WESTBURNE ELECTRIC SUPPLY BC NANAIMO

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But where did Westburne come from? Like many other companies in Canada, Westburne's roots can be traced back to the oil industry in Alberta. The name Westburne first appeared in 1959 when John Scrymgeour and his partners merged Commonwealth Petroleum Ltd. and General Petroleum of Canada to create the Westburne Oil Company Limited based in Calgary, Alberta. Mr. Scrymgeour ran the company well into the 1980's before his retirement. Known as a friend to employees he was a great benefactor to the arts. "The Westburne Collection" he began in 1975 would come to be known as one of Canada's great corporate art collections. The collection toured Canada in 1983. At its height the collection consisted of over 155 works by Canadian painters. Today many of these works can still be seen at a variety of our branches across Canada. In 1999, the Main Gallery of the Dalhousie University Art Gallery was named the "Scrymgeour Gallery". Mr. Scymgeour died in 2003.

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