Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean names 77 to the Order of Canada
OTTAWA (CP) - Fiddler Natalie MacMaster, retired Maj.-Gen. Lewis MacKenzie, former newspaper columnist Michele Landsberg and sociologist Reginald Bibby are among 77 people named to the Order of Canada.
Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean, named 25 officers and 52 members to the order Monday.
Recipients will accept their insignia at a later ceremony, Jean said in a statement.
The Order of Canada was established in 1967 to recognize outstanding achievement and service in various fields of endeavour. It is Canada's highest honour for lifetime achievement and has three different levels of membership: Companion, Officer and Member.
Named Officers:
Frederick Andermann, Hampstead, Que., health care;
A. Charles Baillie, Toronto, industry-commerce-business;
H. Douglas Barber, Dundas, Ont., industry-commerce-business; Reginald W. Bibby, Lethbridge, Alta., social sciences; Edward Burtynsky, Toronto, arts-visual.
George D.B. Butterfield, Toronto, industry-commerce-business; William (Bill) Comrie, Edmonton, industry-commerce-business; Janet M. Davidson, Vancouver, voluntary service; Bernard M. Dickens, Toronto, law; David Dolphin, Vancouver, science.
B. Brett Finlay, Richmond, B.C., science; Constance R. Glube, Halifax, law; Norman Horrocks, Dartmouth, N.S., heritage; Julius Isaac, Victoria, law; Chantal Juillet, Pointe-Claire, Que., arts-music.
Michele Landsberg, Toronto, communications; William L. Marshall, Inverary, Ont., social sciences; C. David Naylor, Toronto, health care and education; John W. (Jack) Poole, Vancouver, industry-commerce-business; D. Gregory Powell, Calgary, health care.
Vithal Rajan, Hyderabad, India and Montreal, voluntary service; Mary V. Seeman, Toronto, health care; Denis Stairs, Halifax, education; Endel Tulving, Toronto, health care;
Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Iqaluit, Nunavut, social service.
Named Members:
Margaret-Ann Armour, Edmonton, science; Ralph MacKenzie Barford, North York, industry-commerce-business; Gerald K. Barr, Toronto, labour relations; Frederick P. Blackstein, Pembroke, Ont., voluntary service; Esther Braden, Yellowknife, voluntary service.
M. Suzanne Bradshaw, Toronto, arts-music; Susan Butler, Miramichi, N.B., voluntary service; David M. Campbell, Toronto, philanthropy; Brian A. Canfield, Vancouver, industry-commerce-business; Frederick T. Cenaiko, Wakaw, Sask., health care.
Pierre Daloze, Mont St-Hilaire, Que., health care; John Herbert Dirks, Toronto, education;
Clifford H.C. Edwards, Winnipeg, education; Anne Fanning, Edmonton, health care; Bernard Finkelstein, Toronto, arts-music.
Jean-Robert Gauthier, Ottawa, public service; Serge Godin, Montreal, industry-commerce-business; Claude Gosselin, Montreal, arts-visual;
M.A. Grete Hale, Ottawa, voluntary service; Linda Haynes, Toronto, philanthropy.
James Deverell Horsman, Medicine Hat, Alta., public service; James B. Hunter, Sherwood Park, Alta., voluntary service; Rev. Sister Estelle Lacoursiere, Trois-Rivieres, Que., education; Zaheer M. Lakhani, Edmonton, voluntary service; Aldea Landry, Moncton, N.B., industry-commerce-business.
Ann C. Macaulay, Montreal, health care; George F. MacDonald, Cantley, Que., heritage;
Maj.-Gen. (Ret'd) Lewis W. MacKenzie, Bracebridge, Ont., protective service; Natalie MacMaster, Lakefield, Ont., and Troy, N.S., arts-music; Lalita Malhotra, Prince Albert, Sask., health care.
Donald Meeks, Toronto, education; Roy A. Miki, Vancouver, voluntary service and arts-writing; John Neville, Toronto, arts-stage; Cornelius Nutarak, Pond Inlet, Nunavut., heritage; Ron O'Donovan, Winnipeg, voluntary service.
Dennis G. Osmond, Manotick, Ont., health care; Walter Ostrom, Indian Harbour, N.S., arts-visual; Elizabeth Pacey, Halifax, heritage; John (Jack) Pelech, Hamilton, sports; John A. Rae, Montreal, voluntary service; John D. Redfern, Beaconsfield, Que., industry-commerce-business.
Fiona Reid, Toronto, arts-stage; Robert Schad, Woodbridge, Ont., industry-commerce-business; David P. Silcox, Toronto, arts-visual; Janice Gross Stein, Toronto, education; Harvey V. Thommasen, Masset, B.C., health care.
Otto Tucker, St. John's, NL., heritage; Denise Verreault, Les Mechins, Que., industry-commerce-business; Roy H. Vickers, Hazelton, B.C., arts-visual; Sheila Weatherill, Edmonton, health care; Norman J. Whitney, Fredericton, N.B., education; Stanley H. Zlotkin, Toronto, health care.
Space, the final frontier for "Star Trek's" Scotty
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The remains of actor James Doohan, who played the starship Enterprise's chief engineer "Scotty" on "Star Trek," will be blasted into space in October, the company organizing the flight said on Monday.
The actor who inspired the catchphrase "Beam me up, Scotty" -- even though it was never actually uttered on the show -- died a year ago at the age of 85.
On the program, when Capt. James Kirk ventured off the spaceship Enterprise and faced peril, he would demand Scotty "beam" him back up to the safety of the ship.
Houston-based commercial company Space Services originally planned to blast Doohan's remains into space last year but the flight was delayed to allow more tests on the rocket.
Space Services spokeswoman Susan Schonfeld said the new launch date was set for October. Doohan's ashes will be blasted up along with the remains of around 100 other people, including astronaut Gordon Cooper, who first went to space in 1963.
After a short flight the rocket will return to earth with the capsules holding the remains. A second flight in December or January will send a capsule containing Doohan's remains into orbit where it will remain for several years, Schonfeld said.
"Whatever goes up must come down," Schonfeld said, adding that the capsule would eventually drop out of orbit and burn up in the earth's atmosphere.
To mark the flight to his final frontier, Doohan's family will hold a service for fans on the day of the launch to pay tribute to him, and Schonfeld said thousands were expected to turn up, many in costumes from "Star Trek."
"Fan clubs from all over the world, including as far away as Africa, they're ready," Schonfeld said.
The company previously blasted the remains of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry into space in 1997.
Tarantino hires Russell for slasher film
SAN DIEGO (Hollywood Reporter) - Kurt Russell will star as Stunt Man Mike in Quentin Tarantino's upcoming slasher film "Death Proof," the writer-director said.
"Death Proof" is Tarantino's half of the "Grindhouse" double feature he is shooting with Robert Rodriguez for Dimension Films.
"I've always wanted to work with Kurt Russell," Tarantino said Saturday at the annual Comic-Con International convention in San Diego. "One of the things that was so great about his John Carpenter movies is the fact that there are a lot of serious actors who wouldn't do them. There's a playfulness about him going that way. Snake Plissken (in Carpenter's 'Escape From New York') is one of the most iconic characters in the last 20 years. I think Stunt Man Mike is one of the best characters I've ever written."
Mickey Rourke was originally envisaged for the role.
Tarantino plans to start production on "Death Proof" in four weeks.
Rodriguez showed footage from "Planet Terror," his half of the "Grindhouse" feature, which he hopes to finish filming in Austin in a few days. The purposefully scratched digital footage, featuring Rose McGowan wearing a machine gun leg, earned a standing ovation from the 6,500 fans on hand.
"You guys are really special, you come down here, stand in line, and it's so hot down here," Rodriguez said, "that we wanted to show you something special."
In addition to Russell and McGowan, Tarantino's half of "Grindhouse" also will star Zoe Bell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Marley Shelton, Tracie Thoms and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Rodriguez's half of the double-featured film will include Freddy Rodriguez, McGowan, Josh Brolin, Naveen Andrews, Shelton, Michael Biehn, Stacy Ferguson, Jeff Fahey and Michael Parks.
The film is scheduled to be released April 6.
Tarantino also elaborated on his long-rumored pet project in downtown Los Angeles: "I've got the rights to one of the last Chinese-language movie theaters: the Tsing Lee," he said. "I plan on showing Chinese-language films there."
Tarantino also plans to make one "Kill Bill" anime feature prequel about Bill, as well as another about the Bride.