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Peter was born in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan in 1931 & had a B.Sc. from the
University of Denver. Peter was the first elected Regional Chair of Sudbury, the mayor of Sudbury
for nine years, a Regional Councillor for nine years, on the Sudbury Board of
Education for three terms, a Sudbury Hydro Commissioner for nine years, he was
the City's Chief Engineer, Regional Director of the Federation of Canadian
Municipalities, Director of Ontario Good Roads Association, Vice-Chair of the
Northern Heritage Fund Corporation, member of the Sudbury Regional Police
Services Board, Vice-Chair of the Ontario Highway Transport
Board, Secretary Treasurer of the Sudbury Blueberry Festival, President of
Childhood-Enfance Breakfast Programs, Co-Chair of the Spring Food Drive, member
of the Sudbury Regional Hospital Board, United Way Campaign Chair, President of
Operation Lookout, Chair of Action Sudbury & involved with the initiation of
the Ontario Community Council on Impaired Driving, O.C.C.I.D. Peter's widow, Lynn, is still actively
involved with Action Sudbury.
Peter was also involved with the initiation of the Ontario Community Council on
Impaired Driving. Peter was an avid curler
& represented Northern Ontario in the Labatt Brier in 1973. Peter has won
numerous awards such has the Ministry of Transportation's Road Safety
Achievement Award & the Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship Award. As the current
Action Sudbury Chair, Ron Roy stated " Peter has left Action Sudbury both a
legacy and a challenge, that challenge being to fulfill many of the initiatives
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