Blaine Higgs

Blaine M. Higgs (born March 1, 1954 in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Canadian politician. A candidate in the New Brunswick general election, 2010 in for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. He is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick.
Higgs has lived in Quispamsis for 32 years with his wife, Marcia and 4 daughters Lindsey, Laura, Sarah and Rachel.
Higgs grew up in the small town of Forest City, NB. His post-secondary education began at the University of New Brunswick, where he graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He later completed a 4th Class Stationary Engineering program (Stationary engineer). In 1993, he completed the Executive Management Training Program at Queen’s University. He has also taken courses in Finance in 2003 and Leadership and Influence at Babson Executive Training and Education in 2006.
Hired by Irving Oil in 1978, Blaine Higgs retired from the company in May, 2010. He began his career as an Assistant Area Engineer in the Refinery Division and held various positions in the company leading to the position of Director of Logistics and Distribution in 2001, a position he held for more than 6 years. During this time, Higgs managed direct and indirect reports of approximately 270 personnel with an annual operating budget in excess of $250,000,000. In 2008, Higgs held the position of Director, Business Development as well as Director, Canaport LNG, (the first liquified natural gas port terminal facility of its kind in Canada).
Blaine Higgs served as Vice-Chair of the New Brunswick Gateway Council, working to identify and promote projects to expand International trade for New Brunswick. Higgs is a member of the Kennebecasis United Baptist Church. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of the Province of New Brunswick.

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