Rafe Mair’s last kick (1931-2017)
Born in Vancouver on December 31, 1931, former CKNW talk show radio host, Social Credit cabinet minister and lawyer Rafe… FULL STORY
Obits
#202 Al Neil (1924-2017)
“New York has William Burroughs, Los Angeles has Charles Bukowski and Vancouver has Al Neil.” — John Armstrong “Whatever I’m… FULL STORY
#201 Peter Trower (1930-2017)
A GATHERING TO REMEMBER AND HONOUR PETER TROWER WILL BE HELD FROM 3 – 6 PM AT THE FORMER LOCATION… FULL STORY
#159 Joan Skogan was one of a kind
Born in Comox on September 29, 1945, Joan Skogan knew joy and sorrow. An intrepid researcher and a conscientious writer,… FULL STORY
#155 S.C. Heal obituary (1925-2017)
“In my opinion there is no finer interpreter of the marine scene in British Columbia.” — John M. MacFarlane, nautical… FULL STORY
#154 Jim Wong-Chu (1949-2017)
Chinese Canadians weren’t granted the federal vote in Canada until 1947 and they first voted provincially in 1949–the year Jim… FULL STORY
#153 David Watmough (1926-2017)
“I hope my work is myopically ‘westcoast’ and persistently graceful in language.” — David Watmough “That rarest of birds on… FULL STORY
Karlene Faith obituary
by Beverly Cramp and Starla Anderson* Born in 1938 in Aylsham, Saskatchewan, Karlene Faith co-founded the revolutionary Santa Cruz Women’s… FULL STORY
Jim Wong-Chu (1949-2017)
With the passing last week of Vancouver poet, activist and mentor, Jim Wong-Chu, Vancouver lost a pioneer of the Asian… FULL STORY
Richard Wagamese (1955-2017)
An Ojibway from the Wabasseemoong First Nation in northwestern Ontario, Richard Wagamese was born in Minaki, Ontario, on October 14,… FULL STORY
Rhoda B. Moss (1930-2017)
The founder of Mosaic Books in Kelowna, the Okanagan’s largest independent bookstore for almost 50 years, has died. Rhoda B…. FULL STORY
Howard Overend (1919-2017)
Beloved Peace River librarian Howard Overend has died at age 98 in Mission, having published his memoirs as Book Guy:… FULL STORY
Allan Brown (1934-2016)
Born (b. 1934) and raised in Victoria, thumb Allan Brown of Powell River graduated from the University of Kingston and… FULL STORY
From pedlar to publisher
A memorial gathering will be held on October 30th. B.C.’s first independent book publisher was arguably Father Adrien-Gabriel Morice. A… FULL STORY
Cat Majors (1956-2016)
According to this obituary notice that appeared in the Vernon Star newspaper in 2016: April 27, salve 1956 – September… FULL STORY
Samuel Bawlf, historian (1944-2016)
Born in Winnipeg on June 7, 1944, Samuel Bawlf of Saltspring Island was a former Social Credit cabinet minister who… FULL STORY
Remembering Larry Loyie
Larry Loyie (aka Oskiniko) was born in Slave Lake, Alberta, where he spent his early years living a traditional Cree… FULL STORY
Dona Sturmanis (1955-2016)
Respected and loved as a teacher and an ‘enabler,’ Dona Sturmanis died in the Okanagan of cancer at age 60… FULL STORY
Elizabeth Fischer death with Dignitas
Elizabeth Fischer In October of 2015, multi-media artist Elizabeth Fischer, at age 68, decided she ought to end her life… FULL STORY
Wayne Skene (1941-2015)
Born on February 5, 1941, Dennis Wayne Skene died in Surrey after a lengthy illness on July 5, 2015. “Wayne’s… FULL STORY
