Leonard Lee

Leonard G. Lee, C.M., is a Canadian entrepreneur and founder of Lee Valley Tools and Canica Design. Born in 1938, near the hamlet of Algrove in central, rural SaskatchewanCitation
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title = How Leonard Lee carved his niche
year = 2005
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He received a Diploma in Civil Engineering from Royal Roads Military College and a Bachelor of EconomicsCitation
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title = Report On (Small) Business - Under The Knife
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title = Retooling: The Reinvention of Leonard Lee
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In 2002, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada for "being a successful entrepreneur". [ [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=8000 Order of Canada] ] In 2007, he was granted an honorary degree from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario

Bibliography

*"The Complete Guide to Sharpening". Taunton Press, 1995. ISBN 1-56158-067-8 (hard cover) ISBN 1-56158-125-9 (soft cover).

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