The Order of Newfoundland and Labrador (french: Ordre du Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador) is a

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for merit in the

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Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

. Instituted in 2001, when

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granted

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to the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador Act, the order is administered by the

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and is intended to honour current or former Newfoundland and Labrador residents for conspicuous achievements in any field, being thus described as the highest honour amongst all others conferred by the Newfoundland and Labrador Crown.

Structure and appointment

The Order of Newfoundland and Labrador is intended to honour any current or former longtime resident of

who has demonstrated a high level of individual excellence and achievement in any field, having "demonstrated excellence and achievement in any field of endeavour benefiting in an outstanding manner Newfoundland and Labrador and its residents." There are no limits on how many can belong to the order, though inductions are limited to eight per year; Canadian citizenship is a requirement, and those who are elected or appointed members of a governmental body are ineligible as long as they hold office. The process of finding qualified individuals begins with submissions from the public to the Secretary of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador Advisory Council, which consists of the Clerk of the Executive Council and five persons appointed by the lieutenant governor: two Members of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador and four other individuals. This committee then meets at least once annually to make its selected recommendations to the Executive Council and works with that body in narrowing down the potential appointees to a list that will be submitted to the lieutenant governor; posthumous nominations are not accepted, though an individual who dies after his or her name was submitted to the Advisory Council can still be retroactively made a Member of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador. Further, anyone not meeting the requirements of admission may be invested as an honorary Member. The lieutenant governor, ''

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'' a Member and the Chancellor of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, then makes all appointments into the fellowship's single grade of membership by an

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that bears the viceroyal sign-manual and the Great Seal of the province; thereafter, the new Members are entitled to use the

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''ONL''.

Insignia

Upon admission into the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, usually in a ceremony held at Government House in St. John's, new Members are presented with the order's insignia. The main badge consists of a

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medallion in the form of a stylized ''

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'' (or purple pitcher plant)—the official provincial flower—with the obverse in marbleized green enamel with gold edging, and bearing at its centre the escutcheon of the arms of Newfoundland and Labrador, all surmounted by a

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symbolizing the

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's role as the

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. The ribbon is patterned with vertical stripes in blue, white, and two shades of green; men wear the medallion suspended from this ribbon at the collar, while women carry theirs on a ribbon bow at the left chest. Members also receive a lapel pin that can be worn during less formal occasions.

Inductees

The following are some notable appointees of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador: * Michael B. Adam , gold medal Olympian, appointed 2006 * Edgar Albert Baird , businessman, appointed 2004 * Tom Dawe , writer, appointed 2012 *

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, scientist, appointed 2021 * Jane Green, geneticist, appointed 2013 *

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, musician, appointed 2004 * Bradley Raymond Gushue , gold medal Olympian, appointed 2006 * Russell W. Howard , gold medal Olympian, appointed 2006 * Paul Jolliffe Johnson , businessman and philanthropist, appointed 2004 * Jamie A. Korab , gold medal Olympian, appointed 2006 *

Hazel Newhook Hazel Rose Newhook (December 24, 1914 – June 26, 2016) was a Canadian politician, who sat in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1979 to 1985 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives. where she represented the electoral district o ...

, politician, appointed 2009 * Mark Nichols , gold medal Olympian, appointed 2006 * Paul O'Neill , author and producer, appointed 2007 *

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, Olympic and World Champion figure skater, appointed 2019. * Lanier W. Phillips, (honorary) for his work opposing discrimination and oppression, appointed 2011. (In 1942 local residents rescued Lanier from a shipwreck on the Newfoundland coast.)Lanier Phillips
/ref> * Christopher Pratt , artist, appointed 2018 * Philip Riteman , an Auschwitz survivor, appointed 2016 * Edward Moxon Roberts , former Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, appointed 2004 * Geoff Stirling, businessman, appointed 2009 * James A. Tuck , archaeologist, appointed 2004 * Otto Tucker , cultural historian, appointed 2004 * Clyde Wells , fifth Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, appointed 2016

References

External links

Order of Newfoundland and Labrador webpage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Order of Newfoundland And Labrador * Provincial and territorial orders of Canada Newfoundland and Labrador awards Provincial symbols of Newfoundland and Labrador

Structure and appointment

Insignia

Inductees

See also

References

External links