The Order of Polaris is awarded by the Government of

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

's Transportation Hall of Fame for meritorious service in Yukon in the field of

aviation Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes airplane, fixed-wing and helicopter, rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as aerostat, lighter- ...

. The Order of Polaris was created by the Government of Yukon in 1973, to honour members of the

Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame, based in The Hangar Flight Museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, commemorates and honours those whose accomplishments in aviation contributed so much to Canada's development as a nation. Founded in 1973, the Hall of ...

, especially those who flew over Yukon. The medal and scroll were presented by the Commissioner of Yukon (or designate) at a ceremony at the Transportation Hall of Fame in

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. This medal is not part of the Canadian Honours System; an official Yukon honour, the

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, was established in 2018.

Description

The award is a simple, circular,

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medal. The obverse has a symbolic representation of the Polar star above and flanked by simulated aerial exhaust trails or stylized wings. Around the upper half of the medal are the words "Order of Polaris" preceded and followed by a

maple leaf The maple leaf is the characteristic leaf of the maple tree. It is the most widely recognized national symbol of Canada. History of use in Canada By the early 1700s, the maple leaf had been adopted as an emblem by the French Canadians along th ...

. The reverse on the first series of medals is blank. The second series of medals have the

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for Yukon with the word "YUKON" above it. The ribbon has equal stripes of the colours of the

Flag of Yukon A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design employ ...

- green, white and blue. For those recipients who flew over the territory during their aviation careers, a maple leaf bar, similar to that worn on the

Canadian Volunteer Service Medal The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal is granted to persons of any rank in the Naval, Military or Air Forces of Canada who voluntarily served on Active Service from September 3, 1939, to March 1, 1947. The medal was established on October 22, 1943 ...

1939–1945, is attached to the medal ribbon.

Eligibility

Any Canadian citizen who is a current or former resident of Yukon is eligible for nomination.

Recipients

There have been 88 appointments (including Chancellors) to the Order of Merit since its inception. * Agar, Carlyle Clare (Carl) * Archibald, William Monroe * Armstrong, Neil J. * Audette, Julien Joseph * Austin, John Alexander (Jack) * Baker, Albert William (Bill) * Baker, Ronald John * Baker, Russell Francis * Balchen, Bernt * Baldwin, Frederick Walker (Casey) * Bannock, Russell * Barker, William George (Bill) * Bartsch, Dawn * Bartsch, Gordon * Bazalgette, Ian Willoughby * Bell, Alexander Graham * Berry, Arthur Massey (Matt) * Beurling, George Frederick (Buzz) * Bishop, William Avery (Billy) * Blakey, Thurston (Rusty) * Brintnell, Wilfrid Leigh * Bristol, Helen Marcelle Harrison * Brown, Francis Roy * Burbidge, Maurice (Moss) * Burke, Carl Frederick * Capreol, Erskine Leigh * Caywood, Alfred Beebe (Alf) * Collins, Kelly * Collishaw, Raymond (Collie) * Curtis, Wilfrid Austin * Davoud, Paul Yettvart * Dickins, Clennell Haggerston (Punch) * Dodds, Robert Leslie (Bob) * Douglas, D.J. (Don) 2009 * Fallow, Maurice D'Arcy Allen * Fauquier, John Emilius (Johnny) * Finland, George Harold (Mike) * Forester, Norman Gladstone (Norm) * Fowler, Walter Warren (Walt) * Fox, Thomas Payne (Tommy) * Foy, James Henry * Franks, Wilbur Rounding * Fraser, Douglas Cowan * Fullerton, Elmer Garfield * Garratt, Philip Clarke (Phil) * Gilbert, Walter Edwin * Godfrey, Albert Earl * Graham, Stuart * Grandy, Roy Stanley (Bill) * Gray, Robert Hampton * Hartman, Paul Albert * Hayter, Henry Winston (Harry) * Hobbs, Basil Deacon * Hollick-Kenyon, Herbert (Bertie) * Hopson, Herbert * Hornell, David Ernest * Howe, Clarence Decatur * Hutt, Albert Edward * Jewitt, William Gladstone * Kennedy, Harry Marlowe * Knox, Wilbert George Melvin (Mel) * Lawrence, Thomas Albert * Leckie, Robert * Leigh, Zebulon Lewis (Lewie) * Lilly, Alexander John (Al) * Lothian, George Bayliss * Lucas, Joseph Henry * MacDougall, Frank Archibald * MacGill, Elizabeth Muriel Gregory (Elsie) * MacInnis, Gerald Lester (Gerry) * MacLaren, Donald Roderick * MacLeod, Merlin William (Mac) * May, Wilfrid Reid (Wop) * May, William Sidney * McCall, Fred Robert Gordon * McConachie, George William Grant * McCurdy, John Alexander Douglas * McGregor, Gordon Roy * McLean, Alexander Daniel (Dan) * McLeod, Alan Arnett * McMillian, Stanley Ransom (Stan) * McMullen, Archibald Major (Archie) * McNair, Robert Wendell (Buck) * Mead, Bert william * Michaud, Almer Leonard (Al) * Middleton, Robert Bruce * Moar, Jack * Munro, Raymond Alan * Mynarski, Andrew Charles (Andy) * Neal, George Arthur * Newson, William Francis Montgomery (Bill) * Oaks, Harold Anthony (Doc) * Orr, Marion Alice Powell * Palmer, John Ender (Jock) * Phillips, George Hector Reid * Phipps, Welland Wilfrid (Weldy) * Plant, John Lawerence * Reid, Thomas Mayne (Pat) * Reilly, John Hardisty (Jack) * Reilly, Moretta Fenton Beall (Molly) * Richardson, James Armstrong * Russell, Frank Walter * Ryder, Lloyd 2007 * Sanderson, William John (Jack) * Seagrim, Herbert Walter (Herb) * Seymour, Murton Adams * Showler, John Gavin (Jack) * Siers, Thomas William (Tommy) * Sims, Arthur George (Tim) * Sloan, John Charles (Jaycee) * Stedman, Ernest Walter * Sutherland, Alexander Mackay (Mickey) * Tomlinson, Samuel Anthony (Sammy) * Tripp, Leonard John (Len) * Tudhope, John Henry (Tuddy) * Turnbull, Wallace Rupert * Turner, Percival Stanley (Stan) * Vachon, Joseph Pierre Romeo * Vanhee, Achille (Archie) * Williams, Thomas Frederic (Tommy) * Wilson, Arthur Haliburton * Wilson, John Armistead * Woollett, Walter 'Babe' * Yorath, Dennis Kestell * Young, Franklin Inglee (Frank)

References

External links

Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame

image of the medal
{{CanProvOrder Culture of Yukon Provincial and territorial orders of Canada 1973 establishments in Yukon

Description

Eligibility

Recipients

See also

References

External links