ˈæftɚ ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt, hiː mˈuːvd bˈæk tə hɪz hˈoʊmtaʊn ʌv ɡˈɪmli, mˌænɪtˈoʊbə, wˌɛɹ hiː spˈɪɹhɛdᵻd ðɪ ˈɛfɚt tə ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkt ðə ɡˈɪmli pˈʌblɪk skˈuːl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn ænd ðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt ænd kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðə lˈeɪk wˈɪnᵻpˌɛɡ vˈɪzɪɾɚ sˈɛntɚ.
After retirement, he moved back to his hometown of Gimli, Manitoba, where he spearheaded the effort to reconstruct the Gimli Public School (1915) and the development and construction of the Lake Winnipeg Visitor Centre.