Hall of Fame Inducts Four New Members

The late Douglas Bragg of Collingwood, Cumberland Co., will be inducted today into the Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame. Ernest Fage, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, will make the announcement at a ceremony in Truro.

"Doug Bragg was an entrepreneur, a visionary and a leader in the wild blueberry industry," said Mr. Fage. "His contribution was evident not only in his successful production of blueberries but also in the development of harvest technology."

A graduate of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Mr. Bragg joined Bragg Lumber Company as manager and eventually became president. He served as vice-president of Oxford Frozen Foods and vice-president of Amherst Cable and Tri-Town Cable Companies, finishing his career as president of Douglas Bragg Enterprises Limited.

Mr. Bragg was also an active member of the Wild Blueberry Producers Association of Nova Scotia. From 1979 to 1981, he served as a director and was an active member of the research committee from the time of its inception until the fall of 1996.

He was a founding director of the Nova Scotia Blueberry Institute and was instrumental in the early days of its development and building of the research field station at Debert. In 1995 Mr. Bragg received the Wild Blueberry Producers Association of Nova Scotia Award of Recognition.

The Wild Blueberry Producers Association nominated Douglas Bragg for induction to the Atlantic Agriculture Hall of Fame.

The 2001 inductees from the other Atlantic provinces include Dr. George Wood, New Brunswick; the late Eric Williams, Newfoundland and Labrador; and Leo McIsaac, Prince Edward Island. Mrs. Doreen Bragg will accept the award on her husband's behalf.

The Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame honours members of the agricultural community for outstanding contributions to the industry and to community and farm organizations.