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Mrs. Jennifer Mary Shay

  • Deceased

    • E. Yorks, United Kingdom

  • Deceased

    • E. Yorks, United Kingdom

    Order of Canada

    • Member of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 1988-11-17
      Invested on: 1989-04-12
      An internationally respected field scientist and wet-lands expert, she was instrumental in the development of Manitoba's Delta Marsh from a run-down collection of sheds, barns and dilapidated cottages into one of the foremost research and teaching stations in Canada. She is deeply committed to the preservation of lands which will maintain our ecological heritage for enjoyment and research, to environmental education and the maintenance of a quality urban, rural and wilderness environment.

    • Officer of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 2000-11-15
      Invested on: 2001-05-31
      An ecologist of national and international distinction, she is committed to the protection and maintenance of our world ecosystem. Professor Emerita of Botany in the Faculty of Science at the University of Manitoba, she also contributed to the design of the University's graduate program in Landscape Architecture. Appointed to many national advisory committees, she has been honoured for her contributions to environmental policy, for her ongoing research and for her efforts to improve our understanding of ecological and environmental issues.