Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: June 24, 1985
• Invested on: October 30, 1985

Trapper, hunting guide, outdoorsman, municipal politician, school trustee, writer and raconteur extraordinaire he symbolizes the pioneering spirit of the North. For over seventy years the Old Man of the Woods has made outstanding contributions both to the trapping industry and to his community of Kearney, Ontario.