- Joseph Gérard Lauri 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. [Times & Transcript obiturary [http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/rss/article/369449 Cap-Pelé entrepreneur dies, 91] ]In 1982, he established les Plastiques Downeast Plastics, which produces
polystyrene products for theaquaculture industry. [The Globe and Mail obituary [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20080728.93163040/BDAStory/BDA/deaths JOSEPH P. LANDRY 1922 2008 At the Dr. Georges L. Dumont Hospital] ]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 TheCommission économique du Sud-Est awarded its Certificate of Merit to Cape Bald Packers.References
External links
* [http://www.salonfrenette.com/en/Obituaries/38107/ Funeral home obiturary (with photo)]
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=096ae88f-44a7-494e-9629-b197964823a1&Language=E Parlinfo file]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/35/2/parlbus/chambus/senate/deb-e/002db_1996-02-28-e.htm?Language=E&Parl=35&Ses=2 Debates of the Senate (Hansard) - 2nd Session, 35th Parliament, Volume 135, Issue 2 - Introduction to the Senate (February 28, 1996)]
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