Oland Brewery, formerly S. Oland & Sons, is a brewing company in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (established 1907), which also acquired Alexander Keith's Brewery (1928), and is now owned by Labatt Brewing Company (1971), itself a unit of InBev . Sidney Oland (gt. grandson of Sidney C. Oland) served as a senior executive of Labatt Brewing Company.
6-601: The Oland family has been active in public life in Nova Scotia. The long-term CEO of the company Sidney Culverwell Oland made significant contributions to the military, the arts and the cultural life of Nova Scotia. Sidney commissioned the building of Bluenose II . Victor de Bedia Oland was lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia from 1968 to 1973. (The Oland family also founded Moosehead beer in 1867, which remains independent.) Brands brewed at Oland's Halifax brewery include: This beer or brewery -related article
12-399: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Canadian corporation or company is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sidney Culverwell Oland Sidney Culverwell Oland (17 June 1886, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia – 17 November 1977, Halifax, Nova Scotia ) was an owner of Oland Brewery and philanthropist. He made significant contributions to
18-779: The 1st. He fought in the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917 and the Battle of Amiens . He was mentioned in the dispatches signed by Winston Churchill. In 1937, he organized the Nova Scotia Division of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires . In 1965, he acquired and renovated the Black-Binney House to serve as the Headquarters for the Corps in Nova Scotia. Between 1923 and 1925, while prohibition
24-559: The 70 foot motor cruiser called “Lady Betty 2.’ He became the Commodore of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron . He built the “Bluenose 2” in 1963 for $ 300 000 (2.4 million in 2018) and sold it to the province of Nova Scotia for $ 1.00. During WW1, Oland commanded the 6th Battery at Fort McNab on McNabs Island . He went to France and as Commander of the 66th Battery, C.F. A, the 144th Brigade, CFA and
30-520: The military, the arts and the cultural life of Nova Scotia. He commissioned the building of Bluenose II and donated it to Nova Scotia. He also donated a fountain to Halifax in memory of his wife, which is located in Victoria Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia . Oland's interest in sailing began with the purchase of a sloop-yacht named “Lady Betty” that he sailed in local races and fishing trips. He later sailed his ninety-foot schooner “Nomad” and later
36-588: Was enforced, Oland went to Hollywood, California, acting and directing silent films. He was friends with Lillian Gish , Mary Pickford , and Tallulah Bankhead . He played a small part in All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film) . He would later become the founding director of The Theatre Arts Guild (1931). He was instrumental in establishing Neptune Theatre (1963) in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He also
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