A well known 86 year old Labradorian, Robert (Bob) Lyall of Happy Valley- Goose Bay was made a member of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador on Friday, March 6th.
Lieutenant Governor of NL, Judy Foote and Premier Dwight Ball were in attendance for the ceremony in HV-GB’s Long Term Care Home.
Lyall has been involved in many projects in the community, including the Founder and First President of the Labrador Friendship Centre.
The Friendship Centre was named after Lyall in 1992, and offers a hostel, seniors transportation, a facility for training and education and a community Food Bank.
Lyall was also involved with OKalaKatiget Society, the Labrador Inuit Association, Labrador Legal Services, Lions Club, the Moravian Church, Melville Native Association, and the Labrador Correctional Centre.
He is also a life time honorary member of the National Association of Friendship Centres and a recipient of the Queen’s Jubilee in 2002 and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2013.
“Robert (Bob) Lyall has spent decades working to make Labrador a better place and strengthening services for Indigenous People in the Province” , said a release from the office of Judy Foote, Lieutenant Governor of NL.
The Order of Newfoundland and Labrador has been around since 2004 and is the Highest Honor of the Province.
And according to the Provincial Government, the Order is to ” recognize individuals who have demonstrated excellence and achievement in any field of endeavor benefitting in an outstanding manner in NL and its residents.”
Story courtesy of Saltwire Network- (The Labradorian)