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    Peter Appleyard

    Peter Appleyard, jazz musician (born at Cleethorpes, Eng 26 Aug 1928, died, 17 July 2013 in Eden Mills, ON). A versatile studio percussionist and nightclub/TV personality in Toronto, he moved to Canada in 1951 as a drummer and soon turned to the vibraphone.

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    Peter Appleyard

    Peter Appleyard. Vibraphonist, percussionist, composer (born at Cleethorpes, Eng 26 Aug 1928, died, 17 July 2013 in Eden Mills, ON). After drumming in British dance bands and with RAF bands, he moved in 1949 to Bermuda and in 1951 to Toronto, where he began playing vibraphone.

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    Peter Baker

    Peter Baker (also known as Ahmad Ali Ferran or Bedouin Ferran), early Muslim Canadian, fur trader, politician, adventurer (born 18 April 1877 in Lebanon; died 13 November 1973 in Rochester, New York). From 1964 to 1967, Peter Baker served as an elected member of the Northwest Territories Council, making him the earliest Muslim politician in Canada. He was also the first Muslim pioneer to write a memoir of his life in Canada.

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    Peter Barcza

    (Joseph) Peter Barcza. Baritone, teacher, b Stockholm, of Hungarian parents, 23 Jun 1949, naturalized Canadian 1957; diploma, opera performance (Toronto) 1971.

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    Peter Behrens

    Peter Behrens, novelist, short story writer, essayist, and screenwriter (born in Montreal, PQ 7 Oct 1954). Behrens attended Lower Canada College, and graduated from CONCORDIA University in 1976 with an honours degree in History.

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    Peter Berring

    Berring (b Bjerring), Peter. Composer, b Winnipeg 6 Feb 1954; B MUS (British Columbia) 1977. He is of Danish-Icelandic heritage, descended from Vitus Bering (1680-1741), the naval explorer after whom the Bering Sea, Bering Strait, and Bering Island are named.

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    Peter Biyiasas

    Peter Biyiasas, chess grandmaster (b at Athens, Greece 19 Nov 1950). He moved to Canada as a child, began to play seriously in Vancouver in the late 1960s, and won the British Columbia championship 1968-71.

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    Peter Boneham

     Peter Boneham, choreographer, dance educator, artistic director (born at Rochester NY 7 Nov 1934). Peter Boneham is widely respected in Canada and abroad as a choreographer, teacher of dance technique and mentor to young, emerging choreographers.

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    Peter Busby

    In 1987 the formation of Designlines, an associated INDUSTRIAL DESIGN practice, enabled the creation of building components, including furniture and hardware, which would contribute to precisely crafted buildings and assist in innovative design.

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    Peter Cardew

    Peter Cardew, architect (born 8 June 1939 in Guildford, England; died 26 October 2020 in Vancouver, BC). Cardew immigrated to Canada in 1966 and established his own architectural firm in Vancouver in 1980. Cardew’s architectural projects received critical acclaim and he was the recipient of numerous awards during his career, including the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s Gold Medal in 2012. (See also Architecture.)

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    Peter Caspari

    Peter Heinrich (Henry) Caspari, architect, real estate developer (born 22 April 1908 in Berlin, Germany; died 1 October 1999 in Toronto, ON). After fleeing Nazi Germany, Caspari established himself as an architect in the United Kingdom before moving to Canada in 1951. (See also Canada and the Holocaust.) He is known for designing International Style, mid-century apartment complexes in Toronto and Calgary and is recognized as a major figure of architectural modernism in Canada. (See also Architectural History: 1914–1967.)

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    Peter C. Newman

    Peter Charles Newman (born Peta Karel Neuman), CC, journalist, author, newspaper and magazine editor (born 10 May 1929 in Vienna, Austria; died 7 September 2023 in Belleville, ON). Peter C. Newman was one of Canada’s most prominent journalists, biographers and non-fiction authors. After starting out with the Financial Post, he became editor-in-chief of both the Toronto Star and Maclean’s. His 35 books, which have collectively sold more than two million copies, helped make political reporting and business journalism more personalized and evocative. His no-holds-barred, insiders-tell-all accounts of Canada’s business and political elites earned him a reputation as Canada’s “most cussed and discussed” journalist. A recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees, Newman was elected to the Canadian News Hall of Fame in 1992. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1978 and a Companion in 1990.

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    Peter Collins

    His early life and career were marked by a series of geographical displacements. Born in England, Collins developed a passion for French architecture. During World War II, he joined the Yorkshire Hussars as a trooper and served as an intelligence officer in the Middle East and Italy.

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    Peter Dale Scott

    Peter Dale Scott, poet, political scientist, diplomat, teacher (born 11 January 1929 in Montreal, QC). Peter Dale Scott is widely regarded as his generation’s most important English-language political poet. Offering influential commentary on American politics and history, Scott’s poetry blends autobiographical insights with the global themes that also preoccupy his non-fiction work.

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    Peter Demeter

    Peter Demeter, real-estate developer (b at Budapest, Hungary 19 Apr 1933). The son of a wealthy family impoverished as a consequence of WWII, Demeter immigrated to Canada in 1956 and by 1962 had embarked on a successful career as a property developer in Toronto.

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