Order of Nova Scotia#Inductees

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| title = Order of Nova Scotia

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| awarded_by = the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia
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| type = Order of merit (provincial)

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| status = Currently constituted

| grades = Member

| post-nominals = ONS

| founded = 1 June 2001

| founder = Myra Freeman

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| higher = Order of New Brunswick

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The Order of Nova Scotia{{efn|{{langx|fr|Ordre de la Nouvelle-Écosse}}}} is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The order was instituted through the Order of Nova Scotia Act on 1 June 2001, with the first appointments beginning in 2002. The order is intended to honour current or former Nova Scotia residents who have demonstrated a high level of individual excellence and achievement, thus being described as the highest honour amongst all those conferred by the Nova Scotia Crown. The lieutenant governor is Chancellor of the order, and is responsible for inducting new members.

History

Provincial orders began to be implemented following the establishment of the Canadian honours system in 1967. Quebec was the first province to seek formal recognition of its order, requesting its inclusion in the order of precedence in 1984. On 9 May 1991, all provincial orders that had been created thus far were recognized by the federal government via Order-in-Council 1991-841. Every province and territory would thereafter come to create their own order.{{sfnmp|McCreery|2015|1p=348-349}}

The Order of Nova Scotia was implemented through the Order of Nova Scotia Act, which was granted royal assent on 1 June 2001.{{sfnmp|Order of Nova Scotia Act|2001|The Gazette|2001}} The province first called for nominations on 21 November 2001, but only two nominations had been received by early January 2002. In spite of the initial lacklustre response, the province remained optimistic and expected to receive more nominations before the deadline of 21 March 2002.{{sfnmp|Waterloo Region Record (January 2002)}} A total of 10 civilian appointments were made to the order in 2002, ultimately chosen from a pool of 200 nominations.{{sfnmp|Waterloo Region Record (September 2002)}} The three surviving prior lieutenant governors: Alan Abraham, Lloyd Crouse, and James Kinley, were also appointed to the order in accordance with the Order of Nova Scotia Act.{{sfnmp|Times-Transcript|2002|Order of Nova Scotia Act|2001}} Lieutenant Governor Myra Freeman was appointed to the order ex officio.{{sfnmp|Government of Nova Scotia: Order of Nova Scotia Award Recipients}}

Eligibility and appointment

The Order of Nova Scotia is intended to honour any current or former long-term resident of Nova Scotia who has demonstrated a high level of individual excellence and achievement, having "distinguished themselves by an outstanding contribution to the cultural life or to the social or economic well-being of the Province". The order is thus described as the highest honour amongst all those conferred by the Nova Scotia Crown.{{sfnmp|Order of Nova Scotia Act|2007}} There are no limits on how many people can belong to the order, though inductions are limited to six per year.{{efn|The Order of Nova Scotia was initially limited to five inductions per year, and allowed for 10 inductions in its first year. In 2007, the Order of Nova Scotia Act was amended to include a youth category, in which a sixth candidate may be appointed provided they are at least 16 years old and under the age of 25.{{sfnmp|Order of Nova Scotia Act|2007}}}} Canadian citizenship is a requirement, and individuals currently serving as elected or appointed members of a governmental body are ineligible.{{sfnmp|Government of Nova Scotia: Order of Nova Scotia}}

The process of finding qualified individuals begins with submissions from the public to the Order of Nova Scotia Advisory Council. The council consists of the chair, appointed by the premier; the Chief Justice of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal; the clerk of the executive council; three people appointed by the premier, including the president of a university in the province, and a member of the Order of Nova Scotia; one person appointed by the leader of the opposition; and one person appointed by each of the leaders of the political parties in the House of Assembly, all of whom must reside in Nova Scotia.{{sfnmp|McCreery|2015|1p=361-362|Order of Nova Scotia Act|2007}} Under the Order of Nova Scotia Act, the committee is required to meet at least annually to make its recommendations to executive council, narrowing down potential appointees to a list submitted to the lieutenant governor.{{efn|The Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia is ex officio a member and Chancellor of the Order of Nova Scotia. This applies to all other provincial orders except the National Order of Quebec, which has no Chancellor.{{sfnmp|McCreery|2015|1p=349}}}} Posthumous nominations are accepted up to one year following the nominee's death.{{sfnmp|Order of Nova Scotia Act|2007}} The lieutenant governor then makes all appointments into the order's single grade of membership. New members are thereafter entitled to use the post-nominal letters ONS.{{sfnmp|Order of Nova Scotia Act|2007}}

Insignia

File:Order of Nova Scotia Insignia on a bow.jpg

Upon admission into the Order of Nova Scotia, the lieutenant governor presents the order's insignia to the recipient in a formal ceremony, in the name of the Crown.{{sfnmp|Government of Nova Scotia: Order of Nova Scotia}} The insignia, designed by Christopher Cairns, consists of a {{convert|61|mm|in|adj=on|abbr=on}} badge in the shape of a mayflower, the provincial flower. The obverse of the badge is enamelled in white, and bears the escutcheon of the arms of Nova Scotia, all surmounted by St Edward's Crown.{{sfnmp|McCreery|2015|1p=361-362|Order of Nova Scotia Insignia Regulations}} The reverse of the badge features a three-digit number. The {{convert|32|mm|in|adj=on|abbr=on}} ribbon is patterned with vertical stripes in red, blue, gold, and white; the badge is attached to the ribbon via a {{convert|21|mm|in|adj=on|abbr=on}} gold loop. Members of the order also receive a lapel pin featuring a miniature version of the insignia.{{sfnmp|McCreery|2015|1p=361-362}} The insignia of the order is worn around the neck, or may be worn on a bow by women.{{sfnmp|McCreery|2015|1p=349}}

Inductees

This is a list of notable members of the Order of Nova Scotia who have received news coverage as a result of their induction:{{sfnmp|Government of Nova Scotia: Order of Nova Scotia Award Recipients}}

Anne Murray {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CC ONS}} {{endash}} singer, appointed 2002{{sfnmp|National Post|2002}}
Daniel N. Paul {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CM ONS}} {{endash}} Mi'kmaq elder and author, appointed 2002{{sfnmp|Times-Transcript|2002}}
John Patrick Savage {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OC ONS}} {{endash}} 23rd premier of Nova Scotia, appointed 2002{{sfnmp|National Post|2002}}
Nora Bernard {{Post-nominals|post-noms=ONS}} {{endash}} Mi'kmaq activist, appointed posthumously 2008{{sfnmp|CBC News (October 2008)}}
Ruth Goldbloom {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CM ONS}} {{endash}} former director of Pier 21 National Immigration Museum, appointed 2008{{sfnmp|CBC News (April 2008)}}
Sidney Crosby {{Post-nominals|post-noms=ONS}} {{endash}} professional ice hockey player, appointed 2008{{sfnmp|CBC News (April 2008)}}
Wanda Thomas Bernard {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OC ONS}} {{endash}} Senator and academic, appointed 2014{{sfnmp|The Chronicle Herald|2008}}
Walter Borden {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CM ONS}} {{endash}} actor, poet, and playwright; appointed 2014{{sfnmp|The Chronicle Herald|2014}}
Arthur B. McDonald {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CC OOnt ONS FRS FRSC}} {{endash}} astrophysicist, appointed 2016{{sfnmp|Global News|2016}}
Ellie Black {{Post-nominals|post-noms=ONS}} {{endash}} artistic gymnast, appointed 2018{{sfnmp|Toronto Star|2018}}
John Bragg {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CC ONS}} {{endash}} businessman, appointed 2018{{sfnmp|PNI Atlantic|2018}}
Noni MacDonald {{Post-nominals|post-noms=OC ONS}} {{endash}} first woman in Canada to be elected Dean of a Faculty of Medicine, appointed 2019{{sfnmp|CBC News|2019}}
Stella Bowles {{Post-nominals|post-noms=ONS MSM}} {{endash}} environmentalist and youngest recipient of the Order of Nova Scotia, appointed 2020{{sfnmp|CTV News|2020}}
Phil Comeau {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CM ONB ONS}} {{endash}} film and television director, appointed 2023{{sfnmp|CTV News|2023}}
Bruce Guthro {{Post-nominals|post-noms=ONS}} {{endash}} musician, appointed posthumously 2023{{sfnmp|Global News|2023}}
Sylvia Hamilton {{Post-nominals|post-noms=CM ONS}} {{endash}} filmmaker, appointed 2023{{sfnmp|CTV News|2023|PNI Atlantic|2023}}
Afua Cooper {{Post-nominals|post-noms=ONS}} {{endash}} historian, appointed 2024{{sfnmp|CBC News|2024}}

Notes

References

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{{Cite web |author=Elizabeth II |author-link=Elizabeth II |publication-date=5 June 2001 |title=Order of Nova Scotia Act |publisher=Government of Nova Scotia |url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/legc/PDFs/annual%20statutes/2001/c009.pdf |access-date=26 March 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326200549/https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/legc/PDFs/annual%20statutes/2001/c009.pdf |archive-date=26 March 2025 |ref={{sfnref|Order of Nova Scotia Act2001}}}}

{{cite news |date=29 March 2001 |title=Nova Scotia creates own order of merit |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-nova-scotia-creates-own-orde/172354126/ |location=Montreal |work=The Gazette |agency=The Canadian Press |access-date=27 March 2025 |ref={{sfnref|The Gazette2001}} |via=Newspapers.com}}

{{cite news |date=7 January 2002 |title=Only two nominations for new Nova Scotia Order |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/waterloo-region-record-only-two-nominati/172357964/ |agency=The Canadian Press |location=Kitchener |work=Waterloo Region Record |access-date=27 March 2025 |ref={{sfnref|Waterloo Region Record (January 2002)}} |via=Newspapers.com}}

{{cite news |date=3 October 2002 |title=Ten chosen for new Order of Nova Scotia |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-transcript-ten-chosen-for-new/172358037/ |agency=The Canadian Press |location=Moncton |work=Times-Transcript |access-date=27 March 2025 |ref={{sfnref|Times-Transcript2002}} |via=Newspapers.com}}

{{cite news |date=13 September 2002 |title=Snowbird honoured by native province |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/waterloo-region-record-snowbird-honoured/172358122/ |agency=The Canadian Press |location=Kitchener |work=Waterloo Region Record |access-date=27 March 2025 |ref={{sfnref|Waterloo Region Record (September 2002)}} |via=Newspapers.com}}

{{Cite web |author=Elizabeth II |author-link=Elizabeth II |date=12 March 2007 |title=Order of Nova Scotia Act |series=17 |publisher=Government of Nova Scotia |url=https://canlii.ca/t/jp6f |access-date=26 March 2025 |ref={{sfnref|Order of Nova Scotia Act2007}}}}

{{cite web |date=30 July 2004 |title=Order of Nova Scotia Insignia Regulations |url=https://novascotia.ca/just/REGULATIONS/regs/onsnsign.htm |publisher=Government of Nova Scotia |access-date=6 April 2025 |ref={{sfnref|Order of Nova Scotia Insignia Regulations}}}}

{{cite web |url=https://novascotia.ca/iga/order.asp |title=Order of Nova Scotia |publisher=Government of Nova Scotia |access-date=26 March 2025 |ref={{sfnref|Government of Nova Scotia: Order of Nova Scotia}}}}

{{cite book |last=McCreery |first=Christopher |date=2015 |title=The Canadian Honours System |publisher=Dundurn Press |location=Toronto, ON |edition=2 |isbn=978-1-4597-2415-0}}

{{cite web |title=Order of Nova Scotia Award Recipients |url=https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/bee9902d-f8da-506e-a4ba-c25fe47a205c |website=open.canada.ca |publisher=Government of Nova Scotia |access-date=26 March 2025 |ref={{sfnref|Government of Nova Scotia: Order of Nova Scotia Award Recipients}}}}

{{cite news |date=13 September 2002 |title=Anne Murray, John Savage receive Order of Nova Scotia |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/national-post-anne-murray-john-savage-r/172358175/ |location=Toronto, ON |work=National Post |access-date=27 March 2025 |ref={{sfnref|National Post2002}} |via=Newspapers.com}}

{{cite news |date=8 October 2008 |title=Slain elder Bernard awarded Nova Scotia's highest honour |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/slain-elder-bernard-awarded-nova-scotia-s-highest-honour-1.760267 |work=CBC News |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620173607/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/slain-elder-bernard-awarded-nova-scotia-s-highest-honour-1.760267 |archive-date=20 June 2024 |access-date=26 March 2025 |ref={{sfnref|CBC News (October 2008)}}}}

{{Cite news |title=Sidney Crosby among 6 awarded Order of Nova Scotia |work=CBC News |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=4 September 2008 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/sidney-crosby-among-6-awarded-order-of-nova-scotia-1.755571 |access-date=9 April 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324062050/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/sidney-crosby-among-6-awarded-order-of-nova-scotia-1.755571 |archive-date=24 March 2023 |ref={{sfnref|CBC News (April 2008)}}}}

{{Cite news |url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1248767-walter-borden-wanda-thomas-bernard-among-five-people-named-to-order-of-nova-scoti |title=Walter Borden, Wanda Thomas Bernard among five people named to Order of Nova Scotia |date=4 November 2014 |work=The Chronicle Herald |location=Halifax, NS |access-date=6 April 2025 |language=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211131558/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1248767-walter-borden-wanda-thomas-bernard-among-five-people-named-to-order-of-nova-scoti |archive-date=11 December 2014 |ref={{sfnref|The Chronicle Herald2008}}}}

{{cite news |last=Mellor |first=Clare |date=4 December 2014 |title=No Higher Honour; 'If you get approval from home, then you've done it. You've done what you set out to do,' says playwright inducted into Order of Nova Scotia |url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/order-nova-scotia-no-higher-honour-if-you-get/docview/1774177693/se-2 |work=The Chronicle Herald |location=Halifax, NS |url-access=limited |access-date=6 April 2025 |ref={{sfnref|The Chronicle Herald2014}} |via=ProQuest}}

{{cite news |date=12 October 2016 |title=Cape Breton Nobel prize-winner Arthur McDonald awarded Order of Nova Scotia |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/2998467/nobel-winning-astrophysicist-arthur-mcdonald-awarded-order-of-nova-scotia/ |agency=The Canadian Press |work=Global News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204221305/https://globalnews.ca/news/2998467/nobel-winning-astrophysicist-arthur-mcdonald-awarded-order-of-nova-scotia/ |archive-date=4 December 2024 |access-date=26 March 2025|ref={{sfnref|Global News2016}}}}

{{cite news |last=Kedrosky |first=Mitchell |date=5 November 2018 |title=Ellie Black landing in elite company with Order of Nova Scotia induction |url=https://www.thestar.com/halifax/ellie-black-landing-in-elite-company-with-order-of-nova-scotia-induction/article_3d36eb47-a520-5b50-933a-631a56c285cf.html |work=Toronto Star |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326192742/https://www.thestar.com/halifax/ellie-black-landing-in-elite-company-with-order-of-nova-scotia-induction/article_3d36eb47-a520-5b50-933a-631a56c285cf.html |archive-date=26 March 2025 |access-date=26 March 2025 |ref={{sfnref|Toronto Star2018}}}}

{{cite news |last=Mathieson |first=Dave |date=7 November 2018 |title=Still going strong at age 78, Oxford Frozen Foods' John Bragg receives Order of Nova Scotia |url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/still-going-strong-at-age-78-oxford-frozen-foods-john-bragg-receives-order-of-nova-scotia-257294 |work=PNI Atlantic News |publisher=Postmedia Network |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124183948/https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/still-going-strong-at-age-78-oxford-frozen-foods-john-bragg-receives-order-of-nova-scotia-257294 |archive-date=24 January 2025 |access-date=28 March 2025 |ref={{sfnref|PNI Atlantic2018}}}}

{{cite news |last=Laroche |first=Jean |date=26 November 2019 |title=Why education, not legislation, is the key to getting people vaccinated |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/dr-noni-macdonald-1.5373884 |work=CBC News |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029190849/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/dr-noni-macdonald-1.5373884 |archive-date=29 October 2022 |access-date=26 March 2025 |ref={{sfnref|CBC News2019}}}}

{{cite news |title='I have no words': Order of Nova Scotia awarded to youngest recipient to date |first1=Nick |last1=Moore |first2=Leigha |last2=Farnell |work=CTV News |date=2020-11-13 |url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/i-have-no-words-order-of-nova-scotia-awarded-to-youngest-recipient-to-date-1.5187416 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118174717/https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/i-have-no-words-order-of-nova-scotia-awarded-to-youngest-recipient-to-date-1.5187416 |archive-date=18 January 2023 |ref={{sfnref|CTV News2020}}}}

{{cite news |last=Price |first=Melanie |date=4 October 2023 |title=Province names 2023 Order of Nova Scotia recipients |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/article/province-names-2023-order-of-nova-scotia-recipients/ |work=CTV News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326175739/https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/article/province-names-2023-order-of-nova-scotia-recipients/ |archive-date=26 March 2025 |access-date=26 March 2025|ref={{sfnref|CTV News2023}}}}

{{cite news |last=Bryden-Blom |first=Skye |date=9 November 2023 |title=Cape Breton singer-songwriter Bruce Guthro posthumously awarded Order of Nova Scotia |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10082472/cape-breton-singer-songwriter-bruce-guthro-order-of-nova-scotia/ |work=Global News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110075734/https://globalnews.ca/news/10082472/cape-breton-singer-songwriter-bruce-guthro-order-of-nova-scotia/ |archive-date=10 November 2023 |access-date=26 March 2025 |ref={{sfnref|Global News2023}}}}

{{cite news |last=Starratt |first=Kirk |date=8 November 2023 |title=Grand Pré resident Sylvia D. Hamilton earns Order of Nova Scotia |url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/grand-pre-resident-sylvia-d-hamilton-earns-order-of-nova-scotia-100909929 |work=PNI Atlantic News |publisher=Postmedia Network |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406132215/https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/grand-pre-resident-sylvia-d-hamilton-earns-order-of-nova-scotia-100909929 |archive-date=6 April 2025 |access-date=6 April 2025 |ref={{sfnref|PNI Atlantic2023}}}}

{{cite news |last=de Lambarri |first=Giuliana Grillo |date=23 December 2024 |title=Prominent scholar, former chief justice among 2024 Order of Nova Scotia recipients |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/prominent-scholar-former-chief-justice-among-2024-order-of-nova-scotia-recipients-1.7418118 |work=CBC News |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116221610/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/prominent-scholar-former-chief-justice-among-2024-order-of-nova-scotia-recipients-1.7418118 |archive-date=16 January 2025 |access-date=26 March 2025 |ref={{sfnref|CBC News2024}}}}

External links

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