Gretzky's dad among 46 given Order of Canada

"mtbr" said
Walter Gretzky?....what did he do ?

Raymond Breton of Toronto, an internationally renowned researcher and professor.

Joan Clark of Montreal, pioneer for women in legal profession.

Leo Kolber of Montreal, who established Cadillac Fairview Corp.

Joanne MacDonald of St. John's, N.L., wheelchair athlete and disabilities advocate.

Alex Neve of Ottawa, head of Amnesty International Canada's English branch.

Richard Puddephatt of London, Ont., a professor recognized for organometallic chemistry research.

Muriel Smith of Winnipeg, a former provincial cabinet minister.

David Sweet of Vancouver, a world leader in forensic odontology, or dental evidence.

Paul Thompson of Toronto, former artistic director of Toronto's Theatre Passe Muraille.

Garry Anderson of Cranbrook, B.C., founder of the Canadian Museum of Rail Travel.

Peter Aucoin of Halifax, a professor of political science and public administration at Dalhousie University.

John Barron of Komoka, Ont., co-founder of Amabile Youth Singers.

Sister Jeanne-d'Arc Bouchard of Roberval, Que., nurse who created the province's first structured public rehabilitation program.

Peter Buckland of North Vancouver, co-founder of a major bridge engineering firm, Buckland & Taylor Ltd.

Michael Clague of Vancouver, who was driving force behind Vancouver's Britannia Community Service Centre.

Mallory Gilbert of Toronto, who played a key role in local and national theatre and was manager for Toronto's Tarragon Theatre.

Frieda Silber Granot of Vancouver, a role model in postsecondary education and first female dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of British Columbia.

Valerie Hussey of Toronto, who turned Kids Can Press into the largest Canadian-owned publisher of fiction and non-fiction books for children.

Laurent Lapierre of Montreal, a renowned educator and holder of the Pierre Péladeau Leadership Chair at HEC Montreal.

Patrick LeSage of Toronto, former Ontario chief justice.

Karen Letofsky of Toronto, who established the pioneering Survivor Support Program, which counsels families of those who commit suicide.

Patricia Ann MacCuspie of Truro, N.S., wo established a curriculum for visually impaired children and designed programs to integrate blind children into mainstream schools.

John Mayberry of Burlington, Ont., who promoted environmentally sound initiatives while head of steelmaker Dofasco.

Patricia O'Connor of Yellowknife, N.W.T., the first nurse and only woman on Ontario's first team of flight paramedics who founded a medevac service for Canada's North.

Irene Pfeiffer of Okotoks, Alta., who steers several health organizations, including the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.

Kenneth Poyser of Edmonton, president of the Canadian Hemophilia Society, who established a research fund for the disease.

Derek Price of Montreal, chief executive of the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation.

Bruce Pullan of Delta, B.C., associate professor and director of choirs at the University of British Columbia.

Ray Rajotte of Edmonton, biomedical engineer and professor of surgery and medicine at the University of Alberta, dedicated to finding a cure for diabetes.

Hartley Richardson of Winnipeg, a patron of the arts and developer of the Leo Mol Sculpture Garden and Pavilion Gallery Museum in Assiniboine Park.

Bernard Savoie of Moncton, N.B., a family doctor and founder of Club Richelieu.

Michael Scott of Sooke, B.C., former president of PBB Global Logistics.

Douglas Smith of Gore Bay, Ont., founder of Manitoulin Transport.

Sister Margaret Vickers of Vancouver, a senior hospital administrator in N.B.

Anne Wieler of Ottawa, a former nurse who improved health care for aboriginal peoples in the North.

Wilfrid Wilkinson of Trenton, Ont., active volunteer and former president of Rotary International.

Richard Wright of St. Catharines, Ont., an award-winning author.

"mtbr" said
Walter Gretzky?....what did he do ?

"DrCaleb" said
Walter Gretzky?....what did he do ?

If his last name wasn't Gretzky I'm sure he would have went unnoticed .