Joseph Segal
- Vancouver
Joseph
Segal, an outstanding British Columbian and a Canadian merchandising
legend, has given unstintingly of himself and his resources for
the betterment of our province.
Born in Vegreville,
Alberta, Mr. Segal served overseas with the Calgary Highlanders
for two and half years.
After moving
to Vancouver he opened a small retail family clothing store there
in 1950. It was the successful start of what became a chain of 70
Fields Stores, a corporation which acquired Zellers in 1976 and
eventually became the largest single owner of the Hudson's Bay Company.
Joseph Segal
is a self-made entrepreneur whose legendary acumen and energies
are turned as often to the needs of the community as to the demands
of the executive suite.
He has been
deeply involved in the Jewish Community throughout his life. Many
other organizations as well, have benefited from Mr. Segal's munificence,
whether they be charitable organizations such as the Variety Club,
the United Way and the Vancouver Children's Hospital or Simon Fraser
University.
That university's
downtown Harbour Centre campus might still be a dream but for Joseph
Segal's enthusiastic contributions and negotiating talents. Simon
Fraser University and two private sector interests were able to
strike a deal which provides a superb downtown campus virtually
rent-free for 30 years.
It has been
said of Joseph Segal - if there is a good and noble cause, he is
there.
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