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Bruce Peter Rutherford
November 30, 1948, to April 3, 2021 Bruce and Margot settled in rural Courtenay in the early 1970s to raise a few horses. Bruce had many occupations during his life— Burnaby municipal works labourer, professional musician, millworker, screen-print worker, commercial Bruce had a wonderful sense of humour and a generous spirit.
fisherman, farrier, and BC Notary Public. Margot is a Notary, too. He enjoyed years of team roping until
Margot his horse Quincy
Rutherford stopped having fun. Bruce invested in a mountain bike and took to the trails with joy in his heart—when bikes were hard-tail and weighed a ton. His mountainbiking friends dubbed him “Bike God”; for his 50th birthday, they built a bike trail and named it after him.
Bruce had a wonderful sense of humour and a generous spirit. He loved Winter and skied Mt. Washington and at other resorts in our province. He taught his kids and grandkids to ski and marvelled at their abilities. He and daughter Abby went on many annual ski trips together.
Bruce was briefly treated for cancer. He was able to speak on the phone to as many friends and family members as he could prior to his chosen date and time of death. He passed, surrounded by his girls . . . wife Margot and daughters Morgen and Abby.
He is survived by a tight family core including son-in-law Jody, grandchildren Fiona and Declan, sisters Wendie (Jim) and Rita (Grant), and many nieces and nephews. He also leaves many beloved friends.
Bruce was so kind-hearted; he will be well remembered with love and admiration. s
Wayne Braid “In 2006, Joyce Helweg (former BC Notary) sent me A Walk Through Time, a history book she had co-authored with her friend Barbara Robin. It was produced by the Friends of the National Historic Site Society. It was written for the 200th birthday celebration of Fort St. James. Joyce enclosed a note thanking me for all the help I had given her throughout her training to be a BC Notary. As I always do after reading a book, I recycled it to a used book store for others to enjoy.
“The last week in March 2021, I received a call from Christine, a Prince George Citizen newspaper reporter who was tracking down the ‘Wayne’ in the note that I had left in the book. The reporter wanted to do a story on how the book got from Fort St. James to Scotland!” Joyce Helweg “Barbara Robin and I wrote stories about all the old heritage houses still standing in Fort St. James in 2006. On the weekend of the massive birthday party, we held a tour and talked about the history of each house. We were asked to be the Masters of Ceremonies for the community dinner of 500 people on the Saturday night. It was an amazing celebration!
“Wayne (former CEO of the BC Notaries) was always a ray of sunshine throughout the BC Notary education program. Being from the North, he already understood the problems we could encounter working in a remote area with very few services.
I was not at all surprised that the book had reached Scotland. As writers we are very aware that each publication is a gift to the world. It is such fun to make a connection with someone in a faraway place who has acquired one of our books. s
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