Gov. General Mary Simon announced the new appointments on Wednesday, recognizing dozens of performers, athletes, experts and leaders who have ‘contributed to a better Canada’
A large number of sports icons were also appointed to the Order, including trailblazing athletes such as Angela James of Richmond Hill, Ont., a Hockey Hall of Famer known as one of the first superstars of women’s hockey. Olympic track champion Donovan Bailey, from Oakville, Ont., and Stacey Allaster, of Welland, Ont., the first female tournament director of the U.S. Open, were also among the new appointees.
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