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Alfred Smithers

Inducted 1999

“It is in my nature to be optimistic, and I am buoyed by what I see on the horizon for Nova Scotia. I sense that Nova Scotia is going through a big change.”
— Chamber of Commerce (2001)
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Biography

Smithers’ visionary leadership and extraordinary optimism helped launch the Nova Scotia oil industry and create Secunda Marine Services Limited, an international vessel operator, respected around the world.

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Keynote Address
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Outstanding Individual Philanthropist
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Alfred Smithers Profile
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Alfred Smithers Order of Canada
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APA 7th Edition
The Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame. (2021, October 5). Alfred Smithers. Nova Scotia Business Laureates Digital Archive. Retrieved from: https://nslaureates.ca/laureates/alfred-smithers.

MLA 9th Edition
The Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame. “Alfred Smithers”. Nova Scotia Business Laureates Digital Archive, 5 Oct. 2021. nslaureates.ca/laureates/alfred-smithers.