June Rose Callwood, a formidable journalist, author and advocate, dedicated her life to championing the rights of the marginalized and giving a voice to the voiceless. Born in 1924, her early ...

Gordon Edgar Downie was born on February 6, 1964, in the small community of Amherstview, Ontario. He was the fourth of five children born to Edgar and Lorna Downie, growing up alongside siblings ...

Jonathan Sutherland Snyder — more commonly known as “Jon” or “Jonny” — was born on December 20, 1981, to parents David and Anne Snyder. Jon grew up on the idyllic Lone Hand Ranch on the Naramata Bench ...

Anneliese was born on January 1, 1933, in the small town of Zell, nestled in the Black Forest. She was the first child to Elizabeth and Joseph. Martin was born a few months later on June 27, 1933, in ...

Gordon Edgar Downie was the celebrated lead singer and lyricist of iconic Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, and a towering figure in Canadian culture. Born in Kingston, Ontario, Gord captivated ...

Ajit Holla Someshwar was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, to Venkat and Padma on Sunday, September 11, 1955. He grew up in India alongside his three brothers, Ashok, Arun and Amrut. When Ajit was just 12 ...

Gather the memories, photos, and personal moments that define your loved one. Lives Told weaves them into a story that honors their life and authentic personality. Carefully reviewed and curated to ...

Dean Beverley Fogal was born on May 14, 1944, in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was brought up by his parents, Pearl and Clifford Fogal, both of whom came from farming families in Saskatchewan. She ...

Donald “Don” Brenton Hugh Henderson was a visionary whose enthusiasm and love for his adopted village of Brookfield, Nova Scotia, still resonates within community life half-a-century after his passing ...

John Uptigrove lived at the intersection of imagination and invention, bringing his dream of flight to life with the Mosquito Ultralight helicopter. A loving father and creative engineer, his ...

Gurnam Singh Gill was born in Moga (Chuhar Chak), Punjab, India, on January 10, 1934, to parents Sher Singh Gill and Sant Kaur Gill. He grew up alongside his siblings Kartar Kaur, Mohinder Singh, ...

Born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1909, William Lore overcame discriminatory barriers and multiple enlistment rejections to become the first Chinese Canadian civil servant and the first person of ...