proponents Hélène Fontaine (now deceased) and Jacques Michaud, for the establishment of a French college in Sudbury, which is now Collège Boréal. Post-retirement community leadership, 2003–present Since his retirement from politics, Gordon continues to serve as chair of NetCentral, a not-for-profit community based network operating in Northern Ontario. He also served as chair of Parkside Older Adult Centre from 2010 to 2011, and as a member of the board from 2007 to 2011. In 2005, he served as honorary co-chair of the Sudbury Samaritan Centre, a facility designed to help residents in need including the homeless, with services that include a soup kitchen, drop-in mission, health centre and a support program to help people re-establish themselves in the community. He was a member of the board of Northern Artists Gallery/Artists on Elgin, a gallery which exhibits and sells work from northern artists and helps to market the local art industry to the surrounding community. He served as a member of the executive committee of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine from 2003 to 2011. Expert panel on health cluster development Gordon has chaired various committees in his tenure with the corporation. He chaired the health cluster development expert panel and led the committee through the exploration of several initiatives including the health impact of poverty, and a centre of excellence in occupational health and safety. Alternative Level of Care (ALC) crisis Gordon was appointed as chair and led the investigation of the ALC bed crisis at Sudbury Regional Hospital. He consulted with many groups including the Sudbury Physician's Task Force, the North East Community Care Access Centre, the Sudbury Regional Hospital and the North East LHIN. From these consultations, Gordon recommended 47 short-term and long-term measures to address the bed crisis. Based on his report, city council called on the Ontario government to adopt several measures to address the ALC crisis. City council also ratified Gordon's recommendation to house ALC patients at another site. Regional Data Storage Project Gordon currently chairs the Regional Data Storage Project and has been in this role since April 2011. The primary objective of this project is to develop a regional data centre that will position Greater Sudbury to benefit from the economic potential of the growing needs for secure data storage services. Awards and memberships Member of the Order of Canada - 2014 Assumption University of Windsor – Named as one of the alumni