{"id":5506,"date":"2023-10-06T06:09:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T09:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/?p=5506"},"modified":"2023-10-06T06:09:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T09:09:08","slug":"bruce-guthro-among-order-of-nova-scotia-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/2023\/10\/06\/bruce-guthro-among-order-of-nova-scotia-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Guthro Among Order of Nova Scotia Recipients."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This year\u2019s five Order of Nova Scotia recipients have made their mark in diverse fields, including the arts, journalism, health equity research and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lt.-Gov. Arthur J. LeBlanc, Chancellor of the Order of Nova Scotia, released the names of the order\u2019s newest members today, October 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of the King and all Nova Scotians, it is my great pleasure to approve the 2023 appointees to the Order of Nova Scotia,\u201d said Lt.-Gov. LeBlanc. \u201cThese individuals have made extraordinary and long-standing contributions to their professions and communities, benefiting fellow Nova Scotians and Canadians.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2023 recipients of the Order of Nova Scotia are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Phil Comeau, Saulnierville and Moncton: filmmaker and screenwriter; recognized for preserving and promoting Acadian culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jacqueline Gahagan, Halifax: health equity researcher; recognized for contributions to healthcare, health policy development, child welfare, women in sports and HIV\/AIDS research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bruce Guthro, Sydney Mines: singer and songwriter; posthumously recognized for contributions to the music industry, Canadian culture and philanthropy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sylvia D. Hamilton, Grand-Pr\u00e9: professor, filmmaker, writer, journalist and educator; recognized for capturing and preserving the experiences of African Nova Scotians<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stephen Kimber, Halifax: writer, journalist and educator; recognized for representing Nova Scotia in the national press and mentoring several generations of journalists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>An investiture ceremony will be held at Government House on November 9, when Lt-Gov. LeBlanc will present the new members with their insignia and appointment scroll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Facts:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the Order of Nova Scotia is the highest honour in the Province of Nova Scotia, recognizing people in many fields of endeavour who have distinguished themselves and made lasting contributions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>125 members have been invested into the Order of Nova Scotia since it was established in June 2001<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>appointments to the order are made by the lieutenant-governor on the recommendation of an independent advisory council<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>More information on the order and nomination forms are available at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/iga\/order.asp\">https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/iga\/order.asp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source : Release <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year\u2019s five Order of Nova Scotia recipients have made their mark in diverse fields, including the arts, journalism, health<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,12,13,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-latest","category-news","category-top-stories"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5506"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5507,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5506\/revisions\/5507"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}