•
Leroy Blugh, 1985: Former
Canadian Football League defensive lineman who played fifteen seasons in the CFL including eleven seasons for the
Edmonton Eskimos. Two-time CFL West Division All-Star,
Grey Cup Champion (1993). • Jason Boyes, 1994: 81st Canadian soldier killed in the
War in Afghanistan. Boyes was a sergeant in the 2nd Battalion,
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, killed while on foot patrol in the volatile
Panjwaii district of
Kandahar province (March 16, 2008). •
Michael Breaugh, 1959: Member of Parliament (MP) in the
House of Commons of Canada (1990–1993) representing the electoral district of
Oshawa. Prior to that Breaugh served as Member of the Provincial Parliament (MPP) for
Oshawa in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario (1975 to 1990). •
Brittany Benn,:Canadian rugby union player. She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. She was a member of the touring squad that played France and England in November 2013. •
Avril Lavigne, 2000: Grammy nominated, multi-
Juno and
MTV Award winning pop/rock music star. Her debut album,
Let Go has sold 20 million copies worldwide. She dropped out in the 11th grade to pursue her music career full-time. •
Ryan Malcolm, 1997: First winner of
Canadian Idol (2003). His debut single "Something More" went multi-platinum in Canada and became a #1 pop music hit on the Canadian singles charts. •
Larry McCormick, 1958: Member of Parliament (MP) in the
House of Commons of Canada (1993–2004) representing the electoral district of
Hastings-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington. He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. •
Jeff Pearce (Canadian musician), 1985: Musician, songwriter and producer, founding member of
Moist, two time Juno winner and recipient of 3 multi-platinum album awards and 6 Socan Number One awards. Co-writer of all twelve Moist singles, and of
David Usher's international hit "
Black Black Heart". •
Lesley Thompson, 1978: Four time Olympic medalist, including winner of an Olympic Gold Medal in the Women's Eights Rowing event in Barcelona, Spain, 1992. ==See also==