Obit

His love of bicycling began during his childhood. One of his proudest moments was when he taught his two daughters to ride.

She was determined to reach 100, and collected obituaries and birthday notices of people who had reached that goal

He loved canoeing, and could be seen portaging through suburban streets to get to the river. ‘He always wanted to see what was around the bend.’

He survived a Nazi camp and started over in Canada, learning to swim later in life despite his fear of the water

She had a passion for history, especially her own family’s, and recently decided to return to the simpler life she loved as a child

His many business ventures had one aim: to take care of his family. He hoped one day to stop and enjoy a country life.

She loved hiking in the mountains, and had just become serious about her dream to be a park ranger, and about her boyfriend

A former army technician, he was devoted to his family and business. But at 71 he wanted to slow down, and do some fishing.

Jenny was his first love, Yvonne his second; then Jenny again, 45 years later

Born in British Columbia, the lynx travelled more than 2,000 km to finally make it back home