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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
OLAND, Bruce Sidney Culverwell - Of Halifax, died on Thursday morning, August 6, following a brief illness.
Born March 31, 1918 in Guildford, England to the late Colonel Sidney C and Herlinda (deBedia) Oland, he received his early education at Kings College School in Windsor, Nova Scotia and later attended Beaumont College, Old Windsor, Berkshire, England. Following graduation from Beaumont College he joined the family's brewing company which had its early beginnings in Nova Scotia in 1867, becoming President of Oland & Son Ltd in 1964 and President of Oland Breweries Ltd in 1971.
At the time of his death, he was involved in a number of business ventures as President of Lindwood Holdings Ltd, Culverwell Holdings Ltd and Oland Investments Ltd. He had been Honorary Consul General of Japan at Halifax and a former Member and Chair of the Board of Governors, Nova Scotia Division Canadian Corps of Commissionaires.
Mr. Oland has had a lifelong interest in the Canadian Armed Forces and was actively involved in the Militia and the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve from 1933 to 1971. At the outbreak of hostilities in 1939, he was promoted to Captain and served with the Royal Canadian Artillery during the entirety of World War II.
He remained with the Militia following World War II. In 1951 he transferred from the Militia to the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve.
He became the Commanding Officer of HMCS Scotian in 1963 and was promoted to Captain in 1966. In 1967 he was appointed ADC to His Excellency Governor- General Roland Michener, promoted to Commodore and appointed as Senior Naval Reserve Advisor.
Mr. Oland had been very active in a number of charitable and community activities and was a strong supporter of Regional Residential Services Society. Over the years he served through the Royal Canadian Naval Benevolent Fund Eastern Claims Division, The Board of Honourary Governors Nova Scotia Division Canadian Association for the Retarded, the Bill Lynch Memorial Fund, The Nova Scotia Board of Directors of the National Council of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Programme in Canada; a Director of the Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded (National Committee), Last Post Fund; charter member Maritime Branch of the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust; President, St George's Society, The Royal United Services Institute, The Halifax School for the Blind; and Governor of the Dominion Brewers Association. Other organizations of which Mr. Oland has been a supporter and/or member are Nova Scotia Naval Officers Association, Navy League of Canada, Nova Scotia Defence Association Network, DANN, St John Ambulance and Patron of HMCS Haida.
On October 6, 2006 was invested into the Order of Canada.
He
is survived by his wife the former Ruth Hurley, a daughter Deborah Ruth,
son, Richard H, daughter-in-law Barbara, grandsons, Keith and Eric and
granddaughter Heather. He was predeceased by two brothers, Victor deBedia
and Don Jaimie, his twin sister Amadita Diana and an infant son, Keith.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Regional Residential Services Society, 202 Brownlow Ave Suite LKD1, Dartmouth NS B3B 1T5. (The Globe and Mail 08 Aug 2009)
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