Meet the 12 Manitobans set to receive the Order of Manitoba

Twelve Manitobans to receive the 2025 Order of Manitoba

Twelve distinguished Manitobans have been named recipients of the 2025 Order of Manitoba, the province’s highest honour.

Meet the 12 Manitobans set to receive the Order of Manitoba

One of the engineers of Jordan’s Principle, an Emmy winner, and a pioneer in the study of hypothermia known affectionately as Professor Popsicle are among the newest Manitobans to be recognized with the province’s highest honour.

Emmy Award winner, philanthropists, scientists, advocates among Order of Manitoba recipients

Twelve Manitobans will receive the province's highest honour for a range of accomplishments, from advocacy work and acting to philanthropy, fundraising and the revitalization of Indigenous languages.

Twelve Manitobans named to Order of Manitoba

Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

Dr. Digvir S. Jayas will be invested into the Order of Manitoba

A distinguished professor emeritus in the Department of Biosystems Engineering at the University of Manitoba will be invested into the Order of Manitoba this summer. Dr. Digvir S. Jayas, an engineer and agrologist, has received multiple awards for his 30-year research and teaching career. He conducts research related to drying, handling and storing of grains and oilseeds and digital image processing for grading and processing operations in the Ag

12 people will soon receive the highest distinction in the province, including Maria Chaput, who was the first Franco-Manitoba woman to be appointed senator in the early 2000s. Maria Chaput was also involved in the Provincial Federation of Parent Committees movement, and later became general director of the Centre culturel franco-manitobain (CCFM) in 1985. The former senator was also chair of the Standing Committee on Official Languages in the S…