Oland Brewery, formerly S. Oland & Sons, is a brewing company in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (established 1907), which also acquired

Alexander Keith's Brewery Alexander Keith's is a brewery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is part of Anheuser-Busch InBev, a holdings company based in Leuven, Belgium, which owns over 400 beer brands globally. The brewery was founded in 1820 by Alexander Keith who ha ...

(1928), and is now owned by Labatt Brewing Company (1971), itself a unit of

InBev InBev () is a brewing company that resulted from the merger between Belgium-based company Interbrew and Brazilian brewer AmBev which took place in 2004. It existed independently until the acquisition of Anheuser-Busch in 2008, which formed Anheu ...

. Sidney Oland (gt. grandson of Sidney C. Oland) served as a senior executive of Labatt Brewing Company. The Oland family has been active in public life in Nova Scotia. The long-term CEO of the company

Sidney Culverwell Oland Sidney Culverwell Oland (17 June 1886, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia – 17 November 1977, Halifax, Nova Scotia) was an owner of Oland Brewery and philanthropist. He made significant contributions to the military, the arts and the cultural life of Nova S ...

made significant contributions to the military, the arts and the cultural life of Nova Scotia. Sidney commissioned the building of

Bluenose II ''Bluenose II'' is a replica of the fishing and racing schooner '' Bluenose'', commissioned by Sidney Culverwell Oland and built in 1963 as a promotional yacht for Oland Brewery. Sidney Oland donated the schooner to Nova Scotia in 1971 and it h ...

Victor de Bedia Oland Victor de Bedia Oland, (August 9, 1913 – June 27, 1983) was the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1968 to 1973. Awards and recognition In 1980, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french ...

was

lieutenant-governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

of Nova Scotia from 1968 to 1973. (The Oland family also founded

Moosehead Moosehead may refer to: * Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad * Dartmouth Moosehead Dry *Halifax Mooseheads, a team in the Canadian hockey League that plays in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada *, the name of more than one United States Navy ship *Moose ...

beer in 1867, which remains independent.) Brands brewed at Oland's Halifax brewery include: * Oland Export Ale *

Schooner Lager {{refimprove, date=July 2021 Schooner is a regional lager style beer of the eastern Canadian provinces. It has an alcohol content of 5.0% ABV and is brewed at the Oland Brewery in Halifax, Nova Scotia. History First brewed by sailing enthusia ...

* Alexander Keith's India Pale Ale * Alexander Keith's Red Amber Ale * Alexander Keith's Traditional Lager * Budweiser * Bud Light * Michelob Ultra * Labatt Blue * Busch * Busch Ice * Rolling Rock

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Labatt Brewing Company Labatt Brewing Company Limited (french: La Brasserie Labatt Limitée) is a Belgian-owned brewery headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1847, Labatt is the largest brewer in Canada. In 1995, it was purchased by Belgian brewer Int ...

http://www.labatt.com/ consulted May 15, 2006 Beer brewing companies based in Nova Scotia Companies based in Halifax, Nova Scotia Labatt Brewing Company Year of establishment missing {{Canada-company-stub

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