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Lazaridis, Znaimer, Starowicz appointed to Order of Ontario


TORONTO – The provincial government named 29 new people to the Order of Ontario today.

Among them from the media and telecom scene are Research In Motion co-founder Mike Lazaridis, Citytv co-founder Moses Znaimer and TV producer Mark Starowicz.

A black tie investiture ceremony will be held on Wednesday, December 20th at Queen’s Park in their honour.

The others are:

* Naomi Alboim of Toronto
* Ron Barbaro of Toronto
* Beatrice Levis of Toronto
* Harold Brathwaite of Mississauga* Nancy Lockhart of Toronto
* Boris Brott of Hamilton
* Ernest McCulloch of Toronto
* Donald Carr of Toronto
* Lillian McGregor of Toronto
* Brian Desbiens of Omemee
* Sher Ali Mirza of Thunder Bay
* Thomas Dignan of Thunder Bay
* Ratna Omidvar of Toronto
* Deborah Ellis of Simcoe
* Sandra Rotman of Toronto
* Hughes Eng of Toronto
* Brenda L. Gallie of Toronto
* Marlene Streit of Unionville
* Dorothy Griffiths of Welland
* Ronald W. Taylor of Toronto
* William A. Harshaw of Toronto
* James Till of Toronto
* John Honderich of Toronto
* John Walker Whiteside of Tecumseh
* Leon Katz of Ottawa
* Gisèle Lalonde of Vanier

For more on all of the appointees, click here.