Eastern Ontario community leader named to Order of Ontario – Quinte News
Feb 17, 2026
A prominent Indigenous leader from Amherstview, Dr. Jamaica Cass, is one of 30 people to be named to the Order of Ontario
this year.
A nationally-recognized leader in Indigenous health and medical education, Dr. Jamaica Cass is the first Indigenous woman in Canada to earn both a Doctor of Medicine and a Doctor of Philosophy.
She drives systemic change through governance, curriculum reform and national best-practice guidelines.
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