Peter A. Rowntree - 2007 Winner

Winner of the 2007 Premier’s Award

Category: Technology
College: Canadore College
Program of Study: Aircraft Maintenance Technician
Graduating Year: 1987
Job Title: Senior Regional Investigator Air-Technical
Place of Employment: Transportation Safety Board of Canada

The safety of air passengers is the top priority for Peter Rowntree. Since joining the TSB in 1997, Peter has been involved in the investigation of Canada's major air disasters, the most highly publicized of which was the 1998 Swissair 111 tragedy off the coast of Peggy's Cove that claimed 229 lives. Peter volunteered to coordinate and assist in the investigation, hailed as the most complex in Canadian aviation history, and selflessly spent the following two years in recovery efforts, away from his wife and family. Peter is also an active community volunteer, and has donated his time and services to the Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve, the Iqaluit Volunteer Fire Department, Community Living Newmarket/Aurora District, and the National Ovarian Cancer Association.

Bernd Christmas - 2007 Nominee

Category: Creative Arts and Design

Susan Hay - 2007 Nominee

Category: Business

Peter A. Rowntree - 2007 Winner

Category: Technology

Bernd Christmas - 2007 Nominee

Category: Creative Arts and Design

Susan Hay - 2007 Nominee

Category: Business
College: Canadore College
Program of Study: Secretarial - Executive
Graduating Year: 1980
Job Title: Weather Anchor, Co-Anchor of Weekend News, Host of "Making A Difference"
Place of Employment: Global Television (CanWest Global Communications Inc.)

Susan Hay's weather reports have been watched by thousands of viewers daily since 1989. One of Global TV's most recognizable personalities, Susan is also becoming increasingly known for her generous dedication to various Canadian and global charitable organizations, including World Vision Canada, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and Ronald McDonald House. Susan first visited Africa with World Vision in 2003 to help children who have been orphaned by AIDS; she has since travelled to Kenya and Tanzania to help build schools and continue her efforts to transform the lives of those in need. In her spare time, Susan has completed three marathons, all in aid of leukemia research.