Past student (1938-1947); parent of an alumnus (Michael ’80); grandfather of 7 alumni (Tyler Hislop ’01, Scott Hislop ’06, Spencer Bentley ‘06, Graydon Ball ’07, Nathaniel Bentley ‘07 , Caleb Bentley ‘11, Theo Bentley '21); past Trustee and Governor (1958-1971 and 1977-1981); donor to St. George’s for over 40 years.

We honour Peter with the Builder of St. George’s award for his almost six decades of support and leadership to the School. Mr. Bentley has served as a Director of St. George’s School, and his involvement was crucial to the campaign that helped build a new Junior School classroom block at the old campus, as well as the acquisition of the current Senior School grounds. This campaign also, very crucially, addressed an inequity in faculty salaries which allowed us to become competitive in attracting the best teachers to Saints. Peter’s is truly a legacy family at St. George’s; between himself and his extended family, there is over 90 years of attendance at this School, and still counting!

Peter Bentley was awarded the Order of Canada in 1983 for his contributions to finance, business, and manufacturing; we believe him to be one of the first St. George's alumni to receive this prestigious recognition. He is a highly respected member of the wider Vancouver and BC community, and served as Chairman and CEO of Canfor for almost 25 years. He was the third Chancellor of the University of Northern BC, holds honorary Doctorates of Law from the University of British Columbia and the University of Northern British Columbia, and has received the Distinguished Community Leader Award from Simon Fraser University. In addition to his leadership and generosity to this School, he has actively served on numerous other volunteer boards over his lifetime of community service.