Bill Norrie
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William Norrie, CM
Order of Canada
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, OM
Order of Manitoba
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, QC
Queen's Counsel
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 (born 1929) was the 39th Mayor of Winnipeg
Winnipeg
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, Manitoba
Manitoba
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 and is the former Chancellor
Chancellor (education)
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 of the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...

.

In August 1992, Duncan Norrie, the son of Bill, was killed in a plane crash over Nepal
Nepal
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. Duncan Norrie was honored by having a street in Winnipeg named after him, despite never doing anything distinguishable in his lifetime. University of Manitoba Chancellor named January 2010, jewishtribune.ca
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