- Bud Bird
John Williston (Bud) Bird, PC , OC (born
March 22 ,1932 inFredericton, New Brunswick ) is a Canadian businessman who is a former mayor of the city of Fredericton, aProgressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick member of theLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick , and aProgressive Conservative Party of Canada member of theCanadian House of Commons .Business career
In 1958, he founded J. W. Bird and Company Limited, suppliers to the construction industry. In the 1990s, he acquired
William Stairs Son & Morrow Ltd. of Halifax, Nova Scotia, becoming Bird Stairs Limited. The business was sold to employees and today he operates Bird Holdings Ltd.Political offices
Bud Bird served as Mayor of Fredericton from 1969 to 1974. He was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1978 and served as in the government ofRichard Hatfield as Minister of Natural Resources from November 21, 1978 until he resigned from the Legislature on June 10, 1982.Bird ran in the November 21, 1988 Federal election, winning a seat in the
34th Canadian Parliament for the Fredericton riding. He was defeated in the 1993 election.A sport fisherman and conservationist, Bird is Chairman Emeritus of the Miramichi Salmon Association and has been a Director of both the Atlantic Salmon Federation of Canada and Atlantic Salmon Federation of the
United States .In 2001, Bird was made an Officer of the
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References
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=27d54edd-ee41-4a52-8c15-ec7dbb61ebf9&Language=E&MenuID=Lists.Members.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.parl.gc.ca%2FParlinfo%2FLists%2FMembers.aspx%3FParliament%3D%26Riding%3D%26Name%3Db%26Party%3D%26Province%3D%26Gender%3D%26New%3DFalse%26Current%3DFalse%26Picture%3DFalse J. W. Bird record at the Parliament of Canada]
* [http://www.birdholdings.ca/home.html Bird Holdings Ltd.]
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