The Honourable Lois Elsa Hole, CM, AOE (1933, Buchanan, Saskatchewan–January 6, 2005, Edmonton, Alberta) was a Canadian politician, businesswoman, educator and best-selling author. She was the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from February 10, 2000 until her death. She was known as the "Queen of Hugs" for breaking with protocol and hugging almost everyone she met, including journalists, diplomats and other politicians. The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable ( or formerly The Honble) is a title of quality attached to the names of certain classes of persons. ... The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means, Desiring a better country. ... The Alberta Order of Excellence is the highest award given in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples, strength) Official languages English (but legally required to provide some services in French) Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 14 6 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the north central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farm land on the prairies. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 6th (provinces and territories) 661,848 km² 642,317 km² 19... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... A businessman (sometimes businesswoman, female; or businessperson, gender neutral) is a generic term for a wide range of people engaged in profit_oriented enterprises, generally the management of a company. ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... This is a list of the lieutenant-governors of Alberta, Canada, since its establishment in 1905. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

As a businesswoman, Hole and her husband, Ted Hole, ran a successful market garden business from their farm which they, along with their sons Bill and Jim, incorporated as Hole's Greenhouses & Gardens in 1979. It is currently one of Canada's largest retail greenhouse stores. In 1993 Hole wrote her first book, Vegetable Favourites, and went on to write five more in the "Favourites" series. There are currently more that 750,000 copies of the various books in this series in print. The series won the Educational Media Award from the Professional Plant Growers Association in 1996. This page refers to the year 1979. ...

In 1998, Hole's Greenhouse began publishing their own books starting with Hole's autobigraphical I'll Never Marry a Farmer. Hole's has continued to publish gardening books and have 12 titles in print along with a successful annual magazine called Lois' Spring Gardening.

She was appointed a member of the Order of Canada in 1999. In 1995, she was named Edmonton Business and Professional Woman of the Year and St. Albert's Citizen of the Year. In 2003 she was awarded the Gandhi, King, Ikeda Humanitarian Award. She was made an "Honorary Patricia" by the 1st Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. The Alberta Library Trustees Association also established the Lois Hole Award in 2001. In November 2004, the Capital Health Authority in Edmonton announced a new wing of the Royal Alexandria Hospital to be named the Lois Hole Hospital for Women. The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means, Desiring a better country. ... See also: 1998 in Canada, 2000 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. ... See also: 1994 in Canada, other events of 1995, 1996 in Canada and the list of years in Canada. // Incumbents Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien Governor General - Ray Hnatyshyn then Roméo LeBlanc Premier of Alberta - Ralph Klein Premier of British Columbia - Mike Harcourt Premier of Manitoba - Gary Filmon Premier... See also: 2002 in Canada, other events of 2003, 2004 in Canada and the list of years in Canada. See also: 2003 in Canadian politics 2003 in Canadian culture 2003 Canadian incumbents 2002-03 NHL season 2003-04 NHL season // Incumbents Head of State - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Governor... Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) is an infantry regiment in the Canadian Forces (CF), belonging to 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1 CMBG). ... See also: 2000 in Canada, 2002 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. ...

During her term in office, Hole was diagnosed with cancer in 2002. She underwent treatment in early 2003 and her health improved, but by late 2004 she was again battling cancer. Her illness prevented her from making several scheduled public appearances. Hole died in Edmonton on January 6, 2005 at the age of 71. When normal cells are damaged beyond repair, they are eliminated by apoptosis. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Personal Education and Involvement in Education

• Secondary education at Strathcona Composite High School
• ATCM in Music, Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, Ontario
• 1981-1998: School trustee at St. Albert School District #6
• Trustee and chairperson at Sturgeon School Division
• Athabasca University Governing Council
• Chancellor at University of Alberta, 1998 - 2000
• 1983: Awarded an honorary doctorate from Athabasca University
• 1997: Received a Distinguished Citizen Honorary Diploma in Business from Grant McEwan Community College
• 2000: Received an Honorary Doctorate in Laws from the University of Alberta
• 2003: Keynote speaker at the Strathcona Commposite High School commencement ceremony

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Bibliography

• Lois Hole's Vegetable Favourites (originally published as Northern Vegetable Gardening)
• Lois Hole's Bedding Plant Favourites (originally published as Northern Flower Gardening: Bedding Plants)
• Lois Hole's Perennial Favourites
• Lois Hole's Tomato Favourites
• Lois Hole's Rose Favourites
• Lois Hole's Tree & Shrub Favourites
• I'll Never Marry a Farmer
• Herbs & Edible Flowers
• The Best of Lois Hole
• Bedding Plants Q&A (with son Jim Hole)
• Roses Q&A (with son Jim Hole)
• Perennials Q&A (with son Jim Hole)
• Vegetables Q&A (with son Jim Hole)
• Trees & Shrubs Q&A (with son Jim Hole)
• Lois' Spring Gardening annual magazine 1998–present