Order of British Columbia

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The Order of British Columbia (Post-nominal letters: OBC) is the province of British Columbia's highest honour for outstanding achievement. The order is fourth in the order of precedence for provincial honours, following the Order of Ontario and preceding the Alberta Order of Excellence. Established by statute in 1989, the recipients are appointed to the order by the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, based on recommendations from an advisory council.

When a Lieutenant Governor is sworn in, he/she will automatically receive and become a member of the Order of British Columbia and represent as the Chancellor of the Order during the terms of office.

The advisory council includes:

• The Chief Justice of British Columbia (Chair)
• The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
• A president, in turn, of one of British Columbia's public universities, for a two-year term
• The President of the Union of BC Municipalities
• The deputy minister responsible for the Order of British Columbia
• Two past recipients of the order

Recipients

Past appointments include:

• Bryan Adams (1990) Grammy Award winning musician and photographer
• Michael Conway Baker (1997)
• Dr. Geoffrey Ballard (2003)
• Henry Pybus Bell-Irving (1990)
• Bob Lenarduzzi (2005)
• Frank Arthur Calder (2004)
• Raffi Cavoukian (2001)
• Iona Campagnolo (1998)
• Lori Fung (1990)
• Garde Gardom (2002)
• E. J. Hughes (2005)
• Douglas Jung (1997)
• Diana Krall (2000)
• Trevor Linden (2003) NHL hockey player, and captain of the Vancouver Canucks from 1991 to 1997
• Sarah McLachlan (2001) musician, singer and songwriter
• Mavor Moore (1999)
• Derek Porter (1996)
• Ernest Smith (2002) - Was the last living Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross (d.2005)
• Ken McVay (1995)
• David Suzuki (1995) environmentalist and television personality
• Peter Wing (1990)

On May 18, 2006, then-Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo appointed 13 people to the Order. These included Stephen Nash, NBA basketball star, and Joy Kogawa, an author and poet.

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada
• List of Canadian awards
• List of Canadian provincial and territorial orders

External links

• The order of British Columbia - Provincial Government

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