Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: June 22, 1981
• Invested on: October 21, 1981

Coming to Vancouver from his native Montreal as a young man, he excelled in various sports on the Pacific coast. When in 1939 an accident left him paralyzed, he turned to wheel-chair sports as both player and organizer. Over the years he has trained a host of disabled persons, giving them new vitality and hope.