Ottawa, ON – Today, Mr. Ryan McManaman and Mr. David Alexander received the Governor General's History Awards for Excellence in Teaching at a special ceremony at Rideau Hall, the official residence of the Governor General in Ottawa. Larry Miller, MP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, was in attendance and congratulated Mr. McManaman and Mr. Alexander at the ceremony.
The Governor General's History Awards for Excellence in Teaching is presented to individual teachers or teams of teachers for excellence in teaching Canadian history. This year, there were a total of 8 recipients.
Mr. McManaman and Mr. Alexander are receiving this prestigious award in recognition of their dedication to teaching students about local Veterans from the Owen Sound area. Their unique teaching projects encouraged students to learn more about the history of local residents from Owen Sound during the time of the First and Second World War.
"I was proud to watch today as Ryan McManaman and David Alexander accepted their Governor General's History Awards for Excellence in Teaching, at Rideau Hall," said Miller. "There were only 8 recipients in the entire country who received this award and I congratulate both Mr. McManaman and Mr. Alexander on a job very well done. This award is certainly well-deserved and I commend them both for their dedication to teaching Canadian history."
For more information on the Governor General's History Awards for Teaching Excellence please visit; http://www.canadashistory.ca/Awards/Teaching.

Source - Larry Miller, MP (Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound)