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2024 Order of NS recipients announced

Port Hawkesbury, NS, Canada / 101.5 The Hawk
Kelli Rickard
Dec 30, 2024 | 2:38 AM
2024 Order of NS recipients announced

Order of Nova Scotia (Source: Lt Gov NS X)



Five new members have been appointed to the Order of Nova Scotia – the province’s highest honour.

In a release, Lt.-Gov. Mike Savage says, “On behalf of The King and all Nova Scotians, I am delighted to announce the 2024 appointments to the Order of Nova Scotia. These Nova Scotians have made exemplary contributions and enhanced the social fabric and identity of Nova Scotia and Canada across diverse fields.”

The 2024 recipients are:

  • Afua Cooper, Halifax: author, historian, poet and educator; recognized for her study of Black Canadian life and her role as a mentor and academic
  •  J. Michael MacDonald, Halifax: former chief justice; recognized for his service to the law and public service
  • Allan Marble, Halifax: biomedical engineer, genealogist and medical historian; recognized for his diverse contributions to heritage and biomedical engineering, and as the author of multiple books
  • Joseph Shannon, Port Hawkesbury; philanthropist and entrepreneur; recognized for his contributions to business and commerce, and philanthropic generosity
  • Robert Sobey, Stellarton: philanthropist, patron of the arts and corporate leader; recognized for supporting the visual arts and access to higher education.

The investiture ceremony will take place at Government House in Halifax this spring.

According to the province, 126 members have been invested into the Order of Nova Scotia since it was established in June 2001.

Read the biographies of the recipients here.