Floyd Laughren of Sudbury was made a member of the Order of Ontario last night.
Laughren is one of 20 Ontarians who was invested with the province’s highest honour, the Order of Ontario, by Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Elizabeth Dowdeswell last night at Queen’s Park.
After 27 years as a Member of Provincial Parliament, including five years as finance minister, he retired and continued to be at the heart of Sudbury’s growth.
Examples include chairing the Energy Board of Ontario, the Laurentian University Board of Governors and the Sudbury Credit Union.
Laughren is currently chair elect of the Health Sciences North Board of Directors.