Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 21, 1999
• Invested on: April 26, 2000

He is Founder of the Ranch Ehrlo Society, a non-profit, long-term residential treatment centre for youth coping with drug addiction, alcoholism and family and social problems. As Executive Director of "The Ranch," he has, over its thirty-year history, developed innovative programs from which more than 2,500 young people have graduated. Thanks to his dedication, many troubled youth have successfully changed the direction of their lives.