Les Osland

Les Osland
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Churchill
In office 1973–1977
Preceded by	Gordon Beard
Succeeded by	Jay Cowan
Personal details
Born	(1921-04-04)April 4, 1921 Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
Died	March 2, 1993(1993-03-02) (aged 71) Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
Political party	New Democratic Party of Manitoba

Les Osland (April 4, 1921 – March 2, 1993) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.[1] He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1973 to 1977, representing the northern riding of Churchill.[2]

Osland's father refused to serve in World War I, and his family was somewhat unpopular in their small prairie town during the 1920s.^[citation needed]

He was elected in the provincial election of 1973,[2] defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Andy Champagne by just under 700 votes. He served as a government backbencher for the next four years, and did not seek re-election in 1977.

Osland later served as mayor of Churchill.[3]

His son, Len Osland, is a folk music singer/songwriter in the Yukon.[4] In 1997, the younger Osland released a CD entitled Salty Fingers which included the song "Pop", a tribute to his father.

References

1. "Memorable Manitobans: Leslie Milton "Les" Osland (1921-1993)".
2. "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
3. Newman, Roger (April 28, 1979). "Grain key to revival of fading port of Churchill". Globe and Mail. p. 8.
4. Nuttall, Mark (2004). Encyclopedia of the Arctic. Routledge. p. 1338. ISBN 1579584365. Retrieved 2014-01-17.