Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 13, 2004
• Invested on: March 11, 2005

Recognized by his peers for his entrepreneurial success, Kenneth Rowe has also given unstinting support to the wider community. In 1967, he founded a company that has evolved, through his leadership and vision, into the largest privately owned international conglomerate in Nova Scotia -- the I.M.P. Group International Inc. Equally committed to his community, he has chaired the Halifax Board of Trade and Board of Police Commissioners, as well as the Nova Scotia Hospital Foundation. He has also been a generous benefactor to a number of organizations, including Pier 21, the IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University.