Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2018-05-11
Invested on: 2019-02-12
Rhéal Leroux, C.M., O.Ont.
Ottawa, Ontario
For more than 40 years, Rhéal Leroux has been striving to promote the bounty of his region. He is renowned for his commitment to the community and for his keen sense of creativity in organizing major events at the heart of the Nation’s Capital. Winterlude, the Franco-Ontarian Festival, the 1984 Papal Visit, and the fourth Francophonie Games bear his imprint. Known for his commitment to promoting and protecting French language and culture, he supported the creation of the Cité collégiale and the fight to save the Montfort Hospital from closing.