Champion, Lloyd R.
Petroleum entrepreneur
1904-1971

Montreal businessman Lloyd R. Champion concentrated his 
attention on trust companies before becoming interested in 
the pilot oil sands projects at Bitumount, near Fort 
McMurray, Alberta.  In 1943 he formed Oil Sands Ltd. and 
from late in 1944 to 1948 he was associated with the Alberta 
government in building an experimental extraction plant.  In 
1953 he formed the Great Canadian Oil Sands Consortium with 
Sun Oil Ltd. of Philadelphia; in 1967 the plant (by then 
renamed Suncor) went into operation.  Mr. Champion sold most 
of his interests between 1966-1967, but his Oil Sands Ltd. 
was not liquidated until 1976, five years after his death.

All the records relate to oil sands development at Bitumount.

Multiple media, 1942-[1986], 0.24 m    

Biography, [1986]
Reminiscences of L.R. Champion by his wife Anna Champion,
on one sound tape cassette.

Clippings, 1944-1964

Correspondence, 1942-1967

Photographs, 1943-1949

Reports	1952-1964

Access: Open