Earl Barish (born 1943 in

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) is a businessman from

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, Canada. His family developed the

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ice cream mobile brand. He also owned the IBA (the

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) team, the

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. Barish also served as league president of the IBA from 1995 to 1999. In March 2006, Barish was appointed president and CEO of 4328796 Manitoba Ltd. This

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was the major shareholder in Salisbury House, a chain of 22 (at the time of Barish's nomination) restaurants in the Winnipeg area. The chain was sold in December 2017 to a partnership that includes restaurateur Noel Bernier, the Metis Economic Development Fund (MEDF), David Filmon, and several senior managers of Salisbury House. In July 2019, it was announced that Barish had purchased Noel Bernier's shares in the Salisbury House chain back less than two years after selling it. In June 2008, Barish was appointed the chairman of the Board of

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. Barish also served on the executive committee of Maccabi Canada.Maccabi website
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21st-century Canadian Jews Businesspeople from Ontario Businesspeople from Winnipeg People from Thunder Bay 1944 births Living people {{canada-business-bio-stub

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