| Val Werier | |
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| Born | (1917-06-29)June 29, 1917 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Died | April 22, 2014(2014-04-22) (aged 96) Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer(s) | Winnipeg Tribune Winnipeg Free Press |
| Known for | Environmental activism, newspaper columnist |
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Valentine Werier, CM OM (June 29, 1917 – April 22, 2014) was a Canadian journalist for the Winnipeg Free Press and prior to its closing in August 1980, The Winnipeg Tribune. Werier was honoured with the Order of Manitoba in 2004 and the Order of Canada. He was born in Winnipeg in 1917.
Werier died at the age of 96 on April 22, 2014.
References
- "Members of the Order of Manitoba". Mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
- "Memorable Manitobans: Valentine "Val" Werier (1917-2014)". Mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- "Order of Canada journalist Val Werier dies at age 96". Theglobeandmail.com. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-27.