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Governor General's Literary Award
The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the governor general of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields. The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the Lord Tweedsmuir, a prolific writer of fiction and non-fiction; he created the Governor General's Literary Award with two award categories. Successive governors general have followed suit, establishing an award for whichever endeavour they personally found important. Only Adrienne Clarkson created three Governor General's Awards: the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts, the Governor General's Northern Medal, and the Governor General's Medal in Architecture (though this was effectively a continuation of the Massey Medal, first established in 1950). Governor General's Literary Awards Inaugurated in 1937 for 1936 publications in two categories, the Governor General's Literary Awards have become one of Canada's most prestigiou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Buchan
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, British Army officer, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. As a youth, Buchan began writing poetry and prose, fiction and non-fiction, publishing his first novel in 1895 and ultimately writing over a hundred books of which the best known is '' The Thirty-Nine Steps''. After attending Glasgow and Oxford universities, he practised as a barrister. In 1901, he served as a private secretary to Lord Milner in southern Africa towards the end of the Boer War. He returned to England in 1903, continued as a barrister and journalist. He left the Bar when he joined Thomas Nelson and Sons publishers in 1907. During the First World War, he was, among other activities, Director of Information in 1917 and later Head of Intelligence at the newly formed Ministry of Information. He was elected Member of Parliament for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Schreyer
Edward Richard Schreyer (born December 21, 1935) is a Canadian politician, diplomat, and statesman who served as the 22nd governor general of Canada from 1979 to 1984. He previously served as the 16th premier of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977. Schreyer was born and educated in Manitoba, and was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, province's legislative assembly in 1958. He later moved into federal politics, winning a seat in the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons, but returned to Manitoba in 1969 to become leader of the Manitoba New Democratic Party, provincial New Democratic Party (NDP). The party then won that year's provincial election and Schreyer became the 16th premier of Manitoba, aged 33. In 1978 he was appointed Governor General by Monarchy of Canada, Queen Elizabeth II on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, to replace Jules Léger, and he occupied the post until succeeded by Jeanne Sauvé in 1984. As t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwards V
Edwards may refer to: People * Edwards (surname), an English surname * Edwards family, a prominent family from Chile * Edwards Barham (1937–2014), American politician * Edwards Davis (1873–1936), American actor, producer, and playwright * Edwards Pierrepont (1817–1892), American attorney, jurist, and orator Places United States * Edwards, Arkansas, in Prairie County * Edwards, California * Edwards, Colorado * Edwards, Illinois * Edwards, Kentucky, in Logan County (see April 2, 2006 tornado outbreak) * Edwards Dam, a former dam on the Kennebec River in Maine * Edwards, Michigan * Edwards, Mississippi * Edwards, Missouri * Edwards (town), New York * Edwards (village), New York * Edwards, Wisconsin * Edwards Air Force Base, in California * Edwards Plateau region of Texas ** Edwards Aquifer, an aquifer in that region * Edwards County, Illinois * Edwards County, Kansas * Edwards County, Texas * Edwards Township, Michigan * Edwards Township, Minnesota * Edwar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Architectural Institute Of Canada
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is a not-for-profit, national organization that has represented architects and architecture for over 100 years, in existence since 1907. The RAIC is the leading voice for excellence in the built environment in Canada, demonstrating how design enhances the quality of life, while addressing important issues of society through responsible architecture. The RAIC’s mission is to promote excellence in the built environment and to advocate for responsible architecture. The organization national office is based in Ottawa with a growing federated chapter model. Current chapters and networks are based in British Columbia, Alberta and Nova Scotia. History RAIC was founded in 1907. It provided a country-level co-ordination among previously-existing provincial architectural groups.Kelly Crossman. Architecture in Transition: From Art to Practice, 1885-1906'. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP; 1987. . p. 15–. Through its journal, the organization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massey Medals For Architecture
Massey Medals were awards in Canadian architecture that were presented from 1950 to 1970. In 1950, Vincent Massey announced a "Scheme for the Award of Massey Medals in Architecture by the Massey Foundation" with the goal of recognizing “outstanding examples of Canadian achievement in the fields of architecture and thus to give encouragement to the members of the architectural profession and to promote public interest in their work". Working in consultation with the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), awards were made in 1950, 1952, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1967, and 1970. The structure of the awards varied over the years (usage of project categories, gold and silver medals, inclusion of mentions as part of the results, recognition of consultants, etc.). As Canada’s first national architectural awards program, the Massey Medals for Architecture program is regarded as an important step in elevating public awareness of modern architecture in the nation. Notable arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor General's Award For French To English Translation
This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for French-to-English translation. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References {{Governor General's Literary Awards * Translation awards Awards established in 1987 1987 establishments in Canada Translation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor General's Award For English To French Translation
This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for English-to-French translation awarded by the Governor-General of Canada. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References {{Governor General's Literary Awards * Translation awards Awards established in 1987 1987 establishments in Canada Translation Translation is the communication of the semantics, meaning of a #Source and target languages, source-language text by means of an Dynamic and formal equivalence, equivalent #Source and target languages, target-language text. The English la ... French-language literary awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcuin Society
A voluntary association established in 1965 by Geoff Spencer, the Alcuin Society is a non-profit organisation founded for the book arts. It is located in Canada. It should not be confused with the Alcuin Club, an Anglican publishing society. Among the other six founding members were Basil Stuart-Stubbs, Sam Black and Bill Duthie (founder of Duthie Books). The society is named after Alcuin of York. Alcuin Award Since 1981, the society has awarded an ''Alcuin Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada''. It is Canada's only national book design competition. Winners of the award are Canadian book designers whose books were published in the country in the previous calendar year. To qualify, a book must be designed by a Canadian designer and published by a Canadian publisher. The University of Saskatchewan Archives and Special Collections displayed books which had been distinguished with awards by the Alcuin Society. Robert R. Reid Award and Medal winners In 2007 the Alcu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rideau Hall
Rideau Hall (officially Government House) is the official residence of the governor general of Canada, the representative of the monarch of Canada. Located in Ottawa, the Capital city, capital of the country, on a estate at 1 Sussex Drive, the main building consists of approximately 175 rooms across , and 27 outbuildings around the grounds. Rideau Hall's site lies just outside the centre of Ottawa. It is one of two official vice-regal residences maintained by the federal Crown, the other being the Citadelle of Quebec. It is also used as the official residence of the monarch of Canada, when he is in Canada. Most of Rideau Hall is used for state affairs, only of its area being dedicated to private living quarters, while additional areas serve as the offices of the Canadian Heraldic Authority and the principal workplace of the governor general and their staff; either the term ''Rideau Hall'', as a Metonymy, metonym, or the formal idiom ''Government House'' is employed to refer t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Council
The Canada Council for the Arts (), commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown corporations of Canada, Crown corporation established in 1957 as an arts council of the Government of Canada. It is Canada's public arts funder, with a mandate to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts. The Council's grants, services, initiatives, prizes and payments contribute to the vibrancy of a creative and diverse arts and literary scene and support its presence across Canada and abroad. The Council's investments contribute to fostering greater engagement in the arts among Canadians and international audiences. In addition, the Canada Council administers the Art Bank, which operates art rental programs and an exhibitions and outreach program. The Canada Council Art Bank holds the largest collection of contemporary Canadian art in the world. The Canada Council is also responsible for the secretariat for the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottawa Journal
The ''Ottawa Journal'' was a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, from 1885 to 1980. It was founded in 1885 by A. Woodburn as the ''Ottawa Evening Journal''. Its first editor was John Wesley Dafoe who came from the '' Winnipeg Free Press''. In 1886, it was bought by Philip Dansken Ross. The paper began publishing a morning edition in 1917. In 1919, the paper's publishers bought the ''Ottawa Free Press'', whose former owner, E. Norman Smith, then became editor with Grattan O'Leary. In 1959, it was bought by F.P. Publications. By then, the ''Journal'', whose readers tended to come from rural areas, was trailing the ''Ottawa Citizen'', its main competitor. The paper encountered labour problems in the 1970s and never really recovered. In 1980, it was bought by Thomson Newspapers and was closed on 27 August 1980. That left Southam Newspapers's ''Ottawa Citizen'' as the only major English-language newspaper in Ottawa ('' Le Droit'' remaining the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
