The 2000 recipients of the Order of Prince Edward Island were announced today by the Chancellor of the Order, the Honourable Gilbert R. Clements, Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. Leone Bagnall, Chair of the Order of Prince Edward Island Advisory Council.
The three Islanders selected to receive the honour are: Mr. J. Henri Gaudet, Tignish; Mr. J. Arthur Hudson, Cascumpec; Ms. Shirley McGinn, Charlottetown.
The honour was first conferred in 1996 with six individuals invested at that time; since then there have been three Islanders invested each year. The three most recent inductees into the Order in 1999 were: Ms. Edith Eldershaw, Tignish; Dr. Hubert "Sock" O'Hanley, Charlottetown; Mr. Paul H. Schurman, Summerside.
The honour is awarded as a means of recognizing those Islanders who have shown individual excellence or outstanding leadership in their community and in their chosen occupation or profession. It is the highest honour that can be accorded a citizen of the Province and is awarded annually following a public nomination process. Recipients are selected by an independent nine-person Advisory Council.
Twenty-seven (27) individuals were nominated to receive the award this year.
Insignia of the Order will be presented by His Honour the Lieutenant Governor at a special investiture ceremony at Government House, Charlottetown at a date to be announced.