Community activist.
Born at Dudley, Worcestershire, England on 10 May 1896, he came to Canada in 1929. During the Second World War, he served with the Cameron Highlanders.
He served on the Winnipeg city council (1948-1949), was a trustee for the Winnipeg School Division, and chaired the Civic Election Committee. He was a member of the Winnipeg General Hospital Board and the Auditorium Commission. He served four years on the council of the Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg and was Chair of the Civics Bureau of the Winnipeg Chamber of the Commerce.
He and wife Amy had a son, Eric Fisher. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Masons, Shriners, Lions Club, Kiwanis Club, Carleton Club, Winnipeg Winter Club, and United Services Institute.
He died at Winnipeg on 2 May 1982.
“Twenty-two candidates seek election to Metro council,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 October 1964, page 6.
“Ostrander back, only one new face on Metro,” Winnipeg Tribune, 31 October 1964, page 23.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 4 May 1982, page 47.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 8 October 2026
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