Alberta Order of Excellence
Instituted in 1979 when Lieutenant Governor Frank C . Lynch-Staunton granted Royal Assent to the Alberta Order of Excellence Act , the order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to honour current or former Alberta residents for conspicuous achievements in any field , being thus described as the highest honour amongst all others conferred by the Canadian Crown in right of Alberta . 
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