William Teron

Male, Person

1932 –

30

Who is William Teron?

William Teron, OC is a Canadian real estate executive who is known as the "Father of Kanata".

Born in Gardenton, Manitoba, he moved to Ottawa when he was eighteen. He started his own company, Golden Ridge Developments Ltd. He is responsible for two suburban developments in the Ottawa area - the development of the former hamlet of Bells Corners, Ontario into a garden suburb - and the development of Beaverbrook, the beginning of the city of Kanata from a greenfield site in the Township of March, west of the Ottawa Greenbelt.

From 1973 to 1979, he was the Chairman and President of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. He is the founder of Teron International Building Technologies.

In 1982, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1978, he was made an honorary Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.

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Born
Nov 15, 1932
Gardenton, Manitoba
Nationality
  • Canada
Lived in
  • Manitoba
  • Ottawa

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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