Irving Kearl "Ike" Barber, (February 14, 1923 – April 13, 2012) was a Canadian forest industrialist and philanthropist. Though originally from Alberta, Barber spent most of his life in British Columbia, where he founded Slocan Forest Products Ltd., a lumber-producing company. He then went on to use his resource-based fortune to become one of BC's most prominent education philanthropists. Barber made significant donations to the University of British Columbia, as well as many other schools across the province, until his death in 2012.
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14 February 1923 Edmonton, Alberta
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Died |
13 April 2012 (aged 89) Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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