The Honourable Arthur Maxwell House

  • Deceased
  • St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Order of Canada

  • Member of the Order of Canada

    • Awarded on: October 23, 1989
    • Invested on: April 18, 1990

    Newfoundland's first medical specialist in neurology, he is well known for his pioneering efforts in distance-education and telemedicine. He has been responsible for a variety of teleconference or telecommunications services, ranging from post-graduate medical training to community social programs, which are offered to an equally varied viewing audience comprised of offshore oil workers, parents of deaf children and even members of developing countries.

  • Officer of the Order of Canada

    • Awarded on: October 29, 2004
    • Invested on: June 10, 2005

    Throughout a lifetime of service, Max House has been a model of duty, leadership and outstanding achievement. He infused his role as Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland with grace, energy and inclusiveness and actively supported charitable and community groups such as the School Lunch Program and local literacy initiatives. In addition, he has remained a steadfast champion of telemedicine, speaking at numerous international conferences and sharing his expertise with organizations that use modern technology to support rural physicians and patients throughout the world. This is a promotion within the Order.