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Obituary — Raymond “Ray” Grant - Nation Valley News (blog)

B.C. Deni Rushton (David) Oxford Nova Scotia. as well as many nieces and nephew’s. Predeceased by his parents Alfred and Lois Grant. Brother Ronald and sister Susan(Palmer). Ray was born in Prince Rupert moved many times during his early years as his father was in the arm forces. At age 17 he became a professional athlete. Ray went to Olympics trials in 1964 for gymnastics in the province of BC. He became a professional firefighter 1967 to 1976 Dartmouth NS. Ray continued to help when he moved to Iroquois became a volunteer firefighter for the Iroquois Fire Dept. for twenty-five years. He was a self-employed sign painter for over 25 years, did many outstanding signs from Kingston to Cornwall for many local businesses. Retiring from sign business 1998 he moved forward and started his own janitorial business from 1998-2017 for Royal Bank and Ross Video. Ray loved camping, fishing, curling, traveling , gardening, bird watching, and of course his favourite sports teams were the Toronto Maple Leafs, Blue Jays. He also loved NASCAR. Ray’s love for his family and friends and his home was extremely important to him. Ray chose not to have a funeral but left the following message. “I want to express my thanks to all my friends, family and extended family who have enriched my life by their loving friendship, wisdom, humour and especially our grandson Buddy (Tyler) who brought such joy into our family. Don’t cry for me we will be back together.”Cremation has taken place. A private family interment service will be held at Oxford Pine Grove, NS. at a later date. Donations to Winchester and District Memorial Hospital and Canadian Cancer society would be gratefully acknowledged by the f...

The Last Post: The search for the man in the cardboard box - Prince Rupert Northern View

Very few knew that this seeming dredge of society had once scribbled his name down to join the militia in Prince Rupert after Pearl Harbor was bombed. Only one person seemed to remember that this man, who spent the last portion of his life living in a cardboard box, had sworn to defend his country. Former RCMP officer, Wendel Ottmann, had many encounters with this homeless man who was barely surviving in that burnt-out hotel. Ottmann later learned that this man, who caused trouble to escape the cold and rain, was in fact once a decorated soldier. Despite only being stationed in Prince Rupert for a short time during the early ‘80s, the encounters stayed with Ottmann — he couldn’t shake the memory of that WWII veteran in his seventies who had been living in a cardboard box. “It had always bothered me that he was going to die and at no time was it mentioned in our records that he had a family. It bothered me that he would be buried very close to a pauper’s grave and there would be almost no markings of him,” Ottmann said to me over the phone. The near 40-year-old memory stayed with him, and in January 2016, it prompted him to call the funeral home in Prince Rupert to find out if the homeless veteran he remembered had been buried. But no one returned his call. Ottmann didn’t leave it there. He was still disturbed that there seemed to be no trace of this veteran. He had to know whether or not the man had receiv...
http://www.thenorthernview.com/news/402505935.html

Fawn delivered by C-section finds friend, future at BC refuge - CBC.ca

B.C. highway is now recovering nicely at a wildlife refuge near Smithers, B.C. The baby deer named Friday was delivered by Sean Steele, who was travelling from his family home in Barrhead, Alta. to Prince Rupert, B.C. when a pickup ahead of him struck a deer on the B.C. highway. Steele jumped out to help move the doe's body to the ditch. That's when he noticed some movement. Acting quickly, he freed and resuscitated the newborn deer.  Alberta tourist cuddles the fawn he delivered by C-section in B.C.0:28 Following the advice of conservation officials, Steele's family took the newborn fawn to the Northern Lights Wildlife Society refuge, about 110 km away. Manager Angelika Langen said fawns come into the shelter's care often due to train or vehicle accidents — but she said Friday's birth story is singular. "This is the first one we've ever gotten as a cesarean," she said. "It was kind of unusual to have somebody attempting that."  Langen credits Steele's previous experience working with cattle for giving him the courage to attempt the roadside surgery. "But I'm sure glad he did. He couldn't do anything wrong, because the fawn would have died one way or the other." 'This is just the beginning' One week after her unusual birt...
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/fawn-delivered-by-c-section-finds-friend-future-at-b-c-refuge-1.3641472

A Bite-Size Square of Canada’s History, Culture and Craving - The New York Times

AdvertisementSupported byA Bite-Size Square of Canada's History, Culture and CravingHow the Nanaimo bar, a three-layer no-bake treat from British Columbia, conquered a nation's palate.ImageThe Nanaimo bar is a distinctively Canadian no-bake treat named for a city on Vancouver Island.CreditCreditCon Poulos for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Christine Albano.By Sara BonisteelMarch 22, 2019The Canadian city of Nanaimo, in British Columbia, has been a scrappy outpost of the Hudson's Bay Company, a coal mining center and a timber town. But its place in history may be forever entwined with its culinary namesake, one of the world's sweetest treats.The Nanaimo bar (pronounced nuh-NYE-mo) is a three-layer no-bake square that for the last seven decades or so has been a steadfast source of comfort to Canadians at weddings and funerals, birthdays and bar mitzvahs. Across the country, you'll find the sugary bars for sale at small-town gas stations and supermarkets, where they compete with a class="css-1g7m0tk" href="https://www.presidentschoice.ca/en_CA/products/productlisting/pc-nanaimo-bar-baking-mix.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/dining/nanaimo-bars.html

Becoming a seafarers' chaplain was not exactly his retirement plan - CatholicPhilly.com

Deacon Dileep Athaide, a chaplain from the Archdiocese of Vancouver, British Columbia, who ministers to seafarers aboard cargo ships, poses March 15, 2019. (CNS photo/Agnieszka Ruck, The B.C. Catholic) By Agnieszka Ruck • Catholic News Service • Posted March 27, 2019 DELTA, British Columbia (CNS) — A few years ago, Deacon Dileep Athaide could never have guessed he’d become a frequent visitor on the immense coal and container ships dotting the horizon in Delta and Vancouver. Yet nearly every day, he finds himself donning a hard hat, reflective vest and steel-toed boots, chatting with security guards who recognize his white collar and climbing high ladders into cargo ships as a chaplain to seafarers. “It’s only three years that I’ve been doing this, but it feels like 10 years — in a good way,” Deacon Athaide, 69, told The B.C. Catholic, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Vancouver, while on board a Japanese coal carrier at Westshore Terminals in Delta. The two dozen crew members on this ship are from the...
http://catholicphilly.com/2019/03/news/world-news/becoming-a-seafarers-chaplain-was-not-exactly-his-retirement-plan/

Two Carnival Legends Lost - VenuesNow

Laura Hibbs shared that Bingo died at the first spot he ever played with his carnival, Port Alberni. But not until after the show closed. Almost 900 people attended his memorial in Langley, British Columbia. Ron Burback, Funtastic Shows was among them. "If you had him for a friend, you were ahead of the game," Burback said. Retired carnival owner Claire Morton from Alaska remembered when son Bobby hired a driver for Bingo because his hands were arthritic and he couldn't handle the big rig. Off they go and when the driver pulls into a truck stop for a cup of coffee, Bingo drove off and left him. Jackie recalled when they met. She was working on a carnival in her parent's candy floss and popcorn wagon. "They didn't want me in the business," she said. But she met Bingo, and the rest is history. In his youth, Bingo was in a hurry to get out of Brandon, Manitoba, where he said there were only three occupations – policeman, and he was too short to be one; crook, and he was too nice to try that; and carnie. He hitched a job on Royal American Shows working the sideshows and then Myerhoff Shows. And then he met Simba, the lion. "The lion was jealous of me," Jackie said. Simba the Lion loving on a young Bingo Hauser. From Simba, Bingo moved on to an alligator, a boa constrictor and a monkey. They all grew up in the Hauser household, some in the kitchen, some in the living room. Once the monkey escaped and hid in a farmer's truck to make his getaway. Hours later, Bingo had to bail the monkey out of jail. They travelled with the menagerie for years, but then the animals grew too big. The time came to switch from fur to iron. Bingo knew he had to "get rid of anything you have to feed all winter." Jackie didn't want Bingo to get into the carnival business, but he did. Like Tony, Bingo was gregarious and bigger than life. Jackie remembered that when he asked her to marry him, she thought, "You and me and how many others?" But he managed to propose and they bought a Merry-Go-Round and West Coast Amusements was born. There was a carousel horse from that Merry-Go-Round at Bingo's funeral Oct. 16 in Langley, B.C., spruced up and set up by his son Bob. West Coast Amusements now includes more than 100 rides and operates three units. The season begins in April and ends in September. The family has the route covered and is working on details of the 2016 season now. On RCS, Bil Lowry has taken over Tony's responsibilities. Life goes on, but the loss of two giants in the industry is felt by many hundreds of people, evidenced in the tributes paid. Let's block ads! (Why?)...
https://www.venuesnow.com/two-carnival-legends-lost/