Order of Hamilton

The Order of Hamilton is the most prestigious municipal order awarded to residents of the city of Hamilton. Instituted in 2019, the order is administered by the incumbent mayor of Hamilton for "significant volunteer achievements" in service to the city or communities therein.^[2]

Order of Hamilton
Awarded by the mayor of Hamilton
Type	Municipal order
Established	April 10, 2019
Eligibility	Residents of the city at the time of the awarding of the order
Awarded for	Demonstrations of "exceptional voluntary contribution to community building and/or service in Hamilton"[1]
Status	Currently constituted
Mayor	Andrea Horwath
Post-nominals	O.H.
Website	www.hamilton.ca/city-awards/order-hamilton/
Statistics
First induction	January 5, 2020
Total inductees	30 (as of January 2022[update])

History

The order was announced on April 10, 2019, by then-mayor Fred Eisenberger,^[3] and the first orders were awarded on January 5, 2020, at the Mayor's New Year's Levee.^[4] The city created the order as a way to award "[t]he unsung heroes of our communities [who] are the endless volunteers".^[5]

Similar awards from other cities in Ontario include the Order of Vaughan,^[6] and the Order of Ottawa,^[7][8] and the Order of Montreal is awarded in the Province of Quebec.^[9][10]

Recipients

Recipients are awarded the order annually at the Mayor's New Year's Levee.^[11]

2019 Kathy Cooper Dave Glover Kenneth Hall Dr. Joan Heels Nancy Hewer Latisha Laing Nina Maljar Robin McKee Evelyn Myrie Dr. Anne Pearson

2020[12] Rabia Saleem Awan Jim Cimba Dr. Margaret Denton Brenda Duke Mary Elop Anthony Frisina George Geczy Dr. Nadia Eva Rosa Raven Van Bommel Robert J. Wilkins

2021[13] Randy and Susan Bassett Margaret Bennett Zaigham Shafiq Butt Ward Campbell Dr. Zobia Jawed Alex Moroz Nicholas Scime Edmund Shaker Mark Wu Rob Young

2022[14][15][16] Bill Custers Mike Moore Karen Nelson Dr. Steven Zizzo Cathy Ferreira and Sidney Stacey Patricia Smith Jan Lukas

See also

• Order of Montreal
• Order of Ottawa