS AWARDED THE MSC FOR LEADERSHIP AND MEDICAL INTERVENTION WHICH SAVED NUMEROUS LIVES DURING A MASS CASUALTY EVENT IN A THEATRE OF OPERATION OUTSIDE CANADA. FOR SECURITY AND OPERATIONAL REASONS, THE NAME OF THE RECIPIENT IS NOT RELEASED MEDAL OF BRAVERY (1)...

  I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT ON BEHALF OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, THE GOVERNOR GENERAL HAS GIVEN ORDERS FOR THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENT TO THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM FOR A CAF MBR RECOMMENDED BY THE DND ST JOHN SPECIAL CENTER TO BE SERVING MEMBER OF THE SAID MOST VENERABLE ORDER CAPT J.D. BROUGHTON, CD THE ORDER S POST NOMINAL LETTERS ARE AUTHORIZED FOR INTERNAL USE OF THE ORDER ONLY

45 Meritorious Service Decorations (Civil Division)November 23, 2016 OTTAWA—His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will present the Meritorious Service Decorations (Civil Division) to 45 recipients from various sectors across the country on Friday, November 25, 2016, at 10:30 a.m., during a ceremony at Rideau Hall. On this occasion, the Governor General will present 14 Meritorious Service Crosses and 31 Meritorious Service Medals. The Meritorious Service Decorations were established to recognize the extraordinary people who make Canada proud. Their acts are often innovative, set an example or model for others to follow, or respond to a...

OTTAWA—Today, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, presented two Meritorious Service Decorations (Civil Division) at private ceremonies in Toronto. Fran Herman, M.S.M.Toronto, OntarioMeritorious Service Medal (Civil Division) Fran Herman is a pioneer of music therapy in Canada. Under her leadership, the Canadian Music Therapy Trust Fund has promoted the use of music as a treatment option for autistic children, adults with disabilities, people recovering from abuse or trauma, and patients in palliative care. Her unflagging efforts gave rise to the construction of the Music Therapy Centre in Toronto, a hub for education and research in...

UNCLASSIFIEDON BEHALF OF THE QUEEN, HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL HAS APPROVED NATIONAL HONOURS FOR THE FOLLOWING DESERVING INDIVIDUALS MERITORIOUS SERVICE CROSS (1) COL S.T. BOYLE - FOR VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AND SELFLESS DEDICATION AS AIR TASK FORCE COMD OF JTF-IRAQ, APR TO OCT 15 (2) COL M.H.L. BOURGON - FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONALISM AS JTF COMD IRAQ, MAY TO NOV 15 (3) LCOL J.C. GUINEY - FOR EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION AS THE INAUGURAL TASK FORCE COMD IN UKRAINE, AUG 15 TO JAN 16 (4) MAJ J.P.R. TREMBLAY - FOR REMARKABLE LEADERSHIP AS UNITED NATIONS AND HAITIAN POLICE...