Portugal Cove-St.Philips, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Order of Canada
Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2017-05-11
Invested on: 2018-05-10
Joyce Churchill, C.M.
Portugal Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Joyce Churchill has been a nurse and dedicated advocate for the autism community for over 30 years. Founding member of the Autism Society of Newfoundland and Labrador and the mother of a son living with the condition, she successfully lobbied the provincial government to fund the provision of much-needed support services. She also played an instrumental role in the creation of the Elaine Dobbin Centre for Autism in St. John’s. Her extensive community engagement includes a four-year term as mayor of her hometown.