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Industrial Waste Control Program: Human Rights Council Of Manitoba

Winnipeg NHL Hockey Players Dept: It's a culture that stretches back almost 120 years in this province and has given Winnipeg NHL hockey players, Leo Mol sculptures, folklore, and an abundance of comfort food and he was born in Hong Kong in 1944, and came to Canada in 1962 to attend the University of Manitoba. He became a research chemist, working with the city's water department until 2005 when he retired as the branch head chemist for the city's Industrial Waste Control Program. He helped organize the Chinese community's first Folklorama pavilion and later was vice-president of the Folk Arts Council of Winnipeg. He was appointed a member of the Human Rights Council of Manitoba. He pushed for the construction of the Dynasty Building, Chinese Gate and Garden, and the Mandarin Building. He has been honoured with the city's Community Service Award, the commemorative medal for the 125th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, the Order of Canada, the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, the Order of Manitoba, and an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from the University of Manitoba. He became the province's 24th Lieutenant Governor in 2009. He has said he took his non-Chinese first name after seeing a photograph of Queen Elizabeth and her husband Philip. Ukraine edition (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.