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John Bragg

Inducted 1993

“The real challenge is to stay entrepreneurial and cut to the chase. . . don't let anything get in the way of making decisions.”
— The Globe and Mail (2012)

Biography

John Bragg is the president and Co-CEO of Oxford Frozen Foods Limited, which he founded in 1968. Mr Bragg’s company operates the largest fruit farm in the world with over 45,000 acres of wild blueberries. Mr. Bragg founded Bragg Communications in 1970 and, under the Eastlink brand, delivers telecommunication services across Canada. Mr. Bragg is a former director of TD Bank and former Chancellor of Mount Allison University. He was inducted into the Order of Canada in 1996 and was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada in 2022.

John Bragg was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame in 2003.

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Blueberry and fibre optic tycoon John Bragg: The Oracle of Oxford, N.S.
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John Bragg Doctor of Laws, honoris causa
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The Canadian Business Hall of Fame John L. Bragg
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John Bragg President and CEO
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APA 7th Edition
The Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame. (2021, October 5). John Bragg. Nova Scotia Business Laureates Digital Archive. Retrieved from: https://nslaureates.ca/laureates/john-bragg.

MLA 9th Edition
The Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame. “John Bragg”. Nova Scotia Business Laureates Digital Archive, 5 Oct. 2021. nslaureates.ca/laureates/john-bragg.