Val Werier

Valentine Werier, CM OM (June 29, 1917 – April 22, 2014) was a Canadian journalist for the Winnipeg Free Press and prior to its closing in August 1980, The Winnipeg Tribune. Werier was honoured with the Order of Manitoba in 2004^[1] and the Order of Canada. He was born in Winnipeg in 1917.^[2]

Val Werier
Born	(1917-06-29)June 29, 1917 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Died	April 22, 2014(2014-04-22) (aged 96) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Journalist
Employer(s)	Winnipeg Tribune Winnipeg Free Press
Known for	Environmental activism, newspaper columnist
Parents	Mischa Werier (father) Maria Werier (mother)

Werier died at the age of 96 on April 22, 2014.^[3]