Marguerite Hale
Community Builder and Philanthropist
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The power of a team.
Marguerite Hale believes firmly in the power of a team鈥攚hich is why, among her many accomplishments, she was a founder of Friends of the National Library, thereby saving valuable manuscripts for the nation, and helped make Beechwood Cemetery the National Cemetery of Canada. The first woman to serve as Honorary Colonel of the Governor General鈥檚 Foot Guards, the celebrated businesswoman has received countless honours and awards鈥攊ncluding the Order of Canada鈥攆or her public service.