The following is being distributed at the request of Her Honour, the Honourable Judy M. Foote P.C., O.N.L, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador

A physically distanced ceremony was held today on the grounds of Government House by the Honourable Judy M. Foote, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador to invest Elaine Dobbin into the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Ms. Dobbin was unavailable when the 13th investiture ceremony took place, January 29, 2020 at Government House during which Jim Burton, Helen Murphy, Myles Murphy, Susan Rose, Gordon Slade, and Bruce Templeton were invested.

Mr. Robert Lyall was also unavailable to attend and was invested at a ceremony held at the Long Term Care Home in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on March 7, 2020.

The recipients are honoured for their decades of work in ‘a field of endeavour benefiting in an outstanding manner Newfoundland and Labrador and its residents.’

The nomination of individuals to receive the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador is made by members of the public. The Order of Newfoundland and Labrador Advisory Council chooses who will be invested into the Order from those nominated.

Each recipient of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador is presented with a medal bearing the shield of Newfoundland and Labrador surmounted by the Crown. The shield and crown are surrounded by a stylized pitcher plant – Newfoundland and Labrador’s floral emblem – with petals crafted with the provincial mineral Labradorite, making each medal unique. Members receive a certificate signed by the Lieutenant Governor, who is Chancellor of the Order, sealed with the Seal of the Order, as well as a miniature medal and a lapel pin. Members of the Order are entitled to employ O.N.L. as a post-nominal.

With Ms. Dobbin’s investiture, there are now 118 members of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador since it was first bestowed in 2004. The Order of Newfoundland and Labrador was first approved by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II in 2003, and it is the province’s highest honour and part of the official honours system of Canada. More information on the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador can be found at www.gov.nl.ca/onl. Nominations for 2021 are open and will be accepted until September 30, 2020.

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