Our Lady Peace and golfer Mike Weir inducted into the Walk of Fame

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Canada’s Walk of Fame in Toronto, the equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, has announced its first six inductions for the year 2025.

The selection inducts in a press release the following list of personalities:

• Lion Boyd – “First Lady of the Guitar,” five-time Juno Award winner

• Dr. Tirone David – Pioneering Cardiovascular Surgeon

• Dr. Samantha Nutt – Humanitarian committed to the well-being of children on the front lines of global crises

• Our Lady Peace – Multi-platinum and diamond-certified band

• Mike Weir – One of the greatest Canadian golfers

• Tonya Williams – Award-winning actress, producer and activist

The annual awards ceremony and celebratory gala will be held on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

The six new inductees will join the ranks of more than 230 distinguished Canadians on Canada’s Walk of Fame, created in 1998 along King and Simcoe streets in downtown Toronto.

Only Ontario personalities

The six new award-winning personalities all have a connection to Ontario.

• Lion Boyd came from London with her parents at the age of 8 and lived mostly in Toronto.
• The group Our Lady Peace was founded in Toronto in 1992.
• The golfer Mike Weir was born in Sarnia.
• The committed humanitarian doctor Samantha Nutt was born in Scarborough.
• Born in Brazil to Italian and Syrian parents, Professor Tirone David spent most of his career at the University of Toronto.
• Finally, Tonya Williamsborn in London, arrived in Canada at the age of 12 where she was elected Miss Black Ontario in 1977 before launching her acting career.