Hockey star Sidney Crosby has become the youngest person to be named
to the Order of Nova Scotia.

The 21-year-old captain of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins will receive
the award in recognition of his skill on the ice and his support for
youth in his home province.

Crosby, who's from Cole Harbour, became the youngest player to win the
NHL scoring title, at age 19. He's the first person to receive the
Order of Nova Scotia in the youth category, introduced in 2007.

He joins five others on the 2008 list announced by Premier Rodney
MacDonald. They include:

* Nora Madeline Bernard, the Mi'kmaq activist who launched the
legal battle to win compensation for survivors of native residential
schools. Bernard, 72, is receiving the award posthumously, following
her killing last year.
* Ruth Miriam Goldbloom, driving force behind the restoration of
Pier 21 and fundraiser for numerous events,
* Michael Dan MacNeil, Cape Breton community leader who launched a
forestry company that has been a key contributor to the economy for
three decades.
* Thomas John (Jock) Murray, former dean of medicine at Dalhousie
University and past director of its multiple sclerosis research unit.
* Mahmood Ali Naqvi, Cape Breton doctor who treated injured coal
miners and later helped to set up the Cape Breton Cancer Centre.

The six recipients were picked by the Order of Nova Scotia Advisory
Council from about 68 nominations.

A ceremony is scheduled for Oct. 8 at Province House.