Scott, Blayney

SCOTT, Blayney, fishing equipment manufacturer (b 4 July 1924, Calgary; d 26 Apr 2000, Victoria). After serving in the merchant marine during WWII, he built a troller and fished the BC coast until 1952, when he founded Scott Plastics Ltd in VICTORIA. The company pioneered the use of plastics in the manufacture of fishing gear and by 1999 was turning out more than 750 products under the "Scotty" trademark. Although fishing, marine and outdoors products comprise the majority of sales, the company...

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