Vimy Award
Encyclopedia
The Vimy Award is an award presented by the Conference of Defence Associations Institute to the “Canadian who has made a significant and outstanding contribution to the defence and security of (Canada
) and the preservation of (its) democratic values". The award has been presented annually since 1991. The 2010 award will be presented November 2010 at an award dinner to be held at the Canadian War Museum
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Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
) and the preservation of (its) democratic values". The award has been presented annually since 1991. The 2010 award will be presented November 2010 at an award dinner to be held at the Canadian War Museum
Canadian War Museum
The Canadian War Museum is Canada’s national museum of military history. Located in Ottawa, Ontario, the museum covers all facets of Canada’s military past, from the first recorded instances of death by armed violence in Canadian history several thousand years ago to the country’s most recent...
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Past winners
Past recipients of the Vimy Award are:- 1991 Joe ClarkJoe ClarkCharles Joseph "Joe" Clark, is a Canadian statesman, businessman, and university professor, and former journalist and politician...
, Right Honourable - 1992 John de ChastelainJohn de ChastelainAlfred John Gardyne Drummond de Chastelain is a retired Canadian soldier and diplomat.De Chastelain was born in Romania and educated in England and in Scotland before his family immigrated to Canada in 1954...
, General - 1993 Lewis MacKenzieLewis MacKenzieMajor-General Lewis Wharton MacKenzie, UE, CM, CMM, MSC, O.Ont, CD is a retired Canadian general, author and media commentator. MacKenzie is most famous for establishing and commanding Sector Sarajevo as part of the United Nations Protection Force UNPROFOR in Yugoslavia in 1992...
, Major-General - 1994 William HowardWilliam Howard-United Kingdom:* William Howard , nobleman whose descendants become Sir John, 1st Duke of Norfolk from the Howard Family* William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham -United Kingdom:* William Howard (judge) (d. 1308), nobleman whose descendants become Sir John, 1st Duke of Norfolk from the...
, Major-General - 1995 Roméo DallaireRoméo DallaireLieutenant-General Roméo Antonius Dallaire, is a Canadian senator, humanitarian, author and retired general...
, Major-général - 1996 Jack GranatsteinJack GranatsteinJack Lawrence Granatstein, OC, FRSC is a Canadian historian who specializes in political and military history.-Education:Born in Toronto, Ontario, Granatstein received a graduation diploma from Le College militaire royal de Saint-Jean in 1959, his BA from the Royal Military College of Canada in...
, Doctor - 1997 Brian DicksonBrian DicksonRobert George Brian Dickson, , commonly known as Brian Dickson, was appointed Chief Justice of Canada on April 18, 1984. He retired on June 30, 1990 and died October 17, 1998.-Career:...
, Right Honourable - 1998 Larry MurrayLarry MurrayVice Admiral Larry E. Murray, CMM, CD is a Canadian retired civil servant, retired Vice Admiral and former acting Chief of the Defence Staff.-Military career:...
, Vice-Admiral - 1999 Charles H. BelzileCharles H. BelzileLieutenant-General Charles H. Belzile, CM, CMM, CD was a Canadian soldier and a former head of the Canadian Army. He is an honorary member of the Royal Military College of Canada student #H22547.-Education:...
, Lieutenant-général - 2000 Barnett Danson, Honourable
- 2001 Leonard BirchallLeonard BirchallAir Commodore Leonard Joseph Birchall, CM, OBE, DFC, O.Ont, CD , "The Saviour of Ceylon", was a Royal Canadian Air Force officer who warned of a Japanese attack on the island of Ceylon during the Second World War....
, Air Commodore - 2002 John Allen FraserJohn Allen FraserJohn Allen Fraser, PC, OC, OBC, CD, QC is a retired Canadian parliamentarian and former Speaker of the House of Commons....
, Colonel, the Honourable - 2003 Paul David MansonPaul David MansonPaul David Manson, OC, CMM, CD is a retired Canadian general, fighter pilot, and businessman.-Education:He graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario in 1956, student # 3528....
, General - 2004 David BercusonDavid BercusonDavid Jay Bercuson, OC, FRSC is a Canadian labour, military, and political historian.Born in Montreal, he attended Sir George Williams University and graduated from there in 1965 with a BA in History and was awarded the Lieutenant-Governor's Silver Medal for the highest standing in history...
, Doctor - 2005 Gordon Hamilton Southam
- 2006 David FraserDavid Fraser (Canadian)David Fraser is a major-general of the Canadian Forces. He was the commander of the Multinational Brigade for Regional Command South in Afghanistan's southern provinces in 2006...
, Brigadier-General - 2007 Ray HenaultRay HenaultGeneral Raymond Roland Joseph Henault, CMM, MSC, CD is a retired Canadian Air Force officer. He was the Chief of the Defence Staff of Canada from June 28, 2001...
, General - 2008 Rick HillierRick HillierGeneral Rick Hillier, CMM, MSC, CD , is the former Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces. He held this appointment from February 4, 2005 to July 1, 2008. He retired on July 1, 2008, and was replaced by former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff Walter Natynczyk...
, General - 2009 William Kenneth MacDonald, Warrant Officer
- 2010 Adrienne ClarksonAdrienne ClarksonAdrienne Louise Clarkson is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation....