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Armour (Ben) McCrea

Inducted 2012

“A man who always had a keen sense of history as well as the future. . . [a] major force for change.”
— Austin French (2013)
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Biography

Ben McCrea was a visionary entrepreneur, conservationist and environmentalist who changed the landscape of Nova Scotia. His Passion for development and heritage preservation is reflected in the quality and design of his work that can be seen through the province.

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Halifax developer Ben McCrea dies at 73 - Global News article
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Armour (Ben) McCrea obituary
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The Armour Group
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Halifax developer McCrea dies at 73 - Chronicle Herald article
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APA 7th Edition
The Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame. (2021, October 5). Armour (Ben) McCrea. Nova Scotia Business Laureates Digital Archive. Retrieved from: https://nslaureates.ca/laureates/armour-ben-mccrea.

MLA 9th Edition
The Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame. “Armour (Ben) McCrea”. Nova Scotia Business Laureates Digital Archive, 5 Oct. 2021. nslaureates.ca/laureates/armour-ben-mccrea.