Douglas Knight, president of St. Joseph Media, named member of the Order of Canada

Douglas Knight, the president of St. Joseph Media (publishers of Toronto Life, Fashion magazine, Weddingbells, Canadian Family, Where publications and Quill & Quire among others) and  has been named as a member of the Order of Canada. The award was made "For his service to the arts community and for his leadership as a media publisher." 

It was one of 100 new appointments to the country's highest civilian honours made by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, the Governor General of Canada on July 1.

Knight is also chair of Magazines Canada and is co-chair of the FIPP World Congresshttp://www.magazinescanada.ca/fipptoronto, an international magazine media conference being hosted for the first time in Toronto in October. He is vice-chair of the Writer's Trust of Canada and a member of the board of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation.