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THREE L E GE ND S ORDER OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Three great contributors to our communities were inducted into the 2018 Order of the Northwest Territories, and all of them have roots in the Beaufort Delta. Lillian Elias, Les Carpenter and Sharon Firth each received the highest honour in the territory, which is now officially recognized by Canada. Les Carpenter became the first recipient of the award posthumously, as he unfortunately passed in summer 2018. The new inductees join the following greats of our territory: George Tuccaro, Bruce Green, Lucy Jackson, Sonny MacDonald, Gino Pin, Ruth Spence, Dr. John B. Zoe, Nellie Cournoyea, Jan Stirling, Anthony W. J. Whitford, Dr. Marie Wilson, Paul Andrew, Fred Carmichael, Russell King, Lynda Koe, Jeff Philipp and Tom Zubko.
