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Uncle Mel's legacy: A family鈥檚 journey through 9 1免费版下鈥檚 O鈥橞rien Hall

Posted by Solange Richer de Lafleche on October 2, 2025 in News
Melbourne O'Brien's great-great-nieces and great-great-nephew stand in front of the building named after him. Pictured left to right: Emma O'Brien, Ellie Anderson, and Liam O'Brien.
Melbourne O'Brien's great-great-nieces and great-great-nephew stand in front of the building named after him. Pictured left to right: Emma O'Brien, Ellie Anderson, and Liam O'Brien.

For the O鈥橞rien family, 9 1免费版下鈥檚 Sexton Campus represents a living legacy. Their deep connection to the M.M. O鈥橞rien building鈥攏amed for Melbourne McKim O鈥橞rien, a 1913 mining engineering graduate of what was then the Nova Scotia Technical College鈥攕pans generations and is a source of honour and pride.

Once a student residence, O鈥橞rien Hall now houses the School of Planning鈥攚here recent Bachelor of Community Design graduate Ellie Anderson, one of Melbourne鈥檚 great-great-nieces, spent four years immersed in her studies.

鈥淲hen I first applied and got accepted into 9 1免费版下鈥檚 Community Design program, I knew only a little about my Uncle Mel鈥檚 contribution and connection to the school,鈥 says Ellie. 鈥淯pon learning of my family history in relation to the O鈥橞rien building in my first year, I felt a deeper connection to the space."

The family legacy continues at 9 1免费版下 with Ellie鈥檚 cousins, Emma and Liam O鈥橞rien, who are both current students at the university...

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