Memorable Manitobans: Recipients of Manitoba 150 Honours

For Manitoba's 150th anniversary in 2020, this award was conferred on 150 people from around Manitoba to recognize their exemplary community service. Nominated by people in their communities, recipients received a commemorative medal and could designate a charity to receive a $500 donation from Canada Life.

Member	Community
Edward Acuna	Winnipeg
Clare Agnew	Morden
Yisa Akinbolaji	Winnipeg
Hilda Anderson-Pyrz	Winnipeg
Cheryl Antonio	The Pas
Timothy Arnason	Gimli
Mike Babb	Winnipeg
Monica Baldwin	Grosse Isle
Margaret Bartlett	The Pas
Tammy Bekkering	Steinbach
Doug Belcher	Winnipeg
Dorota Blumzynska	Winnipeg
Vince Boschman	Winnipeg
Auna-Marie Brown	Portage la Prairie
Julie Bubnick	Winnipeg
Murielle Bugera	St. Pierre-Jolys
Eunice Buhler	Killarney
Robert Cesmystruk	Vita
Evan Chan	Winnipeg
Dr. Ernest Cholakis	Winnipeg
Charlie Clifford	Portage la Prairie
Lois Creith	Manitou
Reagan Croy	Selkirk
Yvette Cuthbert	Portage la Prairie
Karen Dana	Winnipeg
Fred De Villa	Winnipeg
Harry DeLeeuw	Winnipeg
Tom Dercola	Winnipeg
John Devins	Souris
Denise Dupuis	Winnipeg
Diane Dwarka	Winnipeg
Deborah Einarson Woods	Winnipeg
Robert Fabbri	Winnipeg
Bernice Feledechuk	West St. Paul
Robert Felsch	Winnipeg / Emerson
Jorge Fernandez	Winnipeg
Andrew Fichtner	Winnipeg
Cyndy Friesen	Steinbach
Bernadette Gabriel	Winnipeg
Merle Gadsby	Steinbach
Muriel Gamey	Neepawa
Mike Gilmore	St. Jean-Baptiste
Gary Gilmour	Winkler
Lila Goodspeed Everett	Winnipeg
Phil Goss	Winnipeg
June Gray	Winnipeg
Ferne Green	Portage la Prairie
Ken Griffin	Woodmore
Dan Guetre	Richer
Tim Hague Sr.	Winnipeg
Donald Halldorson	Oak Point
Barb Hanishewski	Minnedosa
Deborah Harri	Winnipeg
Bill Hart	Dauphin
Chris Heide	Brandon
Jane Helbrecht	Winnipeg
Ron Helwer	Brandon
Vivienne Ho	Winnipeg
Ian Hughes	Winnipeg
Don Huisman	Erickson
Maxine Ingalls	Hecla Island
Lucien Jean	St. Jean-Baptiste
Noreen Johnston	Lake Metigoshe
Dr. Katherine Kearns	Winnipeg
Amita Khandpur	Winnipeg
Danny Kleinsasser	Stony Mountain
Gerry Koreman	Cooks Creek
John “Lawrie” Kyle	Dugald
Tanya LaBuick	Brandon
Justin Langan	Swan River
Gunvor Larsson	Winnipeg
Claudette Lavack	Ste. Anne
Karyn Lazareck	Winnipeg
Rachel Legal	St. Boniface
Jim Lindsay	Grosse Isle
Hans Lodewyks	Winnipeg
Keith Loney	Carberry
Robert M'vondo	Winnipeg
Junel Malapad	Winnipeg
Evangeline Mance	Winnipeg
Nicole Matiation	Winnipeg
Olivia McCorriston	Winnipeg
Alaya McIvor	Winnipeg
Terry McKellep	The Pas
Catherine McLaren	Brandon
Ken Mikolayenko	Ethelbert
Judy Morningstar	Goodlands
Dr. Melanie Morris	Winnipeg
Edith Mulhall	Winnipeg
Mary Murray	Neepawa
Dilla Narfason	Gimli
Oli Narfason	Gimli
Connie Newman	Winnipeg
Paul Norris	Winnipeg
Brenda Okorogba	Winnipeg
Margaret Ormond	Winnipeg
Cora Ott	Beausejour
Harold Ott	Beausejour
Logan Oxenham	Winnipeg
Louise Page	Winnipeg
Ryan Pandolfi	Brandon
Jennifer Plett	Landmark
Paige Procter	Stonewall
Mervin Reibin	Gillam
Sheilah Lee Restall	Winnipeg
Arthur Rey	St. Claude
Joey Mike Riel Jr.	Winnipeg
Jeannot Robert	Ste. Agathe
Robert Roehle	St. Norbert
Edgar “Sandy” Rothnie	Strathclair
Divya Sharma	Winnipeg
Suman Sharma	West St. Paul
Shshil Sharma	West St. Paul
Rodger Sheldon	Ste. Rose du Lac
Pauline Shewchuk	Winnipeg
Tammy Shirtliff	Starbuck
Helga G. J. Sigurdson	Lundar
Jenna Sigurdson	Winnipeg
Linda Small	Winnipeg
Amy Smart	Carberry
Linda Smiley	Winnipeg
Dr. Zita Somakoko	Winnipeg
Andrew Stambrook	Winnipeg
Elaine Louise Stevenson	Winnipeg
Cheryl Stock	Elie
Harold Studholme	Winnipeg
Lesia Szwaluk	Winnipeg
Colleen Tackaberry	Winnipeg
Sharan Tappia	Winnipeg
Lexi Taylor	Anola
Dave Theunissen	Swan River Valley
Charles Thomsen	Winnipeg
Philip Thorkelson	Arborg
Titi Tijani	Winnipeg
Sylvia Todaschuk	Winnipeg
Louis Trepel	Winnipeg
Joan Trott	Hamiota
Amy Tung	Winnipeg
Sara Usman	Winnipeg
Dave Van Heyst	Stony Mountain
Robert Vineberg	Winnipeg
Chris Voth	Winnipeg
Hong Wang	Winnipeg
Amarjeet Warraich	Winnipeg
Ron Watson	Argyle
Joyce Webinger	Winnipeg
David Wiebe	Altona
Robert Williams	Winnipeg
Roman Yereniuk	Winnipeg
Dennis Young	Carman

See also:

Manitoba Recipients of the King George V Jubilee Medal

Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal

Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal

Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal

Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

Manitoba Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal

Manitoba Recipients of the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award / Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers

Manitoba Inductees to the Order of the British Empire

Manitoba Inductees to the Order of St. Gregory the Great

Manitoba Inductees to the Order of the Falcon

Manitoba Recipients of Knighthoods

Manitoba Recipients of the Canadian Centennial Medal

Manitoba Recipients of the 125th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation Medal

Manitoba Members of the Order of Canada

Manitoba Members of the Order of Military Merit

Members of the Order of Manitoba

Members of the Order of the Metis Nation

Members of the Manitoba Order of the Buffalo Hunt

Recipients of the Manitoba Centennial Medal

Members of the Manitoba Order of the Crocus

Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Historical Preservation and Promotion

Winnipeg Citizens Hall of Fame

Recipients of Manitoba 150 Honours

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Order of Manitoba Monument (Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg)

Sources:

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 10 November 2021

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