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Oland, Sidney M.
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Dates of existence
1940-2008
History
Sidney Oland was a businessman, fifth-generation brewer, and significant supporter of the arts in Canada. He was born in 1940 to Victor de B. Oland and Nancy Jane Metcalf, and was educated at Bishop’s College School, Sherbrooke, QC, Dalhousie University, and Harvard University. He joined the Oland Breweries in the 1960s as a sales trainee and retired as CEO and Deputy Chairman of John Labatt Ltd. in Toronto. He also served as a lieutenant colonel in the Canadian Army Reserves and was an avid recreational sailor. His community service reflected his love of the arts: he was was a director of the Shaw Festival at Niagra-on-the-Lake and a board member and chair of the Toronto Film Festival. At the time of his death he was married to Ingrid Weger, with whom he had one daughter, Sydney; he had three children from a previous marriage: Linda, Victor and Heather.
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Related entity
Oland Family (1865-)
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Category of relationship
family
Dates of relationship
1940 - ?
Description of relationship
Sydney M. Oland was the grandson of Sidney C. Oland and the son of Victor de B. Oland.
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Oland, Victor de Bedia (1913-1983)
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family
Dates of relationship
1940 - ?
Description of relationship
Victor Oland was the father of Sydney M. Oland.