Published June 13, 2011
by iris_author
Ottawa, June 8, 2011 – Winners of this year’s Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes Herménégilde Chiasson and Peter Victor have forever changed their respective fields through their innovative and important artistic and scholarly contributions.
Mr. Chiasson, winner of the Molson Prize in the arts, has had exceptional achievements in many disciplines including literature, theatre, film and visual arts and is the first Acadian to win this award. Through his research, Peter Victor, winner of the Molson Prize in the social sciences, paved the way for a new discipline called ecological economies. He continues to find new ways to manage economic growth that are easier on the planet and the population.
Read the complete news release here or by copying and pasting the following URL into your web browser’s address bar: www.canadacouncil.ca/news/releases/2011/un129519436996714950.htm
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