2025 Order of Prince Edward Island Recipients Announced by Lieutenant Governor and Advisory Council Chair

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, June 6, 2025 – The 2025 recipients of the Order of Prince Edward Island were announced today by the Chancellor of the Order, His Honour the Honourable Dr. Wassim Salamoun, Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, and BJ Willis, Chair of the Order of Prince Edward Island Advisory Council.

The three Islanders to be invested in the Order of Prince Edward Island this year are: 

• Dr. Laurie Brinklow, for her innumerable and ongoing contributions to the literary and academic life of Prince Edward Island; 
• Kirstin Lund, for her dedication to the safety, rights, and opportunities of women, and for her community-building on Prince Edward Island; and 
• Ian Petrie, for his insightful, in-depth reporting of complex agriculture issues affecting Prince Edward Island, and his commitment to environmental projects.

This year’s recipients were selected from a total of 31 nominees. 

First awarded in 1996 as the Prince Edward Island Medal of Merit, the Order of Prince Edward Island recognizes Islanders who have shown individual excellence or outstanding leadership in their community or in their chosen profession. It is the highest honour that can be accorded to a citizen of the province, and individuals are nominated by their fellow citizens. Each year the Order’s Advisory Council, an independent, nine-person body of provincial officials and citizens, receives and reviews the nominations and selects three recipients to receive the Order.

Insignia of the Order will be presented by the Lieutenant Governor at a special investiture ceremony in the fall at Government House, Charlottetown. Attendance is by invitation, but the ceremony will be live-streamed for online viewing.

For more information on the Order of Prince Edward Island, and biographies of the recipients, visit the website at www.orderpei.ca.