A Russell resident and former President of Collége La Cité in Ottawa was recently invested into the Order of Ontario.
Lise Bourgeois was appointed to the province’s highest civil honour in 2025 but was formally invested into the Order of Ontario on June 1 at a ceremony in Toronto. Under her leadership as President and CEO, she led Collège La Cité as a renowned institution for producing high skilled graduates and standing as a cornerstone to serve Ontario’s francophone community. She created La Cité’s distinctive graduate profile to enhance employability and developed MobiliCité, an experiential learning model in Toronto. She made possible the vision and creation of Excentricité, a unique hub for immersive technology and entrepreneurship, inaugurated in 2018.
