Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: December 20, 1982
• Invested on: April 20, 1983

Founder and editor for 35 years of the Carillon newspaper in Hawkesbury, Ontario, founding member and outgoing president of the Association de la presse francophone hors-Québec. Through hard work and tremendous dedication, he has contributed significantly to the economic, social and cultural growth of his community and to the development of the French minority press at the provincial and national levels.