alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 14, 2018 Bernard Trepanier, a former municipal party fundraiser who was facing charges of fraud & breach of trust and had been a key figure in the Charbonneau Commission, which looked into the awarding & management of public contracts in the Quebec construction industry, has died. He was 79. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/trepanier-mr-three-per-cent-dies-1.4784944 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charbonneau_Commission 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 15, 2018 Albert Millaire, a Quebec actor whose career spanned 60 years and whose credits included recurring roles on the TV series 'The Adventures of Rainbow County' and 'Avonlea', has died. He was 83. https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/quebec-actor-albert-millaire-dies-at-83 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 5, 2018 Peter Jobin, a Canadian stage & TV character actor and screenwriter, died August 8th. He was 74. (Death notice ran September 1st.) http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20180901.93405592/BDAStory/BDA/deaths https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0423401/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 9, 2018 Herbert Pepperdine, the last man out after the 1958 Springhill mine disaster which claimed the lives of 75 of the 175 men present when an underground earthquake hit, has died. He was 95. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/last-man-out-after-springhill-mine-disaster-dead-at-95-1.4816384 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 21, 2018 Gaetan Gervais, a historian and Order of Canada recipient who helped designed the Franco-Ontario flag, has died. He was 74. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/gaétan-gervais-co-creator-franco-ontario-flag-obituary-1.4871622 https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ga%C3%A9tan_Gervais&prev=search Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted January 15, 2019 Gavin Smith, pro poker player cashes out aged 50. https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/23544-poker-champion-gavin-smith-dead-at-age-50 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 1, 2019 Sandra Faire, an award-winning television producer who worked for CTV, CBC and the Comedy Network and whose philanthropic efforts with producer husband Ivan Fecan were well known in the arts community, has died. https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/tv-producer-and-philanthropist-sandra-faire-dies-1.4318388 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted March 6, 2019 Idea and possibility for 2019 Charlie Panigoniak, "legendary" Inuk singer, has died of Parkinson's at 72: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/charlie-panigoniak-dies-1.5044952 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 25, 2019 Doug Crosley, a Canadian singer who had an extensive entertainment career both at home and in the U.S., including hosting his own CBC television series in 1973, has died. He was 83. Crosley also took over as host of the Canadian television show 'Stars on Ice' for 1980-81. Whom did he replace? Alex Trebek. Yes, he beat Alex to the afterlife. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?n=douglas-crosley-crossley&pid=191904856&fhid=3404 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 17, 2019 Bill Luxton, forever remembered by those of a certain generation as Uncle Willy in the Willy and Floyd TV show opposite Les Lye, has died. He was 92. Prior to his career in TV, he was in the British Army signal corps and was a graduate of Lorne Greene's broadcast school. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/egan-bill-luxton-was-an-ottawa-television-pioneer Luxton is the one with the walrus moustache. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skinny kiltrunner 553 Posted July 25, 2019 Canadian provincial politician David Caplan, dead at 54. Ironically he was minister of health for Ontario for a number of years until 2009. At first the cause of death was not released, but now there is speculation that he was involved in a fire in his garage. https://www.cp24.com/news/sudden-death-investigation-at-home-of-former-ontario-health-minister-1.4522970 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skinny kiltrunner 553 Posted July 27, 2019 Gee whiz, 2 in row in this thread. Canadian actor Gabe Khouth, 46, died in a motor bike crash. https://globalnews.ca/news/5689700/port-moody-once-upon-a-time-actor-death/amp/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 29, 2019 Walter Homburger, a Canadian arts impresario and managing director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for 25 years, has died. He was 95. https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/07/29/canadian-arts-impresario-walter-homburger-has-died-at-age-95/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted September 25, 2019 A Canadian man who won a life-changing $10.7 million lottery in 2017 has died in his native Ethiopia under mysterious circumstances, his family told a local news outlet Friday. Michael Gebru, 41, made frequent trips between Toronto and the East African nation in the hopes of using his newfound wealth to make a positive difference in his homeland. The family heard he was killed Saturday, but said local authorities have given out little information. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 3, 2019 Mikayla Martin, a Canadian ski cross racer, has died in a mountain biking accident. She was 22. https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/canadian-ski-cross-racer-dies-in-mountain-biking-accident-in-squamish-b-c-1.4621278 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted November 24, 2019 John Kastner, a documentary filmmaker who won four International Emmy Awards for his work, has died. He was 73. http://povmagazine.com/blog/view/rip-john-kastner-1946-2019 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skinny kiltrunner 553 Posted January 10, 2020 Long serving East coast politicial locomotive John Crosbie has died at 88. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/john-crosbie-obituary-1.5413882 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 18, 2020 DDP pick (and a Joker at that) Mel Lastman is perfectly healthy. His wife Marilyn Lastman, however, bit the dust on January 1, age 84. She did not sniff a UK obit. Not sure if that means anything re: Mel's chances. Well maybe it does. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 23, 2020 Kit Hood, the producer behind the Degrassi franchise, has died. He was 76. https://insideeko.com/kit-hood-death-kit-hood-obituary/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted April 16, 2020 When it Raines... Marke Raines, a journalist who had groundbreaking careers in radio and television in British Columbia before successfully running for Parliament in the 1970s, has died, according to his family. He was 93. An obituary written and distributed by the family said Raines died suddenly from heart failure on April 10, Good Friday, at his home in Toronto. Born in Calgary, Raines served wne 52 City of Calgary Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets during the Second World War. After teaching himself to speak without a lisp (there's hope for your yet, @YoungWillz!) with the help of a wire recorder, he began his journalism career at CJCJ radio in Calgary. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted May 17, 2020 Monique Mercure, a prolific French-Canadian actress, has died. She was 89. Among her roles were Fadela in David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch and Madame Leroux in the Red Violin https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/202005/17/01-5273927-la-comedienne-monique-mercure-seteint-a-89-ans.php (French obit) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,946 Posted May 18, 2020 On 17/05/2020 at 17:13, alt obits guy said: Monique Mercure, a prolific French-Canadian actress, has died. She was 89. Among her roles were Fadela in David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch and Madame Leroux in the Red Violin https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/202005/17/01-5273927-la-comedienne-monique-mercure-seteint-a-89-ans.php (French obit) Two actresses from Beyond Forty in two days, as Michelle Rossignol dies at 80. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted June 11, 2020 Denise Cronenberg, sister of David and a film costume designer in her own right, dead way back on May 22: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/article-costume-designer-denise-cronenberg-was-instrumental-to-success-of/ IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0188725/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted June 18, 2020 Victor Feldbrill, Canadian conductor and violinist, dead at 96. Wiki. Also a WWII veteran. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 2, 2020 A couple of former Canadian MPs have died in recent days. Former Reform/Canadian Alliance/ Conservative MP Jim Abbott died on July 26th. He was 77. Today, news that former Bloc MP Bernard Cleary has died. He was 83. https://bc.ctvnews.ca/former-b-c-conservative-mp-james-abbott-dies-at-77-1.5042423 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/former-bloc-mp-bernard-cleary-has-died-1.5672305 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
