Archive for April 2021
Margaret Marilyn DeAdder
Margaret Marilyn DeAdder, professional clipper of coupons, baker of cookies, terror behind the wheel, champion of the underdog, ruthless card player, and self-described Queen Bitch, died on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. Marilyn, the oldest of four siblings, was born Marilyn Joyce in 1942, to parents Hannah and Edgar Joyce, in New Glasgow, NS. She grew…
Read MoreJamie Lee Hamilton – Larger than Life
With Jamie Lee there was no grey area when it came to social justice — or injustice Jamie Lee Hamilton passed away Dec. 23, 2019 after a battle with cancer. Hamilton dedicated a good part of her life to righting what is wrong and fighting injustice and prejudice. Jamie Lee, a transgender activist of Metis…
Read MoreBenno
Have you ever loved a dog so much it broke your heart? That was the diagnosis my doctor gave me in January, a little more than a week after our dog Benno left us. I made an appointment because I was anxious, couldn’t sleep and felt like my heart was bouncing around in my chest.…
Read MoreHATIRAS, Panagiota (Paula)
It is with great sadness that the family of Paula Hatiras (nee Kafioti) announces her death on January 09, 2010, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Paula passed away peacefully in the Palliative Care Unit of VGH, surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was 76 years old. Paula will be lovingly…
Read MorePritam Kaur Hayre played important role in farmworkers union
It was in July 13, 1980 when farm worker Pritam Kaur Hayre was fired from her job picking fruits and vegetables at Sabaloy’s Farm in retaliation for her participation in a march and rally in Clearbrook the day before. According to a history of the farm workers movement in the Fraser Valley of the 1970s…
Read More87-year-old ‘Grandragon of False Creek’ goes with the flow
George Draskoy is the quintessential Renaissance man. A retired forestry engineer, today Draskoy is a reiki master, passionate about photography, restores vintage photographs using a computer, has a brown belt in karate, designs websites and is an accomplished dragon boat racer. Draskoy will compete in his 200th dragon boat race later this June — a…
Read MoreVal Legge
Born Oct. 20, 1927 in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Valerie Legge nee Rousseau was the youngest of 12 children of Creole descent. “We were Catholic with no TV,” Val liked to say, laughing. Her family was of modest means, but all nine girls were beautiful — and Val was the prettiest. She was very popular and…
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