PEACE AWARD

Canadian honored 

The Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS

Canadian businessman and environmentalist Maurice Strong was presented the U Thant Peace Award on Thursday for his commitment to the United Nations and his efforts to promote environmental protection.

The award is presented annually by the Sri Chinmoy Centre, a non-governmental UN organization, in memory of former UN Secretary-General U Thant.

Previous winners have included Mother Teresa, South African President Nelson Mandela, former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa.

Published in Calgary Herald – Friday, May 3, 1996