Joseph P. Landry
Joseph Gérard Lauri P. Landry (June 19, 1922 – July 25, 2008) was a Liberal Canadian Senator.
He established Cape Bald Packers, a lobster processing plant in Cap-Pelé, New Brunswick, in 1948. Starting off as a medium-sized business employing 30 people, the company continued to grow to where it now utilizes five Atlantic coast facilities and employs more than 1,000 people.[1]
In 1982, he established les Plastiques Downeast Plastics, which produces polystyrene products for the aquaculture industry.[2]
In 1996, Landry was appointed to the Senate by Jean Chrétien.
Awards
- 2001 Ernst & Young Atlantic Entrepreneur of the Year Trophy
- 1999, the Province of New Brunswick honoured him with its Excellence Award in recognition of his practice of employing individuals with disabilities
- 1983 The Commission économique du Sud-Est awarded its Certificate of Merit to Cape Bald Packers.
References
External links
- Funeral home obituary (with photo)
- Parlinfo file
- Debates of the Senate (Hansard) - 2nd Session, 35th Parliament, Volume 135, Issue 2 - Introduction to the Senate (February 28, 1996)
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