Peter McAuslan

Treasurer

Peter McAuslan is a native of Lachine, Quebec, graduating from Sir George Williams University in 1972. He was secretary-general of Dawson College in Montreal in 1987 when he left to establish The McAuslan Brewing Company, a ground-breaking and internationally respected, award-winning small brewery.

Peter has served as a director of many industries and community boards and has received awards and distinctions, most notably a McGill Management Award in 2002 and an award of distinction from the John Molson School of Business of Concordia University in 2008. He was named ‘Personality of the year’ in the category of Business and the Arts by the Conseil des Arts de Montréal the same year.  Peter was awarded the Order of Canada in 2018 for his pioneering work in the development of the small brewing industry in Canada, his commitment to the support of the arts and his leadership in establishing the Chair of Canadian Scottish Studies at McGill University.

He is the founder and president of the McAuslan Malting and Distilling Corporation developing and marketing ‘Peter McAuslan’s Spirits’ in Quebec.

Mr. McAuslan is a member of the Green Party of Canada, a supporter of Greenpeace Canada, and other environmental organizations. He was a founder of Hortinove, a local citizens’ organization that successfully defended against the sale of the federal Agricultural Research Centre in Frelighsburg, Quebec. He has supported fundraising initiatives for the Ruiter Valley Land trust and Appalachian Corridor. He was a director of the Mount Echo Land Trust from 2018-2021.

Peter has recently published “Brewing Better Beer, The story of St-Ambroise and the birth of Quebec craft brewing”

Peter and his wife Ellen share their Sutton home with 4 dogs in the beautiful Eastern Townships of Quebec.