Joseph J. Barnicke

Joseph John Barnicke, C.M., LL.D. (born 1923) is a Canadian entrepreneur. He is best known for establishing J.J. Barnicke Limited in 1959. He remains the Chairman and CEO of the company. J.J. Barnicke Limited is active in development, commercial, retail, industrial land and consulting real estate.

Born in Cudworth, Saskatchewan, he attended public and high school in Oakville, Ontario. He was a Flying Officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. From 1947 to 1957, he was a sales manager with O'Keefe Brewing Company. From 1957 to 1959, he was Vice President of Gibson Brothers. [cite web|url=http://www.utpress.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/cw2w3.cgi?p=barnes&t=19829&d=1670|title=Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry|work=University of Toronto Press|accessdate=2007-01-28] In 1959, he founded J.J. Barnicke Limited.

Barnicke is known for both his business and philanthropic activities, having served as a national campaign chair for the Canadian Cancer Society and donated a wing to St. Joseph's Health Centre in Toronto. cite web | title = The Order of Ontario 2003 Recipients | work =
publisher = Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration | date = 2003 | url = http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/citdiv/honours/order/order-winners03.htm | accessdate =2006-12-27] He was a Director of the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews and Chairman of St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation. He was also one of the organizers of Pope John Paul II's 1984 visit to Toronto. cite news|last=Richer|first=Shawna|title="This event, it's for the young people"|publisher=The Globe and Mail|date=2002-07-25|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/special/wyd/stories/focus05.html|accessdate=2006-12-27]

Barnicke has received various honours. In 1989, he was invested as a Member of the Order of Canada. cite web|title=Joseph J. Barnicke|publisher=Order of Canada|url=http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2511|accessdate=2006-12-27] In 2003, he received the Order of Ontario ; Knight Grand Cross with Star of the Order of St. Gregory the Great; Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of Toronto; Honorary Degree of Doctor of Sacred Letters from the University of St. Michael’s College; Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws from Assumption University; an Award of Merit from the City of Toronto in 1985; and the Human Relations Award from the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews in 1986.

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* [http://www.jjb.com J.J. Barnicke Limited]