Born in Norway, Gilbertson's family emigrated to Canada and settled on St. Joseph Island in Ontario's Algoma District. He began his working career on the freighters plying the Great Lakes, and later ran a maple syrup business before his election to the legislature,[1] and was known for bringing cans of syrup to the legislature as gifts for his fellow MPPs each spring.[1] He also owned a trucking business and a pancake house. In his riding, he was particularly known for his efforts to have the bridge on Highway 548 built to connect St. Joseph Island to the mainland. The bridge was named in his honour in 1994.[1]
In the Legislative Assembly, Gilbertson served as caucus chair and chief government whip, in addition to serving on a variety of standing committees.
Gilbertson died in summer 1995 on St. Joseph Island. On October 5, in one of the first sessions of the legislature following the 1995 provincial election, tributes to Gilbertson were delivered in the Assembly by Bud Wildman, Norm Sterling and Mike Brown.[1]
Gilbertson's family business, Gilbertson's Maple Syrup Products, is still in operation as the largest producer of maple syrup in Ontario. It is now owned by Gilbertson's son Don.[2]
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^ abcdMembers' Statements. Hansard, October 5, 1995.
bernt, gilbertson, bernt, nicole, gilbertson, march, 1912, june, 1995, canadian, politician, represented, electoral, district, algoma, legislative, assembly, ontario, from, 1967, 1975, member, progressive, conservatives, ontario, mppin, office, 1967, 1975prece. Bernt Nicole Gilbertson March 17 1912 June 21 1995 was a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Algoma in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1975 He was a member of the Progressive Conservatives Bernt GilbertsonOntario MPPIn office 1967 1975Preceded byRiding re establishedSucceeded byBud WildmanConstituencyAlgomaPersonal detailsBorn 1912 03 17 March 17 1912Mo i Rana Nordland NorwayDiedJune 21 1995 1995 06 21 aged 83 St Joseph Island OntarioPolitical partyProgressive ConservativeOccupationBusinessmanBorn in Norway Gilbertson s family emigrated to Canada and settled on St Joseph Island in Ontario s Algoma District He began his working career on the freighters plying the Great Lakes and later ran a maple syrup business before his election to the legislature 1 and was known for bringing cans of syrup to the legislature as gifts for his fellow MPPs each spring 1 He also owned a trucking business and a pancake house In his riding he was particularly known for his efforts to have the bridge on Highway 548 built to connect St Joseph Island to the mainland The bridge was named in his honour in 1994 1 In the Legislative Assembly Gilbertson served as caucus chair and chief government whip in addition to serving on a variety of standing committees Gilbertson died in summer 1995 on St Joseph Island On October 5 in one of the first sessions of the legislature following the 1995 provincial election tributes to Gilbertson were delivered in the Assembly by Bud Wildman Norm Sterling and Mike Brown 1 Gilbertson s family business Gilbertson s Maple Syrup Products is still in operation as the largest producer of maple syrup in Ontario It is now owned by Gilbertson s son Don 2 References edit a b c d Members Statements Hansard October 5 1995 Maple syrup is an all Canadian treat Archived 2010 10 29 at the Wayback Machine Sudbury Living Spring 2010 External links editOntario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history nbsp This article about a Ontario Progressive Conservative Party MPP is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bernt Gilbertson amp oldid 1134831601, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
