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Bud Bird
Bird, as a recipient of the 2023 Order of New Brunswick award
Member of Parliament forFredericton
In office 1988–1993
Preceded by	Robert Howie
Succeeded by	Andy Scott
Member of theNew Brunswick Legislative Assembly forFredericton-Silverwood
In office 1978–1982
Preceded by	George Everett Chalmers
Succeeded by	Dave Clark
Mayor of Fredericton
In office 1969–1974
Preceded by	William T. Walker
Succeeded by	Elbridge Wilkins
Personal details
Born	John Williston Bird (1932-03-22)March 22, 1932 (age 93) Fredericton,New Brunswick, Canada
Party	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Residence(s)	Fredericton, New Brunswick
Profession	businessman

John Williston "Bud" Bird,PC OC ONB (born March 22, 1932) is aCanadian businessman who is a former mayor of the city of Fredericton, aProgressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick member of theLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick, and aProgressive Conservative Party of Canada member of theHouse of Commons of Canada.

In 1958, he founded J. W. Bird and Company Limited, suppliers to the construction industry. In 1975, he acquiredWilliam Stairs Son & Morrow Ltd. ofHalifax,Nova Scotia, becoming Bird Stairs Limited. The business was sold to employees and today he operates Bird Holdings Ltd. And is majority shareholder of Sunpoke Energy Systems Ltd.

Bird served as Mayor of Fredericton from 1969 to 1974. He was elected to theLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1978 and served as in the government ofRichard Hatfield asMinister of Natural Resources from November 21, 1978, until he resigned from the legislature on June 10, 1982.

Bird ran in theNovember 21, 1988 Federal election, winning a seat in the34th Canadian Parliament for theFredericton riding. He was defeated in the1993 election.

Asport fisherman and conservationist, Bird is Chairman Emeritus of theMiramichi Salmon Association and has been a Director of both the Atlantic Salmon Federation of Canada and Atlantic Salmon Federation of theUnited States.

In 2001, Bird was made an Officer of theOrder of Canada.

Doreen Fraser was nominated as aConfederation of Regions candidate, but was listed as an Independent because that party did not run enough candidates to be officially recognized.

• J. W. Bird record at the Parliament of Canada
• Bird Holdings Ltd.

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