Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty, announced 10 recipients of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit Friday. The government says the individuals will be invested at a ceremony held in their honour when public gatherings are able to resume. Mirasty offered his sincere congratulations to the newest recipients of Saskatchewan’s highest honour. He says the Order of Merit allows Saskatchewan to celebrate remarkable individuals and this year’s honourees whose excellence, generosity and vision have benefited so many people in our province.

This year’s recipients are:

• Gerald Grandey, Saskatoon
• Silvia Martini, Saskatoon
• Eloise Sitter, Saskatoon
• Dr. Gordon Asmundson, Regina
• Rigmor Clarke, Shell Lake
• Sally Elliott, Regina
• Dr. Donald Greve, Rosthern
• Dr Lorne Hepworth, Weyburn and London, Ontario
• Pamela Klein, Regina
• Dr. Walter Streelasky, Melville

241 individuals have previously received the Saskatchewan Order of Merit.