 He was magistrate for the town of Campbell River from 1941 until 1974.He became a trustee of the Nature Conservancy of Canada, an advisor to the BC Wildlife Federation, a senior advisor to Trout Unlimited and the Federation of Flyfishers, and a member of the Federal Fisheries Development Council and the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission.He was also Chancellor of University of Victoria from 1970 to 1973.