sentences:  He was a banker by profession and was appointed Oil Controller for Canada on June 29, 1940 by the wartime government of MacKenzie King on the recommendation of his Minister of Transport C. D. Howe.This was described as "the toughest of all jobs during the war," but Cottrelle was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his service to Canada through his position.On February 22, 2014, George R. Cottrelle was inducted into the Milton Walk Of Fame.