Anonymous ID: c98073 July 29, 2021, 2:51 p.m. No.14224691   🗄️.is 🔗kun

>>14224418

 

did not know, ty you anon.

 

A career of public service in Ottawa and beyond. Surveyed roads in Ontario as a teen; assembled Bren guns at Inglis factory during WW II; After U of T hired byNational Film Boardas a unit production manager producing over a hundred documentaries '48-'53;National Capitol Commission, Chief Engineer[TUNNELS?], Gatineau Parkway, constructing 60 miles of scenic roads - '53-'61; Director of Historical Preservation, N.C.C., saving dozens of heritage sites from developers[TUNNELS?]and establishing Ottawa's greenbelt - '61-'64;

 

Director of Public Relations for 1967 Centennial Commission, commissioned the song 'Canada', caused designers to compete for the anniversary's symbol - The Triangular Leaf won. Dispensed Commission Grants to communities across the country in excess of one hundred fifty million dollars - '64-'67;Privy Council Office, Advisor to the Cabinet of Prime Minster Pierre Elliott Trudeau.As policy co-draftor, wrote the Orders In Council to establish the Ministry of Urban Affairs and the Ministry of the Environment. Also O.I.C. - P.C. 1969-1108 which transformed Gatineau into a modern metropolitan area through the mandated transfer of government offices to Hull resulting in the construction of several million square feet of office space.

 

https://ottawacitizen.remembering.ca/obituary/peter-aykroyd-1079498855