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The Marie Tremaine Medal is awarded by the Bibliographical Society of Canada and recognizes outstanding service to Canadian bibliography and distinguished publications in either English or French in the field of Canadian bibliography. The medal may be awarded in 2000, preferably to a member of the Society and/or a Canadian citizen. Members of the Council of the Society are not eligible for the award while they are in office. Previous recipients of the Tremaine Medal have been: Marie Tremaine, 1970; John Hare and Jean-Pierre Wallot, 1973; Bruce Braden Peel, 1975; William F.E. Morley, 1977; Reginald Eyre Watters, 1979; Olga Bernice Bishop, 1981; Alan F.J. Artibise, 1983; Douglas Grant Lochhead, 1985; Agnes Cecilia O’Dea, 1987; Sandra Alston, 1988; Gloria Strathern, 1989; Claude Galarneau, 1990; Patricia Fleming, 1992; Joan Winearls, 1993; Paul Aubin, 1994; Ernie Ingles, 1996; and Carl Spadoni, 1999. The Tremaine Medal Committee now invites nominations for this award. Each nomination must be supported by a biographical note, a list of principal publications and other relevant information, and must be sent by January 31, 2000 to the Chair, Tremaine Medal Committee, Bibliographical Society of Canada, c/o Patricia Bélier, Archives & Special Collections, Harriet Irving Library, University of New Brunswick, Box 7500, Fredericton, N.B. E3B 5H5.