BIOGRAPHY

Mr. Moores has served on numerous committees, given freely of his time, energy, and expertise to ensure success for the many and varied organizations with whom he has been associated over the past 40 years. He was Chair of the 1992 Provincial Summer Games and the 1994 Provincial Special Olympics both hosted by the Towns of Harbour Grace and Carbonear. The millions of dollars raised for these events have ensured that present and future generations have modern facilities available to them. Mr. Moores was also Chair of the “Matthew” visit for the 500th Anniversary Celebrations in the Province. This 1997 event was the catalyst from which the current tourism industry in the Province got its start. Mr. Moores has also been Chair of the Carbonear Hospital Board of Director, a Member of the Board of Regents of Memorial University, a Director of the Canadian Scholarship Trust Foundation, and a Bencher of the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador. He was named Alumnus of the Year by Memorial University in 1998 and received the Weldon Award from Dalhousie Law School for Unselfish Public Service in 2000.