Obituary: Lawyer, community leader Jack Perraton

CALGARY – Corus Entertainment’s corporate secretary and prominent Calgarian Jack Perraton died February 19th after a brief battle with leukemia. He was 65. Throughout his career, Perraton (pictured) worked as a prominent attorney and community leader. He was Chancellor of the University of Calgary from 1998 to 2002 and was on the board of governors from 1998 to 2011. He also chaired the Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta from 2003 to 2011 and was CEO of the Canada 2005 Exposition Corporation which led Canada’s bid to host a World’s Fair in 2005. He received numerous awards, including the Order...