▁organized ▁campaign s ▁against ▁business es ▁in ▁the ▁D art mouth ▁area , ▁including ▁bar ber ▁sh ops , ▁which ▁refused ▁to ▁serve ▁black ▁people . ▁He ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Commission ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁He ▁campaign ed ▁t ire lessly ▁for ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Government ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁hero ics ▁of ▁Jer em iah ▁Jones ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁V im y ▁R idge . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ 1 9 7 9 : ▁Rece ived ▁di pl oma ▁from ▁the ▁Mar itime ▁School ▁of ▁Social ▁Work ▁at ▁Dal h ous ie ▁University . ▁The ▁School ▁of ▁Social ▁Work ▁now ▁awards ▁a ▁Cal vin ▁W . ▁R uck ▁scholar ship ▁year ly . ▁ 1 9 9 2 : ▁Award ed ▁the ▁Governor ▁General ' s ▁Comm emor ative ▁Medal ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁community . ▁ 1 9 9 4 : ▁N amed ▁to ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Political ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁Canada ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Jean ▁Chr ét ien , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁until ▁reaching ▁the ▁mand atory ▁ret irement ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 5 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Ott awa ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 9 . ▁ ▁Books ▁published ▁R uck ▁published ▁two