Emile owned and operated Maranda's Trucking & Snow Removal and Maranda's Spring Repair. He was President of the Moncton Truckers Association in 1975 and organized and was Chief Steward of Local 136 of the National Union of Public Employees of Oakv

ille, ON. Emile was an avid outdoorsman, had a passion for welding, rebuilding cars and doing his own repairs, inventing new things and playing shuffleboard. He was the first patient in New Brunswick to have a jewel implant in 1996.