Canada’s Premiers Announce 2022 Literacy Award Recipients

Donald Inverarity – Yukon
Donald Inverarity has pioneered digital literacy and technology education since 1974. Over the past half century, Donald served as a board member during the early development of what is now the Challenge Disabilities Resource Group and executive director of the Yukon Entrepreneurship Centre Society. He now travels to rural Yukon communities to teach Digital Skills for the Work World with the Yukon Learn Society. He played a crucial role advocating for the successful operation and continued development of Computers for Schools Yukon. A lifelong educator, he taught life skills through Junior Achievement, e-commerce in rural communities and financial management within Yukon First Nation communities. Donald is admired and respected for his long-term role in improving the literacy of others in practical, meaningful and wide-ranging ways.

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