From Hollywood...to RIDEAU HALL today.
Actor DAN AKROYD returned to his home country to receive one of his
highest honours -- He was made a member of the order of Canada.(OTTAWA)
AKROYD was cited for his work on stage, screen and television and
for his many fundraising efforts.
Among the other recipients, actor GORDON PINSENT, who was promoted with
in the order to become a companion.
And writer CAROL SHIELDS -- no stranger to RIDEAU HALL having won
a governor General's Literacy award --
Today she became an officer of the order. - CBD NEWS -