Norval Morrisseau

Norval Morrisseau

male, 77 years old
MemberoftheOrderofCanada, artist, Canadian, Spirituality, Aboriginal peoples in Canada, Ojibwa
Norval Morrisseau, also known as Copper Thunderbird, is an Aboriginal Canadian artist. In his works he depicted the legends of his people, the...
Catherine Doherty

Catherine Doherty

female, deceased (1985)
Russian Rite Catholic, Pacifist, Imperial Russian immigrants to Canada, Dames of Justice of the Order of St John, Madonna House Apostolate, Civil rights activist…Servant of God, Dames of Justice of St John, Founder of Roman Catholic religious communities, MemberoftheOrderofCanada
Servant of God Catherine Doherty (August 15 1896-December 14 1985) was a social activist and foundress of the Madonna House Apostolate. A pioneer...
Joy Kogawa

Joy Kogawa

female, 74 years old
Obasan, Canadian women writer, Order of British Columbia, internment camps, Naomi's Road, Joy Nozomi Kogawa…Order of Canada, MemberoftheOrderofCanada, the toronto star, Member of the Order of British Columbia
Joy Nozomi Kogawa (born June 6, 1935) is a Canadian poet and novelist of Japanese descent. Born Joy Nozomi Nakayama in Vancouver, British Columbia,...
Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

male, 57 years old (San Antonio, Texas, United States)
Saturday Night Live cast member, Canadian American, American, American impressionist, emmy award, Canada's Walk of Fame…naturalized citizen of the United States, Canadian of English descent, Order of Canada, Inductee of Canada's Walk of Fame, Tales from the Crypt actor
Daniel Edward Aykroyd CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning Canadian/American comedian, actor, screenwriter,...
Lois Hole

Lois Hole

female, deceased (2005)
MemberoftheOrderofCanada, Educator, Canadian, buchanan, edmonton, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta…Chancellor of the University of Alberta, Order of St. John, Order of Canada, Alberta Order of Excellence
Lois Elsa Hole, CM, AOE (1933, Buchanan, Saskatchewan - January 6 2005, Edmonton, Alberta) was a Canadian politician, businesswoman, educator and...
Jim Vallance

Jim Vallance

male, 57 years old
Aerosmith personnel, Record producer, MemberoftheOrderofCanada, kiss, alice cooper, James Douglas Vallance…Summer of '69
James Douglas Vallance (born 1952) is a Canadian musician and songwriter who has written for Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Kiss and Bryan...
E. J. Hughes

E. J. Hughes

male, deceased (2007)
duncan, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, cardiac arrest, great depression, From North Vancouver, vancouver island…group of seven, Member of the Order of British Columbia, MemberoftheOrderofCanada, Order of Canada, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Edward John Hughes, CM, OBC (February 17, 1913 - January 5, 2007) was a Canadian artist. Hughes was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, and...
Natalie MacMaster

Natalie MacMaster

female, 37 years old
Canadian of Scottish descent, Four on the Floor, The Chieftains, MerleFest, Celtic Connections, Cape Breton fiddle music…Road to the Isle, Order of Canada, MemberoftheOrderofCanada
Natalie MacMaster CM (born June 13, 1972) is an award-winning fiddler from the rural community of Troy in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada....
Takao Tanabe

Takao Tanabe

male, 83 years old
painter, prince rupert, Member of the Order of British Columbia, Canadian, MemberoftheOrderofCanada, World War II…Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada Council Art Bank
Takao Tanabe (16 September 1926) is a Canadian painter. Born in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, the son of a commercial fisherman, he was interned...