Lucille Ono Award

For many years our top award has been named in memory of Lucille Ono. Lucille’s story is filled with emotion and reminds us what it means to be a New Democrat.

Lucille was born in Canada to Japanese Canadian parents and lived her first 25 years in British Columbia.

Lucille’s husband passed away in 1940 in an industrial accident. In 1941 Lucille, her two daughters and her parents were incarcerated in an internment camp. This was Lucille’s first encounter with politics in Canada. She and her family noted that the CCF was the only party speaking out against the internment.

After release Lucille and her family, having been stripped of all property and possessions, moved to Manitoba where she immediately involved herself with the CCF and eventually the NDP.

Selling homemade baking, donating to and running garage sales Lucille volunteered her time to further the cause of social justice through the CCF/NDP. A dedicated tireless volunteer Lucille spent many hours in people’s homes selling Party memberships and was a regular at Provincial Office. Her daughter Pat married Al Mackling who was a cabinet minister with the Ed Schreyer and Howard Pawley governments.

In 1981, in what remains an unsolved murder, Lucille was slain in her St. James home. In a move so typical of Lucille the majority of her estate was left to the NDP. The Lucille Ono award is our top award proudly presented at each and every annual convention.

The Lucille Ono Award is presented to a long term member who has worked at several different levels of the organization and who has demonstrated steadfast support of the party and its principles and is presented annually at the New Democratic Party Convention.

Photo	Name	Year	Constituency	Biography
	Joe & Helen Slomiany	2009	B East
	Muriel Smith	2008	Fort Rouge
	Shirley Manson	2007	St. James
	Fran Thompson	2006	Lac du Bonnet
	Howard & Adele Pawley	2005	Selkirk
	Ed & Lorraine Arndt	2004	Arthur Virden
	Wilf Hudson	2003	Dauphin
	Norma & Roger Lowe	2002	Gimli
	Rodney McAuley	2001	Rossmere
	Winston Layne	2000	Fort Garry
	Ernie Richmond	1999	Lac du Bonnet
	Derwyn Davies	1997	St. Johns
	Murray Smith	1996	Osborne
	Corona Smart	1995	Dauphin
	Shelley Sandler	1994	The Maples
	Clark & Florence Robson	1992	Arthur-Virden
	Mike & Margaret Sotas	1991	Burrows
	Charlie Williams	1989	Arthur
	Joan Price	1988	Swan River
	Bert & Nena Woodward	1987	Fort Garry
	Tom & Edith Cochrane	1986	Elmwood
	Chris Schubert	1985	Kirkfield Park
	Hazel Allan	1984	Gladstone
	Charlie Biesick	1982
	Mike Taczynski	1982	Interlake

Pioneer Award

The Pioneer Award is presented to a long term member who has worked at several different levels of the organization and who has demonstrated steadfast support of the party and its principles and is presented annually at the New Democratic Party Convention.

Photo	Name	Year	Constituency	Biography
	Phil & Gwen Oakes	2009	Dauphin-Roblin
	Harry Paine	2007
	Imogene Williams	2006	St. Norbert
	Kashmir & Reny Zimmerman	2005	Dauphin Roblin
	David Turner	2004
	John Melnick	2004
	Dave Schellenberg	2004
	Alice Puloski	2004
	Vicki & Nestor Dolinsky	2004
	Ed & Irene Sawka	2004
	Mickey Obrodovich	2003	Lac du Bonnet
	Hank & Jessie Bauer	2003	St. Norbert
	Arnold & Ilse Sinclair	2002	Interlake
	Jack Rodie	2002	St. Vital
	Ray Spencer	2002	Dauphin-Roblin
	Gilbert Mignot	2001	St. Vital
	Eileen Domanski	2000	Rossmere
	George Schamber	2000	St. Vital
	Michael Shwaluk	2000	Russell
	William D. Sloane	2000	Turtle Mountain
	Ed & Lorraine Arndt	1999	Arthur-Virden
	Kathy Taylor	1999	Burrows
	Archie Orlikow	1997	Rossmere
	Phyllis Large	1997	St. James
	Mary Brook	1996	Springfield
	Adrienne Drury	1996	Brandon
	Garry Grant	1996	Minnedosa
	Kay & Walter Gregory	1996	St. James
	Peter Ilchyna	1996	Springfield
	Joyce & Sam Lawson	1996	Springfield
	Mag Lumsden	1996	Springfield
	Steve Moldowan	1996	Rossmere
	Eugena & Ron Moore	1996	Brandon West
	Jean & Sam Rhynard	1996	Morris
	Ted Wilcox	1996	Kildonan
	Cec Muldrew	1994	Osborne
	Art & Claris Nicholson	1994	Roblin-Russell
	Jim & Minerva Burgess	1994	Burrows
	Harry & Addie Bailey	1994	Springfield
	Lloyd & Shirley Marshall	1994	Springfield
	Donald Livingstone	1994	Springfield
	Mike Kostanski	1992	Burrows
	Bill Schwartzkopf	1992	Point Douglas
	Rose & Harry Husiak	1992	Burrows
	William Harapiak	1992	Swan River
	Carl Wenaas	1992	Wolseley
	Ole & Mary Fors	1991	Lac du Bonnet
	Gertrude Hardy	1991	Lac du Bonnet
	Hennie Lutz	1991	Burrows
	Howard & Eva Nixon	1991	Turtle Mountain
	Harry Pododworny	1991	Interlake
	Ernie & Jessie Richmond	1991	Lac du Bonnet
	Harold & Mary Weitman	1991	Brandon West
	Magnus Eliason	1989	Logan
	Eva & Stewart Hamilton	1989	Turtle Mountain
	Les & Emily Hansell	1989	Springfield
	Mike & Tillie Lewycky	1989	Dauphin
	Helen Promislow	1989	Seven Oaks
	Nestor & Alice Dolinsky	1988	Flin Flon
	Jake Heinrichs	1988	Rhineland
	Fred & Audrey Tufford	1988	Portage
	Willie Dumont	1987	Lakeside
	Hilda Hamilton	1987	St. James
	John Sinclair	1987	St. James
	Bill Sloane	1987	Pembina
	Sam & irene Spooner	1987	Rossmere
	Sydney Allen	1986	The Pas
	Jack O'Connor	1986	Churchill
	Bill Puloski	1986	Niakwa
	Bert & Nena Woodward	1986	Fort Garry
	Tom & Edith Cochrane	1985	Ellice-Interlake
	John Lee	1985	Minnedosa
	Doug & Maud Lelond	1985	Minnedosa
	Elsie Lyon	1985	Charleswood
	Russel & Velma Pawley	1985	Kirkfield Park
	Phillip Petursson	1985	Ellice
	Clark & Florence Robson	1985	Brandon East
	Corona Smart	1985	Dauphin
	George Hunt Sr.*	1985	Swan River
	Frank Froese	1984	Turtle Mountain
	Robert McKelvey	1984	Inkster
	Chris Schubert	1984	Kirkfield Park
	Charlie Williams	1984	Arthur
	Ray Matheson	1984
	Richard Loeb	1982	Springfield
	Syd Allen	1982	The Pas
	James 'Mac' Boyce	1982	Swan River
	Andrew Orban	1982	Emerson

Stanley Knowles Solidarity Award

The Stanley Knowles Solidarity Award is presented at each convention of the Manitoba New Democratic Party to a trade unionist who has shown a deep commitment to working people and the achievement of social justice through recognized contributions to the union movement and the Manitoba New Democratic Party.

Stanley Knowles epitomized the special relationship between party and labour that this award is intended to recognize. As a life long member of the International Typographical Union, a founding member of the CCF/NDP, a member of the CLC Executive, and a long serving Member of Parliament, Stanley Knowles worked tirelessly to advance the cause of social justice for working people through both labour and party.

The award is presented at each convention of the Manitoba New Democratic Party and nominations are received from individuals, affiliates and constituencies.

Photo	Name	Year	Constituency	Biography
	Bill Benson	2009
	Mary Johnson	2008
	Gordon Landriault	2007
	Rob Hilliard	2006
	Paul Moist	2005
	Darlene Dziewit	2004
	John Pullen	2003
	Bruce Mackay	2002
	Dick Martin	2001
	Terry Kennedy	2000
	Judy Cook	1999
	Shirley Lord	1997
	Al Cerilli	1996
	Art Coulter	1995
	Len Stevens	1994