Peter Hugh Aykroyd
FEBRUARY 5, 1922 - JULY 4, 2020
B. App. Sc., P. Eng., University of Toronto, Class of 1945
D.P.A., Carleton University, 1968.
'Big Pete' died 1:15 a.m., on July 4, 2020, peacefully, surrounded by family in his ancestral farmhouse at Railton, Ontario on acres purchased from the Crown in 1821. Predeceased in 2018 by his Franco-Ontarian wife of 69 years, Lorraine Helene Marie Gougeon. Mourned by sister, Judith Harvie; sons, Daniel and Peter; daughter-in-law and beloved confidante, Donna Dixon, (his 'Hoke'); granddaughters, Danielle, Belle and Stella, brother-in-law Andrew, nieces and nephews. A career of public service in Ottawa and beyond. Surveyed roads in Ontario as a teen; assembled Bren guns at Inglis factory during WWII; After U. of T. hired by National Film Board as a unit production manager producing over a hundred documentaries '48-'53; National Capitol Commission, Chief Engineer, Gatineau Parkway, constructing 60 miles of scenic roads - '53-'61; Director of Historical Preservation, N.C.C., saving dozens of heritage sites from developers 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. - '68-'74; Canadian Transportation Development Agency, Chairman. Helped negotiate the sharing of icebreaking technology in trade missions to the People's Republic of China - '74 - '77; Ministry of Transport, Assistant Deputy Minister - '77 -'80. Post government: Hard Rock Café (East), Vice President for Special Projects, '82-'85. Author: Anniversary Compulsion (Dundurn Press), A Sense of Place (Quarry Press), History of Ghosts (Rodale Press); established altruistic Milleniad Brands for Y2K products and services. Devout Christian in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
Funny, loving, kind, generous, compassionate, humanist, spiritualist seeker, visitor to City Jail inmates. Fan of his 1932 Pierce Arrow V-12, Jack Hylton, dancing, cigars, clean vodka and Seymour: "Feed Me!" Adoring husband, supportive father and grandfather and grand godfather to I.D. and L.G. Melweg. Sweet, smart, gracious, humble and gentle. A lovely guy. A giant Canadian. Now reunited with his wife and 'Buddy' Lorraine.
FEBRUARY 5, 1922 - JULY 4, 2020
B. App. Sc., P. Eng., University of Toronto, Class of 1945
D.P.A., Carleton University, 1968.
'Big Pete' died 1:15 a.m., on July 4, 2020, peacefully, surrounded by family in his ancestral farmhouse at Railton, Ontario on acres purchased from the Crown in 1821. Predeceased in 2018 by his Franco-Ontarian wife of 69 years, Lorraine Helene Marie Gougeon. Mourned by sister, Judith Harvie; sons, Daniel and Peter; daughter-in-law and beloved confidante, Donna Dixon, (his 'Hoke'); granddaughters, Danielle, Belle and Stella, brother-in-law Andrew, nieces and nephews. A career of public service in Ottawa and beyond. Surveyed roads in Ontario as a teen; assembled Bren guns at Inglis factory during WWII; After U. of T. hired by National Film Board as a unit production manager producing over a hundred documentaries '48-'53; National Capitol Commission, Chief Engineer, Gatineau Parkway, constructing 60 miles of scenic roads - '53-'61; Director of Historical Preservation, N.C.C., saving dozens of heritage sites from developers 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. - '68-'74; Canadian Transportation Development Agency, Chairman. Helped negotiate the sharing of icebreaking technology in trade missions to the People's Republic of China - '74 - '77; Ministry of Transport, Assistant Deputy Minister - '77 -'80. Post government: Hard Rock Café (East), Vice President for Special Projects, '82-'85. Author: Anniversary Compulsion (Dundurn Press), A Sense of Place (Quarry Press), History of Ghosts (Rodale Press); established altruistic Milleniad Brands for Y2K products and services. Devout Christian in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
Funny, loving, kind, generous, compassionate, humanist, spiritualist seeker, visitor to City Jail inmates. Fan of his 1932 Pierce Arrow V-12, Jack Hylton, dancing, cigars, clean vodka and Seymour: "Feed Me!" Adoring husband, supportive father and grandfather and grand godfather to I.D. and L.G. Melweg. Sweet, smart, gracious, humble and gentle. A lovely guy. A giant Canadian. Now reunited with his wife and 'Buddy' Lorraine.
Peter Hugh Aykroyd
FEBRUARY 5, 1922 - JULY 4, 2020
B. App. Sc., P. Eng., University of Toronto, Class of 1945
D.P.A., Carleton University, 1968.
'Big Pete' died 1:15 a.m., on July 4, 2020, peacefully, surrounded by family in his ancestral farmhouse at Railton, Ontario on acres purchased from the Crown in 1821. Predeceased in 2018 by his Franco-Ontarian wife of 69 years, Lorraine Helene Marie Gougeon. Mourned by sister, Judith Harvie; sons, Daniel and Peter; daughter-in-law and beloved confidante, Donna Dixon, (his 'Hoke'); granddaughters, Danielle, Belle and Stella, brother-in-law Andrew, nieces and nephews. A career of public service in Ottawa and beyond. Surveyed roads in Ontario as a teen; assembled Bren guns at Inglis factory during WWII; After U. of T. hired by National Film Board as a unit production manager producing over a hundred documentaries '48-'53; National Capitol Commission, Chief Engineer, Gatineau Parkway, constructing 60 miles of scenic roads - '53-'61; Director of Historical Preservation, N.C.C., saving dozens of heritage sites from developers 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. - '68-'74; Canadian Transportation Development Agency, Chairman. Helped negotiate the sharing of icebreaking technology in trade missions to the People's Republic of China - '74 - '77; Ministry of Transport, Assistant Deputy Minister - '77 -'80. Post government: Hard Rock Café (East), Vice President for Special Projects, '82-'85. Author: Anniversary Compulsion (Dundurn Press), A Sense of Place (Quarry Press), History of Ghosts (Rodale Press); established altruistic Milleniad Brands for Y2K products and services. Devout Christian in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
Funny, loving, kind, generous, compassionate, humanist, spiritualist seeker, visitor to City Jail inmates. Fan of his 1932 Pierce Arrow V-12, Jack Hylton, dancing, cigars, clean vodka and Seymour: "Feed Me!" Adoring husband, supportive father and grandfather and grand godfather to I.D. and L.G. Melweg. Sweet, smart, gracious, humble and gentle. A lovely guy. A giant Canadian. Now reunited with his wife and 'Buddy' Lorraine.
FEBRUARY 5, 1922 - JULY 4, 2020
B. App. Sc., P. Eng., University of Toronto, Class of 1945
D.P.A., Carleton University, 1968.
'Big Pete' died 1:15 a.m., on July 4, 2020, peacefully, surrounded by family in his ancestral farmhouse at Railton, Ontario on acres purchased from the Crown in 1821. Predeceased in 2018 by his Franco-Ontarian wife of 69 years, Lorraine Helene Marie Gougeon. Mourned by sister, Judith Harvie; sons, Daniel and Peter; daughter-in-law and beloved confidante, Donna Dixon, (his 'Hoke'); granddaughters, Danielle, Belle and Stella, brother-in-law Andrew, nieces and nephews. A career of public service in Ottawa and beyond. Surveyed roads in Ontario as a teen; assembled Bren guns at Inglis factory during WWII; After U. of T. hired by National Film Board as a unit production manager producing over a hundred documentaries '48-'53; National Capitol Commission, Chief Engineer, Gatineau Parkway, constructing 60 miles of scenic roads - '53-'61; Director of Historical Preservation, N.C.C., saving dozens of heritage sites from developers 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. - '68-'74; Canadian Transportation Development Agency, Chairman. Helped negotiate the sharing of icebreaking technology in trade missions to the People's Republic of China - '74 - '77; Ministry of Transport, Assistant Deputy Minister - '77 -'80. Post government: Hard Rock Café (East), Vice President for Special Projects, '82-'85. Author: Anniversary Compulsion (Dundurn Press), A Sense of Place (Quarry Press), History of Ghosts (Rodale Press); established altruistic Milleniad Brands for Y2K products and services. Devout Christian in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
Funny, loving, kind, generous, compassionate, humanist, spiritualist seeker, visitor to City Jail inmates. Fan of his 1932 Pierce Arrow V-12, Jack Hylton, dancing, cigars, clean vodka and Seymour: "Feed Me!" Adoring husband, supportive father and grandfather and grand godfather to I.D. and L.G. Melweg. Sweet, smart, gracious, humble and gentle. A lovely guy. A giant Canadian. Now reunited with his wife and 'Buddy' Lorraine.
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