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 Lieutenant governor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the Isle of Man, the Lieutenant Governor was until 1980 the presiding officer of the Legislative Council and of Tynwald Court (the Legislative Council and the House of Keys in joint session), but both roles have been transferred to the President of Tynwald.
In Australia, the Lieutenant Governor is the subordinate of the Governor of a state.
The procedure for election of Lieutenant Governor varies from state to state with 24 states having the Governor and Lieutenant Governor elected as running mates on a joint ticket (for example in New York, Maryland and Kansas), while in 18 states, the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor run separately.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lieutenant_governor   (1715 words)

  
 Ontario Encyclopedia Article, Information, History and Biography @ NaturalResearch.org
Ontario is bounded on the north by Hudson Bay and James Bay, on the east by Quebec, on the west by Manitoba, and on the south by the American states of Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.
The British North America Act 1867 section 69 stipulated "There shall be a Legislature for Ontario consisting of the Lieutenant Governor and of One House, styled the Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
Ontario's right to Northwestern Ontario was determined by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in 1884 and confirmed by the Canada (Ontario Boundary) Act, 1889 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
www.naturalresearch.org /encyclopedia/Ontario   (3064 words)

  
 Ontario
The arms of Ontario were widely used on flags, for, as they composed part of the official composite badge of the country before Canadian arms were granted in 1921, they appeared on the Governor General's flag, the Canadian Blue and Red Ensigns, as well as the flag of Ontario's Lieutenant Governor.
Letter from Frank F. McEachren, Lt.Col, Senior ADC to the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, dated October 22, 1970, and addressed to Whitney Smith.
On April 14, 1965 a red ensign with the shield of the arms Ontario on the fly was adopted as the provincial flag by an act of the legislature.
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 Who Is The Lieutenant Governor Of Canada? in directory.co.uk
...lieutenant governor in Canada is a provincial representative of the Queen.
Lieutenant governors are appointed by the prime minister of Canada...
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia: The Honourable Myra A. Freeman
www.directory.co.uk /WHO_Is_the_Lieutenant_Governor_of_Canada?.htm   (194 words)

  
 Trent University - Press Release
The Honourable James K. Bartleman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, will be at Trent University& Symons campus November 7, 2002 as part of a panel discussion for the Native Studies Department’s annual lecture series, the Pine Tree Talks.
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario to visit Trent University
Bartleman became the province& 27th Lieutenant Governor in March of 2002.
www.trentu.ca /news/pressreleases/021104bartleman.html   (487 words)

  
 Ontario (Canada)
The Lieutenant Governor's Standard is a royal blue flag with the shield of the Arms of Ontario at its centre, circled with ten gold maple leaves.
At the request of the provincial government, the Standard of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario was the first in a series of new Vice-Regal standards approved by the Governor General, acting in the name of The Queen.
Above all of this is a Crown which symbolizes the role of the Lieutenant Governor as The Queen's representative in Ontario.
www.fotw.net /flags/ca-on.html   (584 words)

  
 Ontario Heritage Foundation - John Graves Simcoe — Ontario's First Lieutenant-Governor
The Ontario Heritage Foundation is an agency of the Ministry of Culture.
Provincial plaques commemorating Lieut.-General John Graves Simcoe 1751-1806 have been erected by the Ontario Heritage Foundation at the Legislature in Toronto, Wolford Chapel where Simcoe is buried, and the house in Exeter, Britain where Simcoe died.
Later, he served briefly as governor of St. Domingo (Haiti) and commander of the Western District in Britain.
www.heritagefdn.on.ca /userfiles/HTML/nts_1_2724_1.html   (1195 words)

  
 Cisco Systems Bluesfest - Ottawa Bluesfest
Toronto, Ontario ― The eighth annual Lieutenant Governor's Awards for the Arts (The Jackman-Bickell Awards) were awarded today to 17 arts organizations from throughout Ontario in a ceremony held at Queen's Park in Toronto.
Since its creation by the Honourable Henry N.R. Jackman in 1995 when he was Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the program has awarded $2,235,000 in 145 prizes to 81 different arts organizations throughout the province.
The Ontario Arts Council Foundation manages the endowment that funds the Lieutenant Governor.s Awards for the Arts and administers the selection process.
www.ottawa-bluesfest.ca /news/press_release-en.html?ID=9   (475 words)

  
 Ontario Arts Council - Ontario Arts Council Foundation Announces 1998 Winners Of The Lieutenant Governor's Awards For The Arts
At a reception held today at Queen’s Park, the Honourable Hilary M. Weston, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and the Honourable Henry N.R. Jackman, former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Chairman of the Ontario Arts Council, presented the recipients with awards of $10,000 and $25,000.
The Ontario Arts Council Foundation administers the endowment which funds the Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for the Arts.
Toronto, November 16, 1998 — The fourth annual Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for the Arts were presented today, recognizing 21 arts organizations from across Ontario for developing exceptional private sector and community support.
www.arts.on.ca /English/Ontario-Arts-Council-Foundation-Announces-1998-Winners-Of-The-Lieutenant-Governors-Awards-For-The-Arts.html   (338 words)

  
 OPA - Ontario Paramedic Association
At a ceremony on December 7th, the Honourable James Bartleman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, presented the Colours to Toronto EMS Chief Bruce Farr on behalf of the Governor General of Canada.
Today, I am pleased to join The Honourable James Bartleman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and the Queen’s personal representative in Ontario, other dignitaries and guests, to honour you and recognize the compassion and strength of character each of you demonstrate daily through your service to our City.
In her message to Toronto EMS, Her Excellency, The Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada said, "This is a particularly momentous occasion as it marks the first time an emergency medical service in Canada has been granted heraldic emblems.
www.ontarioparamedic.ca /communications/media_releases/TEMS_Colours.html   (887 words)

  
 Bartleman among fifteen people honoured for Lifetime Achivement
The lieutenant governor is a citizen of Mnjikaning First Nation, one of the 43 member communities served by the Union of Ontario Indians, host for today's National Aboriginal Day festivities.
James Karl Bartleman is the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and was installed on March 7, 2002.
Governor James K. Bartleman's name was included in the list of those announced as winners of the fourth annual Anishinabek Nation Lifetime Achievement Awards.
www.anishinabek.ca /uoi/laa_062102.htm   (651 words)

  
 Alexander, Lincoln MacCauley
In 1980 he left elected office to become chairman of the Ontario Workers' Compensation Board, a post he held until appointed lieutenant-governor of Ontario in 1985.
Alexander, Lincoln MacCauley, lawyer, parliamentarian, public servant, lieutenant-governor of Ontario (b at Toronto 21 Jan 1922).
Born of West Indian immigrant parents, Alexander grew up in an Ontario in which exceptional blacks could occasionally leap the barriers set by discrimination.
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 CBC News: First aboriginal sworn in as Ontario lieutenant-governor
OTTAWA- Former diplomat James Bartleman became Ontario's 27th lieutenant -governor Thursday.
Ontario Chief Justice Roy McMurtry, watched by Premier Mike Harris, administered the Oath of Allegiance to Bartleman in the legislative chamber.
Bartleman was born in 1939 in Orillia, Ont., to a Mnjikaning mother and a white father.
www.cbc.ca /cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2002/03/07/bartleman020307   (413 words)

  
 Harmony Movement: Harmony Banquet
James Bartleman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario reminded the audience," the events of September 2001 showed that racial intolerance can be a relatively thin veneer and we cannot afford to be complacent".
James Bartleman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, handed out the $1000 scholarships to each of the seven recipients in attendance.
Incidentally, the Lieutenant Governor was born and raised in the same small town as June Callwood, the village of Belle River and was proud to honour her as the 2003 Harmony Award recipient.
www.harmony.ca /banquet.php?option=banquet   (773 words)

  
 City of Kingston, Ontario, Canada - Press Release - Ontario's Lieutenant-Governor Is First Capital Guest
Lieutenant Governor Bartleman will be attended at the First Capital Luncheon by Kingston MPP John Gerretsen, Mayor Harvey Rosen and Member of Parliament and Speaker of the House of Commons Peter Milliken.
This year on June 15, Lieutenant Governor Bartleman will be joined by six cadet groups with up to 150 young military cadets from all over Eastern Ontario who will perform a military tattoo as a salute to Kingston as First Capital of a United Canada.
As part of the Lieutenant Governor's itinerary that day, he will also attend the popular First Capital Luncheon, a theatre styled event held annually at the Kingston Brewing Company.
www.cityofkingston.ca /cityhall/press/release.asp?mode=show&id=1477   (573 words)

  
 Lieutenant Governor's Medal of Distinction in Public Administration
Since 1990, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and the Ontario Regional Groups
Lieutenant Governor's Medal of Distinction in Public Administration.
Lieutenant Governor's Medal of Distinction in Public Administration
wx.toronto.ca /inter/it/newsrel.nsf/0/aac9b146fb7a94ce85256de5005756d7?OpenDocument   (427 words)

  
 - Ontario Lieutenant Governor -Native American Indian Tribes - Over 2,000 articles on native american indians, their culture & traditions.
The Province of Ontario in Canada has an aboriginal as its representative to the Queen of England.
This is an important appointment and a first for the province of Ontario.
James K. Bartleman was born to an aboriginal mother and a Canadian father of Irish and Scottish descent.
www.aaanativearts.com /article649.html   (319 words)

  
 Lieutenant Governor of Ontario visits KO First Nations via video from Balmertown :: K-Net News :: News for the North
The Lieutenant Governor is interested in connecting with as many First Nation communities as possible across Ontario.
James K. Bartleman, Ontario's 27th Lieutenant Governor visited Keewaytinook Okimakanak in Balmertown to learn about the Keewaytinook Internet High School and the KO Telehealth initiative.
There were several questions asked as students and staff discussed the Lieutenant Governor’s roles and responsibilities.
knews.knet.ca /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=782   (370 words)

  
 Canadian Monarchist News
August 20th, 1998 saw Her Honour, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, confer an unusual honour upon Dominion Officer Martin Green.
At a reception in the Vice-Regal Suite at Queen's Park, Her Honour presented Martin with his Commission in the presence of her staff, the Green family, Chief Aide de Camp Chief Supt. Ken Turriff and the Dominion Chairman of the Monarchist League of Canada.
Weston is the greater not only in view of Martin's youth (he is 19) but also that he is only the second civilian Honorary Aide-de-Camp whom Her Honour has appointed.
www.monarchist.ca /cmn/green.htm   (289 words)

  
 Legislative Assembly of Ontario. About the Assembly
The Lieutenant Governor, who is appointed by the Governor General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Canada and the Federal Cabinet, represents the Crown at the provincial level.
The Lieutenant Governor has responsibilities in Ontario's parliamentary tradition as well as playing an important role in many official community events.
Extensive information about the Lieutenant Governor and about his role in Ontario's public life is available at the Official Lieutenant Governor Web Site.
www.ontla.on.ca /Side_bar/about_the_assembly/out/lg.htm   (139 words)

  
 New Research Program in Depression Unveiled — Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Applauded as Patron...
Ottawa— The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Honourable James K. Bartleman, announced today that he will act as patron of the University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research (IMHR), located at the Royal Ottawa Hospital.
New Research Program in Depression Unveiled — Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Applauded as Patron...
This is a big day for our region when the Lieutenant Governor of the province, and a world leader in the field of depression, make a commitment to change the quality of people’s lives.”
www.rohcg.on.ca /roh-internet/webpage.cfm?site_id=1&org_id=1&morg_id=0&gsec_id=0&parent_item_id=0&item_id=1640   (466 words)

  
 Mount Allison University News and Events
He was a founding member of the Mayor’s Youth Action Committee, he planned and coordinated the visits of the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario and H.R.H. the Duke of Kent to Georgetown, and most recently, he organized a Golden Jubilee party for the children of his hometown.
Matthew was recently awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal, on nomination by the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario.
He is returning to his hometown to accompany the Mayor, Kathy Gastle, to a reception hosted by the Premier, where he will meet Her Majesty the Queen and H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh.
www.mta.ca /news/index.cgi?id=243   (383 words)

  
 LSN - Landmine Survivors Network - Bios
Hilary M. Weston served as the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1997 to 2002.
In 1998, she created the Lieutenant Governor's Community Volunteer Award to honour unsung heroes in community groups she visited and expanded the programme in 2000 to recognize a student in each Ontario secondary school.
As the representative of The Queen of Canada in Ontario, Mrs.
www.landminesurvivors.org /inside_bios_person.php?id=3   (362 words)

  
 Ontario principals to join Lieutenant Governor's literacy coalition : ArriveNet Press Releases : Business
TORONTO, Jan. 17 /CNW/ - Ontario's Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable James Bartleman, has called on members of the Ontario Principals' Council (OPC) to join him in a unique initiative aimed at twinning First Nations and provincially funded schools.
The Ontario Principals' Council is a voluntary professional association representing 5,000 principals and vice-principals in Ontario's public elementary and secondary schools.
"Ontario's public school principals and vice-principals are honoured to be a part of this unique and worthwhile venture," said Doug Acton, President of the Ontario Principals' Council.
press.arrivenet.com /business/article.php/561872.html   (396 words)

  
 wawatay.on.ca ::
The lieutenant-governor of Ontario was in Attawapiskat and Fort Albany this month when Canadian Rangers delivered the first of thousands of books donated to children in isolated northern communities.
To provide a quick solution, Bartleman asked people in southern Ontario on Jan. 12 to donate used books for the children of the North.
"They will be a great benefit our children." He also thanked Lt.-Gov. James Bartleman for noting the empty book shelves in schools during his visits to isolated communities in northern Ontario.
www.wawatay.on.ca /index.php?module=pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=1&pid=373   (354 words)

  
 Lieutenant Governors: Ontario
The Honourable James Karl Bartleman was sworn in as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario on 7 March 2002.
Henry N. Jackman, OC Mr Jackman was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in 1991 and became a Member of the Order of Canada the same year.
Upon his appointment in 1985, Mr Alexander was the first member of the black community to serve as a Lieutenant Governor in Canada.
www.heraldry.ca /misc/arms_lieutGovernor_ON.htm   (254 words)

  
 Sir William Pearce Howland - Canadian Confederation
In 1868 he was appointed lieutenant-governor of Ontario.
In that position he participated in the foundation of many provincial institutions, and also helped to raise a volunteer militia in 1870 in response to the actions of Louis Riel's provisional government at Red River.
Howland soon added imperial honours to this list of achievements, as he was appointed to the Privy Council and made a Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.
www.collectionscanada.ca /confederation/023001-2434-e.html   (492 words)

  
 The Honourable Pauline M. McGibbon
She will be remembered as a great and influential Ontarian, the first woman to serve as Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and first female representative of the Queen throughout the commonwealth.
After a lengthy career as a volunteer for many organizations, including serving as the National President of Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (1963-65), Pauline McGibbon was appointed the first female Lieutenant-Governor in 1974 by Pierre Elliot Trudeau, a position she held until 1980.
Born in Sarnia, Ontario on October 20, 1910, Pauline was the only child of Ethel Selina and Alfred William Mills, a textiles and general goods merchant.
www.archives.gov.on.ca /english/exhibits/mcgibbon/index.html   (532 words)

  
 Your Library - Lieutenant Governor of Ontario to speak at London Public Library
Series theme is Literature and Literacy and Lieutenant Governor Bartleman will speak to that topic and read from his own works, the 2003 Ontario Historical Society's Joseph Brant Award winning "Out of Muskoka", and "On Six Continents", published in 2004, and hismost recent, "Rollercoaster: my hectic years as Jean Chrétien's diplomatic advisor".
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario to speak at London Public Library
Your Library - Lieutenant Governor of Ontario to speak at London Public Library
www.londonpubliclibrary.ca /news/news.php?article_uid=515   (148 words)

  
 ONTARIO, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF ONTARIO, The Honourable James K Bartleman
The Lieutenant Governor is The Queen's representative in Ontario and is greatly involved in the constitutional and community life of the province.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF ONTARIO, The Honourable James K Bartleman
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