Moselhead Beer Co. , Ltd.
It did not exist in 1917, but the Halifax explosion triggered a series of incidents that helped Canada's largest independent breweryin New Brunswick establish.
At the time, one of the Olland family owned breweries was the Army and Navy brewery, located at the Turtle Growe on the Dartmouth side of Halifax port.
Olandes also has a brewery on agricultural Street in Halifax.
On the morning of December.
6, 1917, Monte-
The French Army ship Blanc collided with the Norwegian steamboat Imo carrying Belgian relief supplies at Halifax port.
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The fireman is only a few meters away from the mountain.
Explosion of Blanco
He survived the explosion, and the roof of the Orland brewery on agrecola Street collapsed, but the biggest loss to date was the Army and Navy Brewery: including the brewing master Conrad ·
Olan was killed and the building turned into ruins.
On the day of the Halifax Explosion, DerekOland, executive chairman of moosehead breweries, said his father was 7 years old. year-
Old PhillipOland is preparing to communicate with a nun in the classroom at the Holy Heart School on Spring Garden Road in Halifax.
"When the explosion happened, they faced the board because she wrote something on the board for him to explain," Oland said . ".
"Of course, many of the injuries that have been done to the citizens of Dartmouth Halifax are broken glass caused by concussion.
Fortunately, they avoided this without facing the window.
"Sister Olandsaid told the young Phillipto to go home and when he went out he saw some dead horses on Spring Garden Road.
Olandsaid says these are the main memories of his father's bombing.
What Olands does next is that when the brewery is back in operation, theolands goes through Fundy Bay and sees another port city: St. John.
Halifax's explosion is aftermathUsingmoney PHOTOSColourized photo of the compensation fund generated from the insurance settlement and explosion on 1918, George Baird Olandboughtthe red ball factory Union Street, Van Irwin building is located today.
According to the Dalhousie University Archives, the purchase price is $31,000.
Part of the reason for buying a brewery in New Brunswick is to diversify.
"This is a production facility that they can use to supply the Nova Scotia Market and New Brunswick," Oland said . ".
The family entered New Brunswick for the first time and allowed it to gain a foothold there.
Ten years later, in 1928, the company acquired another St. John's Brewery, James prepared for the brewery.
According to the company's website, when reading corporate books after purchase, George baldolan met the word moosehead, and five years later, the company released a model called moledhead
On 1947, moselhead beer was officially born.
Today, although the family of theOlandfamily originated in Nova Scotia, the name is also synonymous with New Brunswick.