Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il était un mécanicien pour les Forces Armées à St. John's, Terre-Neuve. Avant sa retraite, Aurèle était garagiste et vendeur d'automobiles. Il était membre du Club d'Âge d'Or Assomption.

During the Second World War, he was a mechanic for the Armed Forces in St. John's, Newfoundland. Before his retirement, Aurèle was a garage owner and an auto salesman. He was a member of the Assumption Golden Age Club.