When he turned 105, Fort Erie, Ont., resident Burdett Sisler told his son Norman that his goal was to live to be 110.
Burdett worked for the agency after the war as an appraiser at the Peace Bridge port of entry in Fort Erie from 1949 to 1979.
His family moved to Toronto in 1918 to open a tire factory, where Burdett eventually worked.
Burdett said that as far as he's concerned, "everything everyone does matters" and you should treat people the way you'd like to be treated.
On April 11, about 250 people gathered at the Fort Erie Legion for a birthday party for Burdett.
Later, guests sang Happy Birthday and Burdett blew out the candles on a cake.
"I never thought I'd see such a large crowd to see one person," Burdett said. »