Fountain, Fred

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Fountain, Fred

Fred S. Fountain C.M., LL.B. Fred Fountain was born July 29, 1948 in Truro, Nova Scotia. He holds an A.B. in French from Dartmouth College and a Law degree (1974) from Dalhousie University. He received an Honorary Doctor of Law degree from Dalhousie in 2000. Mr. Fountain is a founding partner of the law firm formerly Franklin, Mitton, Fountain and Thompson. He is currently Counsel to the law firm Burke Thompson. He has been a member of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society since 1975. He was a Judge and Chairman of Regional Assessment Appeal Court from 1980 to 1989, and has been President and Chief Executive Officer of The Great Eastern Corporation Limited since 1985. Former Chairman of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, and formerly a Trustee of the National Gallery of Canada. He was Chair of the Working Miracles Capital Campaign for the QEII hospital which raised over $44 million. Other volunteer commitments have included Board of Governors at Dalhousie University serving on various committees; Board of Directors of the Scotia Festival of Music; World Wildlife Fund Canada (Atlantic Advisory Council). His charitable support has created new facilities and programs, including Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, King’s-Edgehill School, Dalhousie University, Mount Saint Vincent University, King’s College, Symphony Nova Scotia, QEII Hospital Foundation, IWK Hospital, among others. He was awarded Philanthropist of the Year in 1999. Mr. Fountain served as Chancellor of Dalhousie University (2008-2015) and was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2008. Recently he was named Humanitarian of the Year by the Canadian Red Cross in Nova Scotia. He was also awarded both the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal and the Diamond Jubilee Medal. In 2014 he donated $10M to create the Fountain School of Performing Arts at Dalhousie University.

Fountain, Elizabeth