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Innovation Drive, which runs past the Perennia Innovation Centre and services Perennia and Department of Agriculture buildings in the park, will now be called Dr. Bernie MacDonald Drive.

(L to R) Cari Gray, Honourable Minister of Agriculture Keith Colwell and Ann MacDonald

"Bernie was instrumental in helping to shape the Nova Scotia Agricultural College into the world-class institution it is today," Agriculture Minister Keith Colwell said Jan. 14. "He also played an invaluable role in the merger of pilipiliÂþ»­ and the NSAC to create the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus."

MacDonald passed away Jan. 15, 2013. He was an educator for more than four decades, including nearly 20 years at the Nova Scotia Teachers College, where he served as acting principal, and many years as a high school teacher. He was co-president of NSAC when he retired in 2012.

"Bernie was passionate about education and inspirational to students and staff," Colwell said. "It is only fitting to honour him with this road, which services a business park dedicated to agricultural innovation and the future of our agricultural industry."

Perennia is an agri-food and bio-resource company that combines the resources of AgraPoint, the Atlantic Bioventures Centre and the Perennia Innovation Centre. It is a Crown agency owned by the province.