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Jun 14, 1929 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada Died on 11 Jan 2005 (aged 75)
Canadian businessman
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About Bud Mccaig
- John Robert "Bud" McCaig (June 14, 1929 – January 11, 2005) was a Canadian businessman and a co-owner of the Calgary Flames NHL franchise. Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, McCaig dropped out of high school to become a truck driver, following in the footsteps of his father, John W.
- (Jack) McCaig, for whom he worked in the Maccam Transport Company. In 1961, the company moved to Calgary and bought a competing company named H.M.
- Trimble & Sons, thus expanding their business into the rest of Alberta, and into British Columbia and Alaska.
- The merged company is known as Trimac for "Tri"mble and "Mac"cam as well for John and his three "Mac" brothers.
- McCaig served as its CEO until his retirement in 1994, and later became chairman of the board. In the 1980s, McCaig paired with Harley Hotchkiss and Alvin Libin to purchase a share of the Calgary Flames.
- McCaig died in Barbados.
