Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 29, 2004
• Invested on: June 10, 2005

In 1984, Edward McNally decided to open a brewery. Undaunted by the experts who tried to dissuade him, he pursued his dream and, a year later, Big Rock Brewery was born. Since then, he has guided his company's steady growth, carving out a sizable niche market in the burgeoning micro-brewery industry. Widely recognized for his philanthropy and an inspiration to other free-thinking entrepreneurs, he funds annual scholarships to the University of Calgary and is a generous patron of the arts.