Author of the article: Jeff Labine
Publishing date: Jan 11, 2021 • January 11, 2021 • 3 minute read •
EDMONTON, ALBERTA: MAY 08, 2009 -- EPCOR board chair Hugh Bolton of directors speak to the media about EPCOR Utilities announced its plans to create Capital Power Corporation, a power generation company that will be headquartered in Edmonton. May 08, 2009. Photo by Ed Kaiser /Ed Kaiser
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Philanthropist Hugh Bolton was a giant in the city’s business community, a gentle soul who was a “gentleman through and through,” says Edmonton’s mayor, recalling the former head of Epcor who died last month.
From 2000 to 2018, Bolton served as the chairman of the city-run utility company. Mayor Don Iveson said through Bolton’s leadership, Epcor became the respected organization that it is today.