Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 3, 2007
• Invested on: February 22, 2008

For more than 50 years, Fred Walsh has been a pillar of Nova Scotia's agricultural community. He is a life long apple farmer who also worked for many years for the provincial Department of Agriculture. His expertise and leadership have benefited many associations, including the King's County Federation of Agriculture and the Scotian Gold Cooperative. An active volunteer, he has mentored agricultural entrepreneurs and organized a farm vacation program, which provides farmers with an additional source of income. Driven by personal experience after a work-related accident, he has championed farm safety, notably as a volunteer with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.