the World Business Council and the Washington Quarterly Roundtable. Aviation A pilot at age 17, Bawden also made a substantial contribution to the aviation industry and founded in 1991, Executive Flight Centre, Canada's largest aviation service company, including a large fleet of planes and jets. Personal life Childhood Born into the Toronto establishment, Bawden attended Upper Canada College in Toronto. His father, Harry Norman Bawden, was president, CEO and later vice-chairman of Dominion Securities, one of Canada's largest investment banks before it was acquired by the Royal Bank of Canada in 1996. Harry Bawden was Director of the War Finance Committee, a board member of Molson's Brewery, and a board member of Dominion Foundries & Steel, among others. Chuck wagon racing During the late 1950s and 1960s, the Peter Bawden chuck wagon dominated the World Chuck Wagon Races at the Calgary Stampede and broke several world track records. Honorary Colonel Bawden served as Honorary Colonel of 14 (Calgary) Service Battalion for a number of years. The Battalion holds a number of artifacts belonging to Bawden, including one of his famous chuck wagons. References External links Peter C. Bawden – Canadian Petroleum Hall of Fame Mr. Peter C. Bawden – Officer of the Order of Canada The Lethbridge Herald, June 13, 1964 The Ottawa Journal, June 5, 1973, p. 17 1929 births 1991 deaths Businesspeople from Calgary Businesspeople from Toronto Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta Officers of the Order of Canada Politicians from Calgary Politicians from Toronto Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs 20th-century Canadian businesspeople