Harold Lundrigan

Harold Wilson Lundrigan, CM (29 February 1928 – 18 December 2009) was a Canadian construction businessman based in Newfoundland and Labrador. His construction projects included oversight of the initial paving of the Trans-Canada Highway in his province.

He earned a Diploma of Engineering degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland then three years later an engineering degree from Nova Scotia Technical College.^[1] Lundrigan served as the first Chairman of the Economic Council of Newfoundland and Labrador, Chairman of the Royal Commission on Employment and Unemployment and served as a member of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council.^[2]

He was appointed a member of the Order of Canada in April 1991.^[3]

He and his brother Arthur were inducted into the Junior Achievement Newfoundland and Labrador Business Hall of Fame in 2000.^[4]

Lundrigan died at Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador on 18 December 2009 aged 81.^[5]