• Awarded on: November 24, 2004

Howard W. E. Baugh, Kanata, Ontario
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award


Howard Baugh has been involved in charitable work for over 65years. He has volunteered at children's camps and at the Montreal Children's Hospital. In the 1970s, he taped textbooks on cassettes for visually impaired university students and encouraged others to do the same. A member of the Masonic Order since 1959, he remains active in programs for seniors who are housebound or hospitalized. A former president of the Telephone Pioneers of America, he helped this industry-related community service organization raise millions of dollars for charity. Many Canadians have benefited from Mr. Baugh's leadership, kindness and thoughtfulness.