Valerie Pringle is one of Canada's best known and most respected broadcasters, public figures and volunteers.
She is co-Chair of the Trans Canada Trail Foundation. She is a member of the Board of The Ontario Brain Institute, the Stephen Lewis Foundation, the International Festival of Authors and The Canadian Broadcast Hertiage Foundation and is the spokesperson for the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research. Valerie was awarded an honorary doctorate from Ryerson University, and was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2006 for her contributions to communications and her volunteer work.