Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, and B.C. Premier John Horgan at the investiture ceremony at Government House in Victoria, B.C. on March 3, 2022. (Province of B.C./ YouTube - image credit)
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and singer Michael Bublé were among 31 people bestowed with the Order of British Columbia in Victoria on Thursday night.
The ceremony included people appointed to the order, one of the province's highest highest honours, in 2020 and 2021.
Bublé, who attended the ceremony remotely, was honoured for his success in the music industry and his charitable work in B.C. and internationally.
Henry was recognized for her work as the province's top doctor during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other inductees include Tŝilhqot'in Nation chair Nits'ilʔin (Chief) Joe Alphonse, artist Joe Average, former B.C. finance minister Carole Taylor — who was named an officer of the Order of Canada in 2001 — and real estate developer Ryan Beedie.
B.C. Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin thanked the inductees for helping make the province a "more just, caring, and inclusive society."
She said the investiture was the first major event in the Government House in two years.
Here is a full list of recipients:
Chief Joe Alphonse of 150 Mile House.
The late Shashi Assanand of Richmond.
Joe Average, MGC, of Vancouver.
Brenda Baptiste of Osoyoos.
Ryan Beedie of West Vancouver.
Frances Belzberg, OC, of Vancouver.
Dr. Gary Birch, OC, of Vancouver.
Dr. Debra Braithwaite of Victoria.
Michael Bublé of Burnaby.
Shirley Chan of Vancouver.
Neil Cook, MGC, of Cranbrook.
Jane Coop, CM, of Vancouver.
Ajay Dilawri of Vancouver.
Debra Doucette of North Vancouver.
Paul George of Gibsons.
Rusty Goepel of Vancouver.
Dr. Bonnie Henry of Victoria.
John Horton of Delta.
Dr. Mel Krajden of Vancouver.
Carol A. Lee of Vancouver.
Dr. James McEwen of Vancouver.
Brian Minter of Chilliwack.
Dr. Janet Nadine Mort of Central Saanich.
Prof. Andrew Petter of Victoria.
Tracy Porteous of Victoria.
Dr. Dolph Schluter of Vancouver.
Arran and Ratana Stephens of Vancouver.
Marvin Storrow of Vancouver.
Carole Taylor of Vancouver.
Ruth Williams of Kamloops.