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==Honours== In 2006, she was awarded the [[Order of Manitoba]], and in 2007, she was made a Member of the [[Order of Canada]]. On May 23, 2008, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law from the [[University of Manitoba]]. In 2008, Hughes was named an in motion Champion by the province of Manitoba. On February 12, 2010, she was the Canadian Olympic Team flag bearer for the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games]] in [[Vancouver]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.722/hughes-named-canada-s-olympic-flag-bearer-1.936983 |title=Hughes named Canada's Olympic flag-bearer |work=CBC Sports |date=January 30, 2010 |access-date=2015-10-31}}</ref> On April 7, 2010, she was made an officer of the [[Order of Canada]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/order-of-canada-bestowed-on-43-1.913552 |work=CBC News |title=Order of Canada bestowed on 43 |date=April 7, 2010 |access-date=2015-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13570 |title=Order of Canada Investiture Ceremony |work=The Governor General of Canada |date=April 7, 2010}}</ref> On June 8, 2010, it was announced that she would receive a star on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/news/2010-inductees-the-canada-honours-announced |title=2010 Inductees for The Canada Honours Announced |publisher=Canada's Walk of Fame |access-date=2010-06-09 |date=June 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626123340/http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/news/2010-inductees-the-canada-honours-announced |archive-date=June 26, 2010 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> On September 23, 2010, she received an honorary degree from the University of New Brunswick in a special Toronto ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2010/09/24/honourary-degrees-awarded-at-unbs-225th/ |title={{Sic |nolink=y|Honou|rary |expected=Honorary}} degrees awarded at UNB's 225th |publisher=McLeans |access-date=2010-06-09 |date=June 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926150316/http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2010/09/24/honourary-degrees-awarded-at-unbs-225th/ |archive-date=September 26, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On November 15, 2010, Hughes was inducted into [[Canada's Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/hughes-inducted-into-canadian-sports-hall-of-fame/ |title=Hughes inducted into Canadian Sports Hall of Fame |publisher=Cycling News |date=2010-11-11 |access-date=2019-12-04}}</ref> On January 16, 2012, The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) announced Hughes as one of twenty women selected to the Most Influential Women in Sport and Physical Activity list (MIW) for 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.caaws.ca/most-influential-women-list/caaws-wall-of-influence/ |title=CAAWS Wall of Influence; Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124000502/https://www.caaws.ca/most-influential-women-list/caaws-wall-of-influence/ |archive-date=2020-01-24 |access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref> The objective of the list is to focus on women who are leaders and role models making a difference on the Canadian or international scene. The women on the MIW are influential women who contributed in a significant way to sport and physical activity in the year 2011. This is Clara Hughes third time on the CAAWS Most Influential Women List. On April 27, 2013, the steep hill on Sydenham Road in Dundas, Ontario on which she trained for seven years was officially renamed 'Clara's Climb'. There is a plaque there in her honour describing her training and accomplishments. In 2014, Hughes received the Loyola Medal from [[Concordia University]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.concordia.ca/alumni-friends/applause/search/clara-hughes.html |title=Clara Hughes |website=Concordia University |access-date=2017-08-17}}</ref> On June 30, 2014, Hughes was honoured with the [[Meritorious Service Cross]] (Civil Division).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gg.ca/document.aspx?id=15690&lan=eng |title=Governor General Presents the Meritorious Service Cross (Civil Division) to Olympic Medallist and Mental Health Champion Clara Hughes |access-date=2014-06-30 |date=June 30, 2014}}</ref> On January 29, 2015, the official opening ceremony was held for a school named after Hughes. Open since September 2014, the Clara Hughes Public School is located in [[Oshawa]], [[Ontario]]. At the ceremony, Hughes said, "It is without exception the greatest honour that I have in my life, to have my name here."<ref>{{cite news |last=Follert |first=Jillian |date=29 Jan 2015 |title=Clara Hughes brought to tears at opening of namesake Oshawa school: Olympic medalist says Clara Hughes P.S. is her 'greatest honour' |url=http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/5293775-clara-hughes-brought-to-tears-at-opening-of-namesake-oshawa-school/ |newspaper=Oshawa This Week |location=Oshawa, Ontario |access-date=10 March 2015}}</ref> On June 14, 2016, Hughes was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law from the [[University of Victoria]].
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