Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: June 29, 1987
• Invested on: October 28, 1987

A former high school teacher with a long record of public service to his Yukon community, this resident of Porter Creek is a renowned painter of northern subjects, whose works hang in private and corporate collections as far away as New Zealand and Malaysia. He has received professional acclaim as an illustrator and story-teller of several books for both children and adults.