- Edgar Baird
Edgar Albert Baird ONL (
May 28 ,1911 –May 1 ,2005 ) was a businessman born in Campbellton Newfoundland,Canada . Baird was the founder of the Newfoundland chapter of theJunior Forest Rangers , and worked in the forestry and aviation industry where he was Chief Woods Ranger for Newfoundland, responsible for forest fire protection initiatives forNewfoundland and Labrador .Baird led the largest single battalion ever to leave the province in 1940 as superintendent of the Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Corps. After the war Baird helped form a new town site which became Gander. Both a Gander street and local trail are named in his honour.
Baird was invested as a member of the
Order of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2004.Order of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Order of Newfoundland and Labrador is the highest honour of the province, recognizing individuals who have achieved excellence in a field of endeavour benefiting Newfoundland and Labrador and its residents. On
June 16 ,2004 , Baird and eight other Newfoundlanders and Labradoreans became the first inductees into the Order.ee also
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List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador
*List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador References
* [http://ngb.chebucto.org/Newspaper-Obits/beacon-obit-may05.shtml The Gander Beacon Obituaries, May 2005]
* [http://www.exec.gov.nl.ca/onl/recipients/2004/2004bio.html Biography from "Order of Newfoundland and Labrador"]
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