Thunder Bay Resident Receives Order of Ontario
One Thunder Bay resident joins the ranks of some of the Province of Ontario’s most elite and distinguished circle of people.
Fraser Dougall recently received the Order of Ontario at a recent ceremony held at Queen’s Park. The Order of Ontario is the highest possible honor given to a person who has made significant contributions to the fields of science, medicine, art, education, philanthropy, politics & law, and media. First started by Lt.-Gov. Lincoln Alexander in 1986, the Order has been awarded to candidates each year since then.
Past winners of the prestigious honor include golfer Mike Weir, former premier David Peterson, astronaut Roberta Bondar, and jazz musician Oscar Peterson.
Dougall’s win makes him the 8th person from the City of Thunder Bay to receive the honor. He commented that’s he didn’t expect to be nominated, much less to actually win the award.
Dougall started out as a technician for his father’s station, CKPR. After the untimely death of his father, he started a television station.
Although broadcasting took up most of his time, that didn’t stop Dougall from putting up the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium by raising funds and calling for support from the community.
He’s done more things for the community, but we’ll leave you to find out more about him.
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