Officer of the Order of Canada

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

Pamela Wallin has excelled as a journalist, entrepreneur, diplomat and volunteer. One of Canada's best-known broadcast personalities, she headed CTV's Ottawa bureau in the 1980s, a breakthrough role for a woman. Also the first woman to co-anchor a nightly network television newscast, she later founded her own company, acting as producer and host for current affairs programming that aired across the country. More recently, she was highly regarded as the consul general for Canada in New York City, rebuilding critical trust after the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. Generous with her time and knowledge, she helps to lead many organizations, including the Historica Foundation, the Wildlife Trust and the Banff Centre.