2014

Passed away peacefully at the Surrey Memorial Hospital on Sunday June 15th, 2014 at the age of 86. Born January 5th, 1928. Predeceased by his parents Ann and Eric Flowerdew, brothers Gordon and Norman and sister Joan. He leaves behind nieces Pauline, Marilyn and Leah. His close friends Rudy Andrews, Bob Bater and many others. He lived all his life in Aldergrove, on the family property in the North Otter District. Barney was a regular at the Otter co-op. He was a volunteer for the Cloverdale fire brigade and active with the Nicomekl Enhancement Society Salmon Hathcery. Barney worked for the Surrey Municipality. He enjoyed golfing, bowling, darts, fishing and camping.

Wayne spent his life in Coquitlam where his parents owned Goeson's Grocery on Austin. He was interested in everything, but his greatest loves were fishing and hunting.

Nigel was born in England and raised in Tanganyika and Kenya. Nigel and his family immigrated to Canada in 1987. Nigel worked for Herring Caleb Brett from 1987 to 1991 when he joined the BC Supercargoes Association. One of 36 Supercargoes working on the West Coast he was responsible for the loading of cargoes on ships returning to various parts of Asia. Nigel retired in 2010 and spent his time working on his model railway, creating a beautiful garden and volunteering in the community notably with Hyde Creek Watershed Society. Nigel touched many lives and will be greatly missed.

Born and raised in Point Grey, Ron grew into a talented carver, whose work reflected his keen eye and love of nature. He had a passion for British Columbia's great outdoors and was an expert on BC coastal birds, whose likeness he could represent with vivid accuracy in pieces of wood he collected only a stones throw from his home.

Magnus was born in Sweden but left home early at the age of 14 seeking adventure at sea. He worked his way across all the seas and oceans, visiting most of the major and many minor port cities of the world. Eventually he chose Vancouver as his home port, a place he considered to be the best in the world. He completed his Master Mariner ticket and worked over 40 years in the B.C. maritime industry, many of them as a member of the B.C. Supercargoes' Association. Years of happy vacations were spent boating, exploring and fishing around the inlets and islands of the south coast. In retirement Magnus focused on his passion for salmon and the environment by actively volunteering with the Nicomekl Enhancement Society for nearly 20 years. 
He had sparkly blue eyes with a ready smile and was thankful for all he experienced, in Magnus' own words, "I have lived a better life than I could possibly have imagined".

Jim passed away peacefully on August 25, 2014 after a long life, well lived. He was predeceased in 2008 by his loving and supportive wife of 61 years, Betty. Born in Cuba where his parents Ashton and Dolenna managed a plantation on the Isle of Pines, his family moved to Burnaby, B.C. in 1926.

Growing up in Whitehorse and Kamloops she graduated UBC in 1968. Karen was an artist with Canada Council Bursaries in 1970 and 1971 leading to an exhibition of her wearable sculpture at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 1971. She was awarded Canadian and US patents in 1973 and 1974 for a garment design and method of dressing. From 1974 to 2004 she and Graham operated Graham Milne Photolab making fine prints for enthusiastic photographers. In 2002 Karen was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal for her relentless work in protecting the environmental values of North Vancouver. In 2014 she was given the Living City Award from the City of North Vancouver. She created mosquitocreek.org and urbanstreams.org.