The three Islanders selected to receive the honour are:

-Ms. Angéle Arsenault, O.C., of Summerside

-Ms. Leone Bagnall, C.M., of Hazel Grove, and

-Mr. Derek Key, Q.C., of Summerside

These individuals were selected from a total of 39 Islanders nominated to receive the award this year.

The honour was first conferred in 1996 with six individuals invested at that time; since then there have been three Islanders invested each year. The three most recent inductees into the Order in 2004 were:

-Pére Éloi Arsenault of Baie Egmont

-Father Francis W.P. Bolger, C.M., of Charlottetown, and

-Ms. Barbara McNeill of Summerside

The honour is awarded as a means of recognizing those Islanders who have shown individual excellence or outstanding leadership in their community and in their chosen occupation or profession. It is the highest honour that can be accorded a citizen of the Province and is awarded annually following a public nomination process. Recipients are selected by an independent nine-person Advisory Council. Insignia of the Order will be presented by His Honour the Lieutenant Governor at a special investiture ceremony in September at Government House, Charlottetown.

(Please call Island Information Service at (902) 368-4000 for more information on the three 2005 Order of Prince Edward Island recipients.)