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guideupdate.htm Unemployed during the Depression years he took a course in general agriculture at Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph, and he acquired and ran a farm until 1948. In 1984 he was awarded an Honorary LL.D. from McGill University.   Heavily documented is Conrad Harrington’s involvement at McGill University as a member on the Board of Governors (1963-1975), with the Alma Mater Fund and with the McGill Fund Council. www.archives.mcgill.ca /resources/guide/update/guideupdate.htm   (8054 words)

Siemens: Canadian Literary Awards and Prizes, from The Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada Launched by the Canadian Authors Association and administered by the CAA until 1971, the awards were at first non-monetary prizes; the prestige of the prizes was complemented by a small cash award of $250 in 1951, to be increased in 1966 to $2,500, in 1975 to $5,000, and in 1989 to $10,000. Alden Nowlan Award (for excellence in English-language literary arts): 1999 Nancy Bauer; 1998 Robert gibbs; 1995 Fred cogswell; 1993 David Adams richards; 1991 Clara Kathleen (Kay) smith; 1984 Alfred G. bailey. First awarded in 1976, and suspended as of 1995, this prize ($3,000 and a 4-week author's tour of the other country) is intended to familiarize the reading audience of each sponsoring country with the writers of the other. www.mala.bc.ca /~soules/english/awards.htm   (8100 words)

Wikinfo 1984 in literature See 1984 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. See also: 1983 in literature, other events of 1984, 1985 in literature, list of years in literature. Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available. www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=1984_in_literature   (8100 words)

1984 in literature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia See 1984 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. See also: 1983 in literature, other events of 1984, 1985 in literature, list of years in literature. Of Mice and Men, the novel by John Steinbeck, was removed from Tennessee public schools when the School Board Chair promised to remove all "filthy books" from public school curricula and libraries. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1984_in_literature   (211 words)

1984 in literature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia See 1984 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. See also: 1983 in literature, other events of 1984, 1985 in literature, list of years in literature. Newbery Medal for children's literature: Beverly Cleary, Dear Mr. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1984_in_literature   (211 words)

1984 in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia See 1984 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. August 12 - At the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles Canada has its best performance ever, mostly due to the boycott of the games by the Eastern Bloc countries. See also: 1983 in Canada, other events of 1984, 1985 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1984_in_Canada   (444 words)

1984 in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia See 1984 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. See also: 1983 in Canada, other events of 1984, 1985 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. August 12 - At the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles Canada has its best performance ever, mostly due to the boycott of the games by the Eastern Bloc countries. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1984_in_Canada   (444 words)

Definition of 1984 in Canada See 1984 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. other events of 1984, 1985 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. The list of authors can be found here. www.wordiq.com /definition/1984_in_Canada   (444 words)

Encyclopedia: 1984 in Canada See 1984 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. August 12 - At the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles Canada has its best performance ever, mostly due to the boycott of the games by the Eastern Bloc countries. September 4 - 1984 Canadian election Turner's Liberals are routed as Brian Mulroney wins the largest majority in Canadian history. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1984-in-Canada   (444 words)

Wikinfo 1983 in literature See 1983 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. See also: 1982 in literature, other events of 1983, 1984 in literature, list of years in literature. In 2001, the book would be named as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library. www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=1983_in_literature   (444 words)

!!! - 1995 Rugby Union World Cup 1982 Governor General's Awards - 1984-85 American network television schedule 1991 in South Africa - 1992 Winter Olympics medal count 1985 Golden Raspberry Awards - 1987-88 NHL season omniknow.com /common/midlists.php?in=en&id=000   (444 words)

1985 in literature - Enpsychlopedia See 1985 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. See also: 1984 in literature, other events of 1985, 1986 in literature, list of years in literature. Newbery Medal for children's literature : Robin McKinley, The Hero and the Crown www.grohol.com /psypsych/1985_in_literature   (444 words)

Oscar Emmanuel Peterson Biography In 1984 Peterson was invested as a companion of the Order of Canada, an honor conferred by the governor general in recognition of outstanding achievement. Peterson worked on a series of 15 albulms and won seven Grammy awards from 1974-1991. Peterson has collaborated with Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Zoot Sims, Ella Fitzgerald and Stan Gets. www-music.duke.edu /jazz_archive/artists/peterson.oscar/02/jazz_bio.html   (444 words)

Rideau Hall Dooney's Cafe a news service The room we stayed in is one of a half-dozen guest rooms at Rideau Hall, the Jeanne Sauvé Room, named after the former Trudeau-era Liberal cabinet minister, House Speaker and, between 1984 and 1990, Governor General.  Earlier this year, my wife Leanna and I were invited to Ottawa to attend an awards banquet for journalists at Rideau Hall, which is the Governor-General’s mansion. In addition, any visitor who arrives at Rideau Hall believing that the current Governor General is a spendthrift leaves with their ears pinned back: this is a tightly run ship. www.dooneyscafe.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=378&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0   (444 words)

Moriyama, Raymond He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1985 and has also won Governor General's Awards for Architecture. The Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library (1977) (winner of a Governor General's Medal for Architecture), the Scarborough Civic Centre (1973), and Sudbury's Science North (1984), also the winner of a Governor General's Medal, are among these major projects. Moriyama is the recipient of numerous honours including honorary degrees from 8 Canadian universities, a Confederation of Canada Medal, and a Life Time Achievement Award from the Art Foundation of Greater Toronto. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0005446   (444 words)

1983 in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia See 1983 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. December 23 - Jeanne Sauvé is appointed Canada's first female Governor General See also: 1982 in Canada, other events of 1983, 1984 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1983_in_Canada   (375 words)

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index He won the Governor General's Award for his first book, Man Descending (1982), a short story collection which later won the Faber Prize in Britain. In 1982 he won the Governor-General's Award for his first book, a collection of short stories entitled Man Descending. The Last Crossing is a long-time national bestseller and winner of the Saskatoon Book Award, the Saskatchewan Book Awards for Fiction and for Book of the Year, and the Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Award for Fiction Book of the Year was short listed for The Giller Prize and the prestigious International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. www.geocities.com /mmphotoalbum/I-Had-A-Job-Once.html   (404 words)

1985 in Canada - Definition, explanation See 1985 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. See also: 1984 in Canada, other events of 1985, 1986 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. September 20 - Lincoln Alexander becomes the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, the first Black person to hold a vice regal position in Canadian history www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/1/19/1985_in_canada.php   (404 words)

FORWARD : Arts & Letters Cohen's previous novel, "Elizabeth and After" (Knopf, 1999), won a Governor General's Award, but of all of his novels it is "The Spanish Doctor" (M and S, 1984), set in medieval Spain, that deals most identifiably with Jewish themes. The awards committee also honored the memory of the late novelist Matt Cohen, whose posthumously published "Typing: A Life in 26 Keys" (Random House, 2000) won a prize for autobiography. This year, in place of the usual fiction prize, the awards committee bestowed a first-novel prize to Toronto author Michael Kaufman for "The Possibility of Dreaming on a Night Without Stars" (Viking). www.forward.com /issues/2001/01.07.13/arts2.html   (1102 words)

!!! - 1995 Rugby Union World Cup 1982 Governor General's Awards - 1984-85 American network television schedule 1985 Golden Raspberry Awards - 1987-88 NHL season 1980 Italian Grand Prix - 1982 Golden Raspberry Awards omniknow.com /common/midlists.php?in=en&id=000   (401 words)

1983 in Canada - InfoSearchPoint.com See 1983 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. See also: 1982 in Canada, other events of 1983, 1984 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. Canada agrees to allow testing of American cruise missiles in the west www.infosearchpoint.com /display/1983_in_Canada   (401 words)

Science and Industrialist On November 12, 1984, the Science Museum of Virginia and the Governor of the commonwealth of Virginia jointly announced the Virginia Outstanding Scientist and Virginia Outstanding Industrialist awards program. In addition to the annual awards presented to an outstanding scientist and industrialist, an individual may be honored for a lifetime of achievement. He has made fundamental contributions to understanding the structure of the nucleus from the general principles of quantum mechanics and special relativity. www.smv.org /prog/scindust.html   (401 words)

Walker, George F. Walker's work has been performed all over the world and honoured with many awards, including two GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARDS for Drama, for Criminals in Love and for Nothing Sacred, his adaptation of Turgenev's Fathers and Sons. In 1984 Walker's style shifted with Criminals in Love, the first of his East End Plays, which are set in the east-end, working-class neighbourhood of Toronto where he grew up, and include Better Living, Beautiful City, Escape from Happiness, Love and Anger and Tough! Walker's career began in the early 1970s when, while driving a taxi in Toronto, he noticed a poster soliciting original scripts for the newly founded FACTORY THEATRE. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009707   (303 words)

1983 in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia See 1983 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. See also: 1982 in Canada, other events of 1983, 1984 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Books in Canada First Novel Award: W.P. Kinsella, Shoeless Joe en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1983_in_Canada   (303 words)

International Readings at Harbourfront Brossard is the recipient of numerous awards, including two Governor General’s Awards (1974 and 1984), the Harbourfront Festival Prize (1991) and Quebec’s Prix Athanase-David (1991). The intricate beauty of her language, translated masterfully by Patricia Claxton, takes us places we’ve never been. www.readings.org /bios/brossard_n.htm   (303 words)

1985 in literature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia See 1985 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. See also: 1984 in literature, other events of 1985, 1986 in literature, list of years in literature. Newbery Medal for children's literature: Robin McKinley, The Hero and the Crown en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1985_in_literature   (152 words)

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