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Hugh Erskine

Inducted 2003

“He would most want to be remembered as a hard worker and someone who contributed to the Musquodoboit Valley.”
— Tara Erskine, Chronicle Herald (2012)
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Biography

Sawmill industry leader and innovator, Erskine founded MacTara Limited, one of the largest single-site sawmills in Atlantic Canada and one of the most technologically advanced and environmentally-friendly in the world.

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APA 7th Edition
The Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame. (2021, October 5). Hugh Erskine. Nova Scotia Business Laureates Digital Archive. Retrieved from: https://nslaureates.ca/laureates/hugh-erskine.

MLA 9th Edition
The Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame. “Hugh Erskine”. Nova Scotia Business Laureates Digital Archive, 5 Oct. 2021. nslaureates.ca/laureates/hugh-erskine.