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Moulton Hill got a facelift last summer with new signage for our buildings.
This year’s prefects (missing Diana in Vietnam) with Mr. Tessier.
Editorial
Jennifer Monk, Director of Communications and Marketing
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Hello!
As you will read in the School News section, the start of the 2020-2021 school year was unlike any other in recent memory. We hosted our firstever on-campus quarantine. One of our prefects’ first tasks was creating videos to communicate physical distancing and health check procedures, our teachers all made instructional videos, and yours truly even donned the ‘BCS Bear’ mascot costume…
The one thing that was the same as ever, was the welcoming nature of our community and the beloved BCS spirit. That spirit has carried us all through this last year; a year that, in some ways, has brought us closer together than ever before. Virtual alumni reunions are at an all-time high. My weekly ‘Fridays from Moulton Hill’ Zoom chats with parents are always well-attended and a great source of valuable, immediate feedback. Finally, participation from both our alumni and
parent community reached an all-time high during last year’s spring campaign for necessary campus modifications related to COVID-19. This meant that, due to those generous donations, students arrived in September to significant upgrades in the dining hall, washrooms, and classrooms, as well as brand new signage throughout campus.
When we unveiled our 2020-2021 school plan last June, we committed to continuing to offer the full BCS program and experience. We would not be ‘cancelling’ athletics, activities, and traditions, but rather modifying as necessary, as we progress through the year and as health and safety measures dictate. Read through this issue and I believe you will agree that, at a time when other institutions have all but closed, we have held true to that promise. BCS is stronger than ever!
As the school’s 32nd Head of School, it is imperative for me to understand the history of this acclaimed institution in order to respect and preserve the traditions and culture, and carry the school’s legacy forward.
In my first year, I was in contact with the late David Cruickshank, have met Lewis Evans, BCS’63, several times, spent time at BCS with Nancy Layton, have corresponded via email with John Cowans, BCS’54, and am on weekly Zoom calls with Tyler Lewis. Then, there is William Mitchell, BCS’63
Will is a legend in Canadian Education, a pioneer in independent schools, and a role model for any school leader. He epitomizes the highest level of integrity that you can hope for and he is someone who I have always admired and greatly respected. It is an honour and a privilege to follow in his footsteps and continue the impressive work that he accomplished at BCS.
After more than 25 years in education, I realize that nurturing relationships, building culture, connecting people, and helping others be successful are the most
important values that I can bring to a school community. Will spent his career promoting those same values and modelling servant leadership and a deep care for the wellbeing of others.
I continue to learn and be inspired by the life lessons that Will has imparted upon a generation of school leaders. I often ask myself “what would Will do?” and the answer is always the same: “do the right thing because it’s the right thing to do.”
There are few leaders that managed with the same high morals and consummate integrity that Will brought to the job, so naturally.
I attribute most of my success to the influence of others on my development. I am grateful for the generosity that Will has shown me and am committed to serve the BCS community with the same intention, purpose, and passion that he displayed.
It is time for me to pay it forward and honour Will’s legacy by influencing the next generation of leaders, for the true mark of a leader is the ability to inspire other leaders.
My vision for the future of BCS is both inspirational and aspirational. I believe we should continue to improve every aspect of the school, as we honour our 185-year commitment to whole school excellence. I look forward to working on a new Strategic Plan and Campus Master Plan this spring, which will express the BCS vision for the next 10-15 years. This exciting vision will be shared with our entire community. In keeping with that vision, this issue comes to you on the cusp of our exciting new campaign: House Sweet Home Throughout April, May, and June, we will be fundraising for improvements to all of our student houses. Nothing inspires lifelong friendships and bonds you together quite like sharing a house. Your housemates become your second family, just like the house becomes your home away from home. You celebrate success together and cry over disappointment together, supporting one another through thick and thin, all while growing and learning from each other along the way. More often than not, your houseparent becomes a cherished mentor whose affection and impact continue to nurture and guide you years after you leave their care. Your house, housemates, and houseparents are your safe place; a comforting, welcoming community and space where you will forever belong. Join us this spring as House Sweet Home raises funds to renovate all houses during the summer of 2021 in support of nurturing that same house experience for generations to come.
As alumni, parents, and donors to the school, you deserve to see progress and growth, and the current and future generations of BCS students require it.
With sincere appreciation,
Michel Lafrance Head of School Bishop’s College School
Mission: We create a caring community of learning and development where cultures connect and individuals matter. Our commitment to excellence in academics, wellness, athletics, creativity, and service contributes to a lifetime of engagement and global competence.
Core Values: EXCELLENCE, COMMUNITY, CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP
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Our students share signs with words of appreciation for our teachers.
Nothing inspires lifelong friendships and bonds people together quite like sharing a house. Housemates and houseparents become a second family, just like the house becomes a home away from home. You celebrate success together and cry over disappointment together, supporting one another through thick and thin, all while growing and learning from each other along the way.
Join us this spring as we raise money to renovate our student houses and further improve the student experience at BCS.
Visit bishopscollegeschool.com/HouseSweetHome for more details on how you can get involved and contribute!
Recently named to the BCS Association Board of Directors, Alex is a seasoned business executive with more than two decades of leadership experience in the public and private sectors. Moreover, she is a passionate advocate for nurturing and growing Canadian excellence—a changemaker, empowering and championing those around her.
Alex has continued to be as involved with BCS in her adult life as she was as a student. Pictured here with former classmates Mathilde Einhorn, BCS’88, and Barbara Hilary, BCS’88, at the Midlife Crisis Reunion in October 2016.
Alex’s path to BCS begins the same way so many others’ do… with an alumnus connection.
In 1979, her father, David Johnston (who would later be appointed the 28th Governor General of Canada), was named Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University. Alex, along with her mother, Sharon, and her four sisters—Deborah, Sharon, BCS’90, Jenifer, BCS’92, and Catherine (Sam), BCS’94—moved to the bilingual city of Montreal and enrolled in a French private school.
McGill’s Board of Governors’ Chair in 1982 was none other than Hugh Hallward, BCS’44—who was in his last years of an impressive 15-year chairmanship of the BCS Association Board. Hugh, a life-long advocate of excellence in education, encouraged the BCS experience for the five Johnston sisters, offering to pay half of their tuition.
The generous offer was too good to pass up, and Alex soon followed her older sister to the Eastern Townships for the start of her Grade 10 year. The decision— and the experience gleaned from it—was “a gamechanger.”
Alex made the most of her “truly transformative” two years, joining choir, the soccer, alpine skiing, and tennis creases, and performing with the Players’ Club. She was also active on the carnival, grad, and dining hall committees. Yet what stands out most in the comments on her report cards is her dedication to helping those around her. “Truly outstanding as a leader and peer counsellor. Positive, caring, and involved.”— Houseparent Shirley Ann Perrier.
“She listens as well as she speaks.”—English teacher Lew Evans, BCS’65. Patricia Peacock, who supervised her community service involvement, declared her “a natural in this sort of work.”
It’s no surprise, then, that Alex points to the breadth of community service opportunities when asked about the impact BCS had on her. She recounts being matched with a local-area grandmother who was raising her twin grandsons. Alex would look after the boys once a week so the grandmother could do groceries and recalls feeling “so lucky and grateful to be of help and valuable service.”
She’s quick to acknowledge the teachers and mentors who helped shape her time at BCS. “Mr. Gallagher was so charismatic and brought history to life.” Her science and math teachers, Terry Marlin and Lynn Harding, recognized her struggling and helped her to learn in her own way, via her own path. In Glass House, Shirley Ann “was like a second mother” and “Louise St. Jacques’ incredible dry humour and voice are still with me now.”
“These people helped me to understand myself, become more confident as a person and a leader. They encouraged me to see myself how they saw me. What I learned from them and BCS is still very much with me. I carry them in my heart today.”
Alex recalls some mischievous moments too, including a covert midnight raid on Smith House in search of underwear to run up the flagpole! Asked about a defining moment on Moulton Hill, it’s Saturdays
Alex was one of five sisters to attend BCS in the 1980s and ’90s. Pictured here in her final year at BCS in 1987.
spent sitting on Centre Stairs for hours, laughing and talking, that sticks out most. “You become each other’s family, growing and learning together. It’s the most unique experience and hard to fully describe; I’m so lucky for it.” Some of Alex’s deepest friendships to this day are with her BCS classmates, started 35 years ago.
Alex completed a B.A. in History (Honours) and Women’s Studies at McGill, choosing to study these two subjects because she cares deeply about the stories of others. “There’s a huge variation in how we understand and learn history,” she notes. “It’s so important not to shut down different people’s perspectives. History—and the world itself—is not one size fits all.”
Outside of her studies at McGill, Alex was involved in founding the first studentrun sexual assault prevention centre in Canada, which acted as a resource, helping students understand what supports were available for them. “It was my first advocacy experience around something I connected with deeply.” The centre started off quite small—“We initially shared space with the student literacy centre!”—but is now one of the most successful units operating within the robust McGill Student Services department.
After graduating in 1992, Alex embarked on a new learning experience: studying Mandarin in China. She had visited the country on two other occasions and was curious to learn more but moving there was different. “I was 22 and dating my now-husband. My sister urged me to go, saying if I didn’t do it now, I never would.” Alex packed her bags and spent a year and a half at what is now known as Beijing Language and Culture University. “Next to BCS, it’s my second most transformative educational experience,” Alex states, citing again a growth of perspective.
Returning to Canada, Alex pursued a law degree at McGill, wanting to learn about
and help shape policy. While she studied, she volunteered as a legal advisor at a shelter for victims of domestic violence and recalls working to build a rapport with the women by washing dishes with them or playing with their children, and learning their stories. Her first job articling at a law firm was great professional training but it was clear to Alex that this wasn’t her passion. She spent the next eight years with the Ontario Government, first as then-Premier Dalton McGuinty’s justice, social and women’s policy advisor and later managing his policy team, shaping, executing, and communicating policy in a breadth of areas.
At Catalyst Inc., a global non-profit working with companies around the world to support the advancement of women in business, Alex took on the role of Executive Director of Canada. “I remember interviewing and it hit me that I really wanted to do this work, day in and day out.” She credits this time in her career as one of great professional development, working closely with a board of 20 exceptional CEOs who “were as generous with their time as they are influential.” After Catalyst, Alex moved to CBC/Radio-Canada as Vice-President,
Strategy and Public Affairs.
Her latest initiatives are no less impressive; she recently wrote a book AND started her own business at the same time! “I took the time to listen to myself before jumping into the next big thing, which is so important. I realized I wanted to take what I had learned over a career of working in big established institutions and create and build from the ground up. The only reason not to go for it was fear, and I knew I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I didn’t try.” It was the right call. Alex describes the last two years as the best work of her career and expresses that she “cannot say enough about the feeling of having the confidence to be vulnerable and truly put yourself out there.”
Her book, Inconceivable: My Life-Altering, Eye-Opening Journey From Infertility to Motherhood, is out in May. It depicts her journey building her family, using her personal story to educate around the topic of infertility, which Alex says “is all around us but only just beginning to be spoken about more thoughtfully.” Her business, 360° Concussion Care, is an integrated network of concussion clinics, led by worldrenowned concussion specialists, offering
the highest quality, evidenced-based care and operating as a learning health system to continuously develop and share research and best practices to make Canada a global leader in this area. Her younger sister Sharon, BCS’90, is also a founder.
It’s no accident that Alex’s career and life experiences are so varied. Her appreciation for different perspectives and love of education have led her to opportunities that challenge and stimulate—much like the BCS experience. Another constant throughout Alex’s journey is her caring, compassionate nature, advocating for others and for causes that advance people and make a difference. Alex says her affinity for caring was role-modelled by her parents, “community builders who have championed and supported others throughout their lives.”
Alex currently sits on two other boards besides BCS: Desjardins General Insurance
Group and the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, the latter of which she also chairs. She approaches her board work like everything else in her life—thoughtfully. “Serving well takes time and it’s time away from family. These are cautious and conscious decisions for me. The causes are also deeply personal and significant, which I feel they should be.” Before joining the BCS Association Board in 2020, Alex lent her insight and expertise on the Head of School search committee that recommended Michel Lafrance. “I believed the decision was so important for the school—it mattered. Michel embodied all of the qualities that you would want in the leader of a school like BCS — he is a superb human being, educator, and leader.”
Perhaps it was inevitable that Alex would one day serve on the Association Board, given her commitment to service as a student and her passion for education
and non-profit. To this day, she feels incredibly lucky to have attended BCS. “I think there must be something in the DNA of the place—so many of us still feel that sense of how meaningfully it impacted the people we became. And for anyone who feels that way, I encourage them to give back. There are so many different ways to support and champion a worthy cause like BCS.”
Dawson embodies everything it means to be a BCS Bear—he’s humble, communityoriented, a leader, and he strives for excellence in everything he does.
‘Soon to be an NHL player!’ was the superlative attributed to a young Dawson Mercer, BCS’19, in the 2016-2017 edition of the BCS Yearbook. Four years later, Dawson is well on his way to making that a reality.
Dawson Mercer, BCS’19, was only 14 years old when he left home to pursue his professional hockey dreams. Following in the footsteps of his older cousin Zachery “Zack” Bennett, BCS’18, Dawson left his childhood home in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, moving over 2,000 kilometres to join Zack at BCS for his Form V year. It was a strategic move that guaranteed young Dawson more ‘mainland’ exposure and a quality education. “I wanted hockey as my future, and that was my dream,” Dawson explains. “It was a big decision to move away from home, but BCS had a lot of positives that checked off a lot of our boxes—the hockey was one of them for sure, but there was that great schooling to go along with it.”
Starting off the season with a spot on the U16/Prep team, Dawson’s work ethic and tenacity quickly earned him a place as the youngest player on our U18/Varsity team. His skill would help lead the Bears to their first-ever National Independent Schools Invitational Conference (NISIC) victory over a seasoned Upper Canada College (UCC) team. He was regularly awarded Colours for his efforts and earned the title of Athlete of the Month in February for his performance in the MPHL playoffs. “[He’s] a special young man with tremendous skill and passion for the game of hockey,” then Head Coach, Mike Couch, wrote of Dawson when nominating him for the accolade. “[He] makes everyone around him better.”
Dawson also embraced the BCS experience wholeheartedly, bonding with his classmates, teammates, and housemates
in McNaughton--of which he was elected House Captain. “Living at school together, you become like a family,” Dawson shares. “You go to classes together, you do your sports together, you hang out in the house. It’s a cool experience that not a lot of people have the opportunity to take part in, and I’m very grateful for my time there.” He made sure to participate in all the BCS events and speaks of the Winter Carnival fondly. “I used to love the hockey road trips, but I also remember just hanging out with the guys, playing ping pong in the Student Centre, heading into Lennoxville on the weekend, and of course Carnival. Carnival was pretty special. All these little things add up at the end of the day and bring back good memories.”
While Dawson only spent one year at BCS, he credits his time on Moulton Hill with preparing him for his transition into the ‘real world.’ “It helped me become who I am today, and it really helped prepare me for my Junior year, transition-wise. Between managing your time and balancing school and hockey, it gives you the maturity and teaches you a lot of responsibilities—it was a great routine to have during the season!”
Left: Dawson took home the gold with Team Canada at the 2019 World Juniors, an experience he describes as “unforgettable.” Above: With the 18th overall pick, the New Jersey Devils selected Dawson in the 2020 NHL draft.
Indeed, BCS was the stepping stone he needed to progress to the next level. His time with the Bears paid off and gave him the exposure he needed, and in June of 2017, he was selected as the eighth overall pick in the first round of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QJMHL) by the Drummondville Voltigeurs. Located just a short distance from BCS, members of the BCS community would regularly head out to Drummondville to support Dawson, including his old houseparent Ken Raban who described him as “one of the most endearing young men I have ever met in my whole life.”
While with Drummondville in 2017-18, he had 26 points in 61 games (11 goals, 15 assists), an impressive 64 points in 68 games (30 goals, 34 assists) in 2018-19, and 42 points (18 goals, 24 assists) in 26 games in 2019-20, earning him a welldeserved spot representing his country at the 2020 World Junior Championships. Less than 24 hours after taking home the gold with Team Canada at the World Juniors, he was traded to the Chicoutimi Saguenéens in exchange for six draft picks. He racked up an additional 18 points (six goals, 12
assists) in 16 games with Chicoutimi before the season was shortened due to the pandemic.
Dawson’s notable performance over three years in the Q and his consistent play on the national scene, combined to put him high on NHL scouts’ radar and the 2020 NHL Draft prospects list. Sure enough, on October 6, 2020, he was selected as the 18th overall pick in the first round by the New Jersey Devils. “It was a pretty unbelievable feeling to have my name called,” Dawson expresses. “Reaching your goals is pretty surreal.”
A lot of the pre- and post-draft buzz around Dawson centred on his character, a valuable attribute and description with which Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald wholeheartedly agrees. However, in a post-draft interview with reporters, he emphasized that Dawson’s skill shouldn’t be overlooked. “[H]e’s underrated with his skill,” Fitzgerald said of their second first-round pick. “He’s a coach’s dream. He skates well, he’s tenacious, [and] he scores. I think he’s a player that you actually win with. There’s a lot to like about this young man.”1
Through it all, Dawson has remained
humble and extremely dedicated to his family and the people who have helped him along the way. “A lot of people contributed to the success that I’ve accomplished in my career and I think it’s so important to stay connected with the people from your past. When I got drafted, I received so many messages from my best buddies from back at BCS and it was really special and meant a lot.”
“[BCS] is an experience that not a lot of people have the opportunity to take part in, and I’m very grateful for my time there.”
The future is looking bright for Dawson. He recently took home silver with Team Canada at the 2021 World Juniors and he’s getting back into the swing of things with the Saguenéens this season. He’s one step closer to living out his dreams of playing in the NHL and winning the Stanley cup. “I can’t wait to see what’s in store for me in the NHL, but for now, I’m enjoying playing with the best of the best in the world and I feel privileged to be considered in that group.”
When asked if he had any advice for our budding hockey players, he is quick to offer: “Enjoy it all to the fullest. There’s so much going on [at BCS] so make sure you are keeping your marks up AND performing at hockey. Manage your time and, when you get the opportunity, make sure you give it your best shot. Maximize it all to your advantage.”
1 Saltwire.com article by Robin Short; October 9, 2020
Our Admissions team have been conducting virtual tours for new families. We’ve also held BCS Hockey webinars with our coaching staff for interested new players. Visit our website for more info!
Elena and Mylea work on their poetry assignment at the end of September. Mrs. Carey’s Form II & III English class was in the Quad to draw inspiration from the beautiful outdoors.
Back to school looked a little different this year on Moulton Hill. At the beginning of September, we welcomed our international boarding students to campus for a schoolmanaged, two-week quarantine. Our Head of School, Mr. Lafrance, shared short daily videos filmed in different areas of campus to help keep our quarantining students, their families across the world, and the rest of our community connected
Meanwhile, our entire community rallied together to show their support. Our Student Life Team prepared fun virtual activities, our Athletics Team created room-friendly workouts, our librarian wheeled his ‘bookmobile’ door-to-door, our prefects shared fun and helpful videos to get our students ready for life on campus, and our Admissions team treated our students to snack packs to end their quarantine on a sweet note.
Clockwise, from above left: The Admissions team delivered ‘quarantreats’; Students struck poses at our photobooth throughout Arrival Weekend; Mr. Crowther kept our quarantining students stocked up on books (and candy!); Our prefects led fun, physically-distanced, orientation games across our fields.
Our Canadian students joined our international boarding students on campus for Arrival Weekend (a modified move-in and orientation weekend) on September 18-19.
And while some things certainly looked a bit different (plexiglass dividers on all the tables in Ross Hall and separate junior and senior chapels, for example), our community spirit was as strong as ever as our students joined us back on Moulton Hill.
We’re extremely thankful to our community for continuing to support and fund improvements to our campus.
Our safe return to Moulton Hill would not have been possible without the generous support of our community. With over $230,000 raised for our return to school, vast improvements were afoot on campus over the summer. Along with new building signage and washroom renovations, generous alumni donations allowed our Buildings & Grounds crew to renovate and customize spaces, like our kitchen and serving areas, and supply new technology to all our classrooms to better suit our needs for increased
hygiene, physical distancing, and virtual capabilities for the 2020-2021 school year. The improvements to our campus continued into the fall with further signage installation, and extension of pathways that connect School House to lower campus. These new walkways will extend into the pine forest and connect to our houses to make a nice loop to walk, jog, and enjoy the beautiful outdoors. Thanks to this generous gift, work will begin on our forest trails, our roads, and the entrances to our campus in
the spring. We’ll also be getting started on renovations to our Sports Complex, Frank W. Ross Infirmary, and the Quad thanks to our hugely successful fall 2020 ‘Thanks(for) giving’ campaign. We’re incredibly thankful to our community for their unwavering and unending support. We can’t wait until we are able to welcome you back on campus so you can see your gifts in action!
Read more on the success of these campaigns in our Report on Giving, page 52
Clockwise, from above left: Jurney, Liam, and Chaimber spoke about the significance of Orange Shirt Day; Teachers held their classes outdoors for our third annual Take Me Outside Day; Students showed their house pride during the annual Inter-House Cross-Country Run; Gillard was presented with the shield and Glass was awarded the banner for our Inter-House Cross-Country Running; We held back-to-back Remembrance Day ceremonies for the first time; The Winter Carnival Committee brought back the tradition of snow sculpting. Check out Grier North’s modern rendition of Hermes’ signature winged sandal!
Even though we had to take a different approach to our annual events this year, we still found ways to celebrate some of our most cherished traditions this fall and winter. At the end of September, we commemorated Orange Shirt Day. Jurney, Chaimber, and Liam spoke about the significance of this event in chapel. In the classroom, Mrs. Carey and Mrs. Laramée engaged their Form II and III ELA and ESL students in discussion, and our librarian Mr. Crowther also posted books and materials about Indigenous populations at the entrance of the Peter G. Holt Memorial Library. We are committed to continuing these types of global conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion in our community all year round.
On October 15, our community was treated to balmy fall weather for our third
edition of Take Me Outside Day. We kicked off the event with a special edition of chapel in the Quad featuring performances by Mr. Obermeir, who played the theme from the hit movie “The Godfather” on his trumpet, and Mr. Brandon, who sang a haunting rendition of “Rough Hands” by Alexisonfire. Throughout the day, teachers and students made use of the many picnic tables set up around campus and cozied up by the campfires in the Quad for a unique outdoor class experience. Our library staff, Mr. Crowther and Ms. Holland, even set up a temporary library under one of the tents to provide students with various titles.
Later in October, our students took to our fields for the Inter-House CrossCountry Run. This year students ran across our fields rather than in our trails
to ensure they could keep a reasonable physical distance (and to avoid the mud!).
A long-standing tradition, the Inter-House Cross-Country Run is one of the many events throughout the year that allows our students to show their house pride and participate in some friendly competition. Grier South took home the banner and shield for the Bantam Boys, while Ross House cleaned up for the Bantam Girls. At the junior level, Grier North claimed the banner and shield for the boys and Gillard picked up both the banner and shield for the girls. Grier North took the shield at the Senior Boys’ level and Mitchell Family House took the banner. Gillard took the shield and Glass took the banner on the girls’ side.
In November, our community gathered in St. Martin’s Chapel for our annual
Remembrance Day Ceremony. For the first time ever, we held back-to-back ceremonies to accommodate our community safely. Metta opened the services with a touching rendition of “Amazing Grace” and our band performed “O Canada’’ from the balcony. Our prefects read accounts from former BCS and KHC students who served in the wars during the services. Diana even joined us online all the way from Vietnam to read the story of BCS Old Boy Henry Bertram Price. As Yewon and Aidan read the names of the BCS community members who fell in WWI, WWII, and the
Korean War, a member of our current community sat in tribute. We observed two minutes of silence following Mr. Obermeir’s sorrowful “Last Post” on the trumpet and the band ended the ceremony with a powerful performance of “Abide With Me.” Lest we forget.
After the Winter Break, the Carnival Committee got to work organizing our annual Winter Carnival. This year, instead of our classic three-day event, we rolled out a four-week schedule of outdoor, in-house, and virtual activities that culminated in one big day of Carnival fun and house spirit
on February 11. From Bubble Ball soccer to snow sculptures, house spirit was at an all-time high as our houses competed for the crown. On the final day, our students competed in the annual ‘Great Race’ before grabbing a snack at the BeaverTail food truck and hitching a ride on a tractor around campus. We capped off the event with a fashion show in chapel and a live stream of the closing ceremonies announcing the winners. A huge congratulations to Grier North, Grier South, and Ross girls on their well-deserved wins!
Save the date and be sure to join us as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of BCS and KHC coming together. More information to come but, in the meantime, please reach out to alumni@bishopscollegeschool.com with any memories you would like to share and/or if you would like to get involved.
A hallmark of school at BCS, our regular morning assemblies in St. Martin’s Chapel are one of our most cherished communitybuilding events. This year, to safely accommodate our community, we started hosting four chapel assemblies a week—junior students attend chapel on Monday and Wednesday mornings, and senior students attend chapel on Tuesday and Friday. Participants are required to wear their masks and maintain a physical distance in the pews. This year in the absence of our classic hymns, our newly-formed Chapel
Club organized musical presentations featuring members of our community. Kicking things off, Mulan treated our chapel-goers to a joyful performance of Joe Hisaishi’s “Summer” on the piano. In celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Mulan, Jieni, Ashley, Laura, and Angel sang “Moonlight in the City.” Ashley lent her piano skills to Yann Tiersen’s “La Valse d’Amélie” and Matthew Cassar, BCS’14, joined us to play his passionate rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” on the piano. As part of the Chapel Club’s presentations on famous
composers, Mulan performed Chopin’s “Op. 9 No. 1” and Johanna performed Debussy’s “Clair de Lune.” To get us into the holiday spirit, Sheldon sang Howard Blake’s “Walking In The Air” accompanied by Mr. Obermeir on the piano, and Mr. St-Amant sang “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” while playing on the guitar
Interested in sharing your talent with the community? Reach out to Susan Cook at scook@bishopscollegeschool.com to find out how!
This year’s Carnival Committee put in the hours--some even virtually!
St. Martin’s Chapel also welcomed some familiar and new faces this year.
In October, our Director of University Advising, Mr. Robin Barton, spoke to Form VI Contemporary World students about his time in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and shared anecdotes from his four months serving as a peacekeeper in Cyprus in the ‘80s.
We also welcomed guest speaker Yanick Côté in October for an empowering presentation on overcoming bullying. During the presentation titled “A Life of Passions,” Yanick spoke about his experience being physically and verbally bullied as a teenager and how he was able to overcome it by pushing himself outside his comfort zone, finding his passion, and gaining confidence in himself.
In November, our U16/Prep Head Coach, Kyle Hood, reached out to his childhood friend and former junior teammate to organize a very special meeting with our players. NHL superstar and two-time Olympic Gold medallist Duncan Keith joined our hockey teams (virtually) in chapel to talk about his career, overcoming adversity, and the importance of mental
toughness and believing in yourself to accomplish your goals.
Later in November, we welcomed Dr. Catherine Raymond, who presented an introductory conference on Dr. Sonia Lupien’s popular ‘Mammoths’ series on stress. Dr. Raymond’s goals during the presentation were three-fold: demystify the notion of stress and outline its mechanisms, deconstruct stress using the NUTS technique developed by Dr. Lupien and the Centre for Studies on Human Stress (CSHS), and understand stress and how to control one’s response to it.
Much like the new Chapel Club, other groups have also been thinking outside the box. Having been put on hiatus since March 2020, the Grace Village Visitors found an alternative way to continue developing their intergenerational friendships with our local seniors this fall. Started in the 2017-2018 academic year by Mrs. Janice Carey, the group usually makes regular visits to the local retirement home to meet with residents and engage with them through a variety of activities. This year, given the current circumstances, our group is connecting with the seniors online. The group meets every Tuesday and Wednesday evening around 6:15 PM,
after the seniors have had dinner. Using an iPad, the Grace Village residents are paired up with two BCS students over Google Meet.
The Round Square Committee also made use of the video conferencing tool to organize the first Round Square event of the year, the ever-popular International Bazaar. Under the guidance of our International Round Square Coordinator, Mrs. Shelley Gardner-Bray, the committee worked with the Dining Hall staff to treat our community to favourite dishes from around the globe, such as banh mi sandwiches from Vietnam, Bermuda spinach, and Christmas gingerbread from
Germany—to get our community into the holiday spirit before the Winter Break.
Clockwise, from above left: To celebrate Thanksgiving, the hockey teams carved pumpkins in the likeness of the people in their lives that they are most thankful for; Mr. Lafrance swapped out his signature blue and grey suits for a bright green one this Halloween; Our faculty and staff got in on the fun for our annual Ugly Holiday Sweater Day in December.
Moulton Hill was as festive as ever as we created new traditions to ring in the holidays. In October, students enjoyed Canadian Thanksgiving on Moulton Hill. The Student Life Activities team (The A-Team) organized a great weekend of fun for our students, including a scary movie marathon, campfires in the Quad (featuring a hot cocoa bar, hotdogs, and marshmallows), and of course plenty of activities in the Student Centre. Students ended the long weekend on a high note with a delicious Thanksgiving meal complete with all the fixings.
At the end of the month, students got into the spooky spirit for Halloween Throughout the week leading up to the big day, the regular school bell was replaced with a cackling witch, a screeching cat, and a ghoulish grumble, while Mr. Lafrance’s office was transformed into a
veritable haunted house. On Halloween, students were encouraged to dress up in costume and even our Head of School joined in on the fun, giving our students quite the fright during chapel. As a special treat, our prefects set up a scary surprise for our students: haunted tunnel tours! For many of our students, this was the first time they’ve been through our underground passages—an experience they’re not likely to forget anytime soon.
In December our community got into the holiday spirit with our Annual Ugly Holiday Sweater Day organized by the prefects. This year they upped the ante by introducing a prize for the best sweater amongst the students and staff. The most gaudily festooned participants received a $30 gift card to Uber Eats. Finn the Elf returned, with Mr. Lafrance offering up sweet treats to students who found our
friendly holiday elf every day. The Chapel Club decorated St. Martin’s Chapel with Mme Simard’s guidance and The A-Team set up an ornament creation station to decorate the Student Centre Christmas tree. The School House wreath was hung with care by our Buildings & Grounds Crew and twinkling lights and festive trimming made an appearance around Moulton Hill (especially in our Head of School’s office!).
We regularly hold fundraisers throughout the year in the form of dress down days to support initiatives near and dear to our community. This year some of our community members took it a step further.
In November, prefects Isaak, Matys, and Frédérick took action to raise money for cancer research. The trio blew by their initial goal of $500, raising an impressive $5,500 for the Quebec Cancer Foundation To close the campaign, Frédérick, Isaak, Mr. Courschene, Mr. St-Amant, Mr. Hood, and Gabe all had their heads shaved for the cause. We are incredibly proud of Frédérick, Issak, and Matys for taking on this important initiative—well done!
In December, Mme Lanoue held her second annual fundraiser for the Cornerstone Food Bank. Last year Mme Lanoue baked goodies and sold them in the staffroom, raising just over $400 for the food bank. This year she came up with a new, COVID-friendly way to share her baked goods while raising money for the cause: prepared cookie dough packs with baking instructions. All in all, Mme Lanoue sold 63 dozen cookies! Her initial goal was to match last year’s donation of $400, but her successful campaign ended
up raising $900. Thank you, Mme Lanoue, for organizing this wonderful initiative and sharing your talent and heart with our community.
Speaking of giving back, this winter we hosted our Inaugural Online Auction during the first week of December. We were thrilled at the participation we saw from our entire community and the auction ended up raising over $35,000 for our Scholarships and Financial Assistance program. Our community took home some truly amazing items and experiences, all while supporting a great cause. Some of our personal favourites included the opportunity to let a student become Head of School for a day, round-trip flight tickets for two anywhere in the world, and four tickets for a Habs game located right behind their bench hosted by the Molson family. Thank you to everyone who shared in the excitement and competition as the bidding went back and forth, higher and higher, as we approached the final day—and our fundraising goal. We sincerely hope you enjoyed the experience. A special thanks to our sponsors for the event: IMK, RBC, Guy Architects, Honeywell, Top Marks, and the BCS Foundation. We’re
excited to build on this initial success next year and we hope even more of you are able to join in on the fun.
Thank you, Thyannda, for guiding us as we begin this journey and continue to work towards becoming a more equitable and inclusive community.
We’re breaking new ground in the realm of experiential education in Canada with the creation of our Scholar-in-Residence program.
This endowed program, made possible by the generous support of Norman and Pat Webster, the Eric T. Webster Foundation, Cynthia Baxter, KHC’52 and family, and the R. Howard Webster Foundation, will fuel a spirit of innovation, an outside-the-box perspective, and a mindset focussed on the advancement of knowledge, teaching, and learning at BCS for students and employees alike.
It is our pleasure to report that we officially welcomed Thyannda Mack as our first Scholar-in-Residence this February. In September, during the first few weeks of the school year, we announced our school theme of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). These words and topics could not be more relevant at this critical point in time and we are grateful to have Thyannda, founder of Inclusive Resolutions, LLC, to guide us in this important work.
Our Scholar-in-Residence program aims to encourage exploration and deeper understanding through contact with experts, scholars, and thought-agents of all kinds. These visiting experts will take up residence on our campus for an extended period and will provide our students, faculty, and the entire BCS community the opportunity to be exposed to, learn from, and live side-by-side with masters of innovation, creation, inclusion, and discovery.
Thyannda, whose daughter started BCS in Form II this year, moved into the fully furnished Scholar-in-Residence apartment in the lower level of Mitchell Family House for two months—even passing her two-week quarantine in the space after driving up from her home in Chicago. Throughout February and March, Thyannda’s workshops for both students and staff led us through exercises and reflection to unlearn and learn anew together.
• Part 1: Exploring Your Identity
Together, participants will explore their own multifaceted identities and how their identities impact their daily lives and relationships. This interactive workshop helps participants understand their own experience, beliefs, and biases about their own identities through guided small group discussions, reflective exercises, and defining relevant concepts. We will begin with an exploration of the participants’ own identities to understand who they are and how that affects the way they interact with others. We will close with reflection about what identities and messages participants carry about themselves into their daily interactions and how they choose to present their identities.
• Part 2: Our Identities & Our Interactions
Together, participants will explore how their own multifaceted identities impact their daily interactions and relationships. This interactive workshop helps participants understand their own experience, beliefs, and biases with their own identities that arise during their interactions with others. We will begin by diving into understanding common identitybased challenges, such as stereotype threat, identity anxiety, etc. We will also explore the concepts of privilege, supremacy, fragility, and assimilation considering their influence in our daily lives. Finally, we will workshop participants’ real-life, identity-based challenges and strategize approaches to overcome them.
• Part 3: Navigating Difference
Together, participants will dive into navigating differences in identity and the difficult conversations, challenges, and conflict that can arise when interacting among difference. This interactive workshop helps participants consider how their own experience, beliefs, and biases impact how they engage with others and navigate differences. We will discuss the meaning and significance of diversity, while assessing the diversity of our own circles of influence. We will discuss social emotional concepts around navigating difference including intent vs. impact, cultural humility, and more. We will close with a look at our approaches to the challenges among difference and explore new approaches.
The BCS Truth and Reconciliation Committee provided our alumni with targeted and appropriate support for over a decade. Although their work has ended, the journey of Truth and Reconciliation within all communities and organizations is an ongoing process.
The original intent of the Association was to provide support for victims who requested it. As well as to create a forum for listening, dialogue, sharing, healing, and awareness. The mission was to honour and recognize the past, so it would never be repeated. Truth and Reconciliation is not just about the past, but also about creating a future that we can all be proud of. We are extremely grateful that the committee saw fit to provide the school with the funding to offer important programs dedicated to student mental health and wellbeing, which are critical topics in our society today.
I would like to thank the T&R committee members for their work and dedication. Special thanks to the late Angus Curry, BCS’65, John D. Cowans, BCS’54, François de Sainte Marie, BCS’65, Peter Denison, BCS’67, and the late R. Stephen Fox, BCS’66.
The plaque referred to in the letter opposite this page, with a quote from Archbishop Desmond Tutu, was recently installed in our chapel and acknowledged by François.
The slogan for Canada’s National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation is “Every Child Matters” and that is precisely our vision at BCS. As a school, we will continuously support and encourage meaningful reconciliation with all members of our community and place the student at the centre of all decisions.
Sincerely,
Michel Lafrance
The launch of our Alumni Ambassador Program took place in July 2020. The role of an Alumni Ambassador consists of voluntary support that allows BCS to cultivate and strengthen our BCS alumni community network living in over 90 countries worldwide. Social connections and networking opportunities abound in this role, and we welcome your participation!
Our Alumni Ambassadors have been busy connecting with the school on Zoom calls held every two months. These calls serve to inform our ambassadors about the current news and activities at the
school and to ask them for feedback on our future plans. The Zoom calls are divided by decades: 2000-2020, 19801999, and 1950-1979.
Chris Durrant, BCS’05, assumed the role of BCS Alumni Ambassador and has been investing time connecting with his classmates ever since:
“Navigating the wonderful world of social media has become an important feature of our daily lives. We’d like to keep up to date with our fellow alumni—a population of 6,982! Promoting and collecting class notes for The BCS Bulletin and keeping us
updated about changes to your situation, such as your email, postal address and phone number, your career path, your marriage, births of your children, and other significant life events, is essential to maintaining the vitality of the BCS community. We want to encourage you to attend BCS-sponsored events, including Homecoming Weekend, Alumni & Friends hockey tournaments, receptions around the world, and special occasions at the school.”
We know how valuable the BCS community members are to you and our goal is to keep you connected with each other. We are always pleased to facilitate the reunion of old friends who have lost contact with one another. The challenges of life during the past 12 months have certainly brought into focus the importance of our connections, and we will continue to assure that the BCS community continues to thrive. Be sure to look out for regular communications from your Class Alumni Ambassador as this program continues to grow. If you have not been contacted by an ambassador, please reach out to us at the Alumni Office directly—we would love to hear from you and put you in touch!
One of our Alumni Ambassador Program’s main objectives is to facilitate reunions and gettogethers. Class reunions are something our KHC alumnae have always made a priority— making the virtual jump to Zoom far before this past year required it. Check out the Class of 1961 celebrating their 59th anniversary this summer.
We’re hoping and planning to celebrate Homecoming Weekend 2021 on October 1 – 3. We invite all alumni and particularly those with milestone reunion years to get in touch and join us. We will be happy to help in any way we can. Reach out to Susan Cook with any questions: scook@bishopscollegeschool.com
Class of 1981:
Your class ambassadors have sent you an email with a survey to fill out, to help them in planning a 40th reunion and celebration you’ll never forget. If you did not receive the email, please contact the Alumni Office: alumni@bishopscollegeschool.com
“If first term was sour, make the second one sweet!” Our School Counsellor, Ms. Marie-Noëlle Gattuso, c.o, regularly puts up new bulletin boards outside her office to provide students with valuable resources and encourage them to seek out support.
Our students’ creativity is on full display in this year’s edition of Inscape, our award-winning literary magazine.
b CS bulletin Spring 2021
Left to right: Landon “Lucy” (Mackenzie) Pearson, KHC’46, is the subject of a new feature publication celebrating her as a catalyst of change for children’s rights both in Canada and internationally; William “Bill” Stewart Pollock, BCS’54, submitted several photos from his time as a cadet for our tribute to the 2019-2020 BCS No. 2 Cadet Corps.
Landon “Lucy” (Mackenzie) Pearson, KHC’46
The passion and life’s work of The Honourable Landon “Lucy” (Mackenzie) Pearson, KHC’46, is the subject of a new feature publication: The Children’s Senator: Landon Pearson and a Lifetime of Advocacy
The new edited collection is compiled by Professor Virginia Caputo, Director of the Landon Pearson Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children’s Rights. Its contributors detail Pearson’s influence on children’s rights scholarship, research, and advocacy in a variety of areas, including indigenous children’s rights, youth justice, commercial sexual exploitation of children, children’s mental health, and corporal punishment.
William “Bill” Stewart Pollock, BCS’54
“My sister Nancy (Pollock) Rae, KHC’50, who spent about four years at Compton around 1947-51, sent me a note about BCS
wanting photos of past BCS cadet inspections in lieu of having one this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Of course, all that brought back memories of my four years at BCS, 1949-53. Certainly, the best years of my younger life. So, I have attached two old and poor-quality photos taken on Redpath Street in Montreal adjacent to St. Andrew and St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church (where I was christened) showing a few of the BCS cadets at the annual church parade. I am the third head (skinny person) to the right of Brad Mitchell, BCS’53, in the first photo. My pillbox is at too much of an angle. Her request brought back many memories of my four years at Bishop’s and I had to dust off my copy of the history of BCS by Graham Patriquin, From Little Forks to Moulton Hill, where in Volume 2, page 382, he recounts (vividly) a return to the construction of huts (actually cabins) in the woods above the school. He describes it as if it were the start
of my life in the woods as a forester. And it was. You see, I was not permitted to play contact sports because of ongoing surgery on my face caused by a cleft palate birth defect. So, in order to keep active during sports activities, I would wander out in the woods and cut down a few trees with a bucksaw and axe and drag them, sometimes with help, back to the cabin site and raise the walls another few feet. When the rest of the cabin crew arrived on weekends and saw the work I had done, they were motivated to continue and persisted in completing McTops Lodge. Their appreciation and respect were overwhelming.
Having said all this, I just want somebody to know that I value the influence that BCS had on me while I was a schoolboy and hope that the present students will value BCS in the same way as I do as they move through life.”
Bill was recently featured in “The Revelstoke Diaries,” a behind the scenes look at the ski town of Revelstoke, British Columbia by Holmlands Productions, in partnership with Out There Media. Watch the short film here: youtu.be/GcOxgmGDFt4. No stranger to skiing, Bill owns bib #9 of the Canadian Ski Marathon and even produced a book about the event titled: Canadian Ski Marathon: Its History in Stories and Pictures
John Hartwick, BCS’62
Submitted by Doug Patriquin, BCS’64 “John M. Hartwick, BCS’62, retired from the Queen’s Economics Department in June 2019 after 50 (yes, 50) years at Queen’s. He has made path-breaking contributions to resource economics and sustainability and has been made an Emeritus Professor at Queen’s. He continues to do economic research and is writing a new book. John was seen as one of the very brightest students at BCS in his year.”
“Remarkable that Doug Patriquin, BCS’64, stumbled on news bits on my retirement. His father was a legend at about age 45 when I spent my year at BCS. Bob Fowler was in my class and cut a big swath
Clockwise, from above left: The Evans siblings—Tom, BCS’68, Al, BCS’72, Anne (Evans) Belton, KHC’63, and Lew, BCS’65—in Tadoussac; J.P. Aparicio, BCS’83, lives in Spain with his family; Sam Mahfood, BCS’84, and Himal Mathew, BCS’77, tied the knot in September; Graham siblings Ron, BCS’65, Anthony, BCS’74, Susan, KHC’64, Robert, BCS’68, Margot, KHC’69, and Ian, BCS’80, in London, United Kingdom in 2019.
in the Government in Ottawa in various roles. A few more thoughts on my year at BCS: The other strong students in my class were T. G. Masterson, BCS’62, (from Lennoxville, I believe), Robert MacDonald, BCS’62, Patrick Shaugnessy, BCS’62, Robert Fowler, and Doug Monk, BCS’62, from Kingston. I know I am forgetting one or two more. Don Rosenbloom, BCS’62, whose father had a clothing store in Sherbrooke was a buddy of mine. James Turney, BCS’62, I knew from us being children in Arvida (fathers with Alcan). I was housed in Room 1 in the brand new Grier House, with roommate Ambrose Spencer, BCS’61, from Cambridge, Massachusetts. We were both at BCS for the first time. He was in the seventh form... very intelligent and somewhat eccentric. Ted Pilgrim and Bobby Bedard were the two house masters. Shortly after I left, Pilgrim became headmaster at Ridley, the St. Catherines school, and later Bedard became head at St. Andrew’s. Bedard was Canada’s star tennis player. I was a bit lost in the BCS ‘system’ and Pilgrim was very supportive. He in fact got me a summer job as a desk clerk at a Molson family ancient hotel in Métis Beach, Quebec. We interacted
a bit that summer since he had a cottage in Métis Beach. Pilgrim thus had a large positive influence on me, at a somewhat ‘scrambled’ time for me. Rosenbloom, Shaugnessy, and I ended up at Carleton University the next year. It had a qualifying year to cover senior matric. Rosenbloom ended up a lawyer in Vancouver, with a fairly high-profile career. Doug Monk dropped into Queen’s Economics a year or two after I started there (1969) for a coffee.”
Lewis “Lew” Evans, BCS’65
“Tadoussac brings the Evans siblings together every year for our annual family golf tradition!”
Himal Mathew, BCS’77
“Samantha “Sam” Mahfood, BCS’84, and I were married in Toronto on September 12 in Sam’s garden with a very small group of family and friends in attendance. We met at a BCS golf tournament at Devil’s Pulpit (four years ago, I think). We would not be together if not for BCS. Also attending were Janet Neilson, BCS’77, and Michele (Mahfood) Chalifour, BCS’84.”
Ian Graham, BCS’80
The Graham siblings were together in London, United Kingdom in May 2019 at Anthony’s daughter’s wedding.
Dr. Jean-Paul “J.P.” Aparicio, BCS’83 Jean-Paul is living in Spain with his wife and three girls.
Ted Tilden, BCS’83
Ted, Jackie Trincado, BCS’84, Michael Mack, BCS’83, Theo Brinckman, BCS’84, Robert Lee, BCS’83, John Gilmour, BCS’83, Marc Creel, BCS’85, and Monica Kaufmann, BCS’83, caught up over dinner.
Helen Hawketts, BCS’88
Helen started her small family business, Vintage Map Co, back in 2010 after finding a 1932 roadmap of Prince Edward County that inspired her to start making her own unique Canadian vintage map pillows. Today she has over 40 different maps from places all across Canada—even the Eastern Townships!
Clockwise, from above left: Members of the Classes of 1983, 1984, and 1985 caught up over dinner; Benjamin Grenon, BCS’93, and his family recently relocated to Montreal and are keen to connect with old classmates; Franklin Raff, BCS’92, took home two Emmys for his work on the PBS documentary “Great White Shark”; Helen Hawketts, BCS’88, has been running a successful family business selling unique Canadian vintage map pillows since 2010.
She makes all her pillows by hand in her Toronto studio, or her Prince Edward County farmhouse. Head to her website vintagemapco.com to order your pillow today and reach out to Helen at helen@vintagemapco.com with questions, requests, or feedback.
Franklin Raff, BCS’92
Franklin took home Emmys for his work as host and co-producer on the PBS documentary “Great White Shark.” Directed by Steven Javitz, the documentary secured the Emmy for Best Documentary and Best On-Camera Talent - Program Host/Moderator. Advised of the Emmy wins, Franklin says his first call was to his old drama teacher and Smith houseparent Lew Evans, BCS’65. His early interest in the physical and biological sciences was sparked by his favourite BCS science teachers Marc Saint Jacques, Carolyn Gallagher, and David Dutton Watch the multiple Emmy award-winning film, which is presently available for free
HD streaming, here: pbs.org/video/greatwhite-shark-new-perspectives-of-an-ancientpredator-zidgxv/
Franklin lives at Little Hunting Creek in Mount Vernon, Virginia. He may be reached at (212) 203-2100 and welcomes visitors.
Benjamin Grenon, BCS’93
“After 16 years in Shanghai and Hong Kong, my family and I have just relocated to Canada. My wife Sarah, our two-year-old boy Oscar, and five-month-old daughter Oriane are all very excited to start a new life in Montreal. I have been running my automotive and motorsports consulting business for the past 10 years out of Hong Kong and now bringing this expertise to support Canadian companies expand into Asia. We are very keen to reconnect with BCS classmates; if some of you live in Montreal, we would love to connect!”
Class of 1996
Submitted by Torrance Ragueneau, BCS’96
Back in June of 2020, Torrance Ragueneau, Mathieu Brodeur, and Peter Cassar got together for a lunchtime reunion in Montreal—following social protocol of course! The pals shared laughs, memories, and ideas for the 25th reunion of the Class of 1996. Anyone joining for Homecoming Weekend 2021?
Sacha Ragueneau, BCS’97
“Welcome to the world, my beautiful son Tyler, born Saturday, May 2 at 4:54 AM. It is a privilege, honour, and unexplainable joy to meet you. I want to tell you about the amount of love and support that is waiting for you in this world you’re about to enter. Mommy and Daddy couldn’t be happier for the new road ahead. Life begins now.”
Alain Veillette, BCS’99
“After three days of labour, our son Francesco Veillette was born on July 12, 2020, at 8:37 PM.”
Véronique Mayer, BCS’00
Véronique, her husband, and her parents have owned Vignoble du Chemin de la Rivière since 2004, located just outside of Magog. You can find them during the summer at the Lennoxville Farmer’s Market.
Audrey Hamel, BCS’02
“I am currently living in Montreal and keeping busy with my two children—a fouryear-old daughter and a two-year-old son.”
Armen Bakirtzian, BCS’03
Armen’s company, Intellijoint Surgical Inc., placed 37th on The Globe and Mail’s second-annual ranking of Canada’s top growing companies this October due to its three-year growth of 1,397%. The company, which operates out of Kitchener, Ontario,
Clockwise, from above left: Torrance Ragueneau, Mathieu Brodeur, and Peter Cassar, all Class of 1996, got together for a lunchtime reunion in Montreal; Véronique Mayer, BCS’00, at the Lennoxville Farmer’s Market; Audrey Hamel, BCS’02, lives in Montreal with her two children; Intellijoint Surgical Inc., recently placed 37th in The Globe and Mail’s second annual ranking of Canada’s top growing companies; Alain Veillette, BCS’99, and his partner welcomed baby Francesco to the family in July; Sacha Ragueneau, BCS’97, and his partner welcomed their son Tyler in May.
develops and sells surgical navigation solutions for joint replacements with the mission to “improve patients’ lives by providing every surgeon with effective, easyto-use technology.” Armen came up with the idea while working on a university design project in his final year at the University of Waterloo. He was inspired to develop a product to make hip replacement surgeries more accurate after discussions with his orthopaedic surgeon father. Congratulations to Armen and the whole Intellijoint Surgical Inc. team on this achievement!
Stephan Dyer, BCS’06
Funnyman Stephan launched his website stephandyer.com and podcast ‘The Stephan Dyer Podcast’ this summer. Find him @stephandyer everywhere.
Emilie Hamel, BCS’06
“Our daughter Nora was born on March 4, 2020. It’s been very special for us to share these special times with Max Illick, BCS’06, and Stephan Dyer, BCS’06, as we all had
Clockwise, from above left: Emile Hamel, BCS’06, and her partner welcomed daughter Nora in March; Yao-Chieh “Jason” Yin, BCS’09, and his wife Mary celebrated baby Annie’s five months this August; Evan Hallward, BCS’10, and Cassondra McCrory said ‘I do’; Sarrah Ewing, BCS’10, and partner Gabriel announced the arrival of their first child, Dominic, this fall; Dr. Christian Heyerhoff, BCS’06, and wife Jessica are happy to announce the arrival of baby Aidan.
babies within weeks of one another. We are keeping well and healthy through this pandemic. We are located in Toronto but still travel to the Townships a few times per year! Nora can’t wait to visit the BCS campus one day.”
Dr. Christian Heyerhoff, BCS’06
“Together with Jessica, our son Aidan William Heyerhoff was swiftly born at 3:32 AM on February 17. Weighing 7lbs 13oz. Brother Ethan is over the moon happy to have a baby brother.”
Yao-Chieh “Jason” Yin, BCS’09
“Mary and I are happy to announce the arrival of our baby girl, Annie, born February 16 at 3:01 AM, weighing 5lbs 7oz. So much love!”
Sarrah Ewing, BCS’10
“On October 8 at 5:07 PM, my partner, Gabriel Lauzière, and I welcomed our first child—a little baby boy! Dominic Keith Lauzière was born at the Brome Missisquoi-
Perkins-Hospital in Cowansville, Quebec in perfect health, weighing 7.5lbs. We are thrilled and very much enjoying parenthood so far—despite the lack of sleep! Gramma Gigi Tany (Ellson) Ewing, KHC’70, couldn’t be happier and more proud.”
Evan Hallward, BCS’10
“Cassondra McCrory and I were married on June 20 in Knowlton, Lac-Brome, Quebec. Proud parents, John Hallward, BCS’79, and Karma (Price) Hallward, BCS’78, were in attendance. We were surrounded by our closest family given the restrictions imposed by COVID-19. While not the celebration we had in mind, we still feel very fortunate for having been married and enjoyed a nice, sunny day regardless. Our honeymoon plans to safari in Africa have been replaced with a ‘mini-moon’ tour of the Charlevoix region and Quebec City for a week. We will then return to Toronto for the rest of summer where we currently reside.”
Megan Herring, BCS’11
“I graduated with my Master’s Degree from Colorado State University in May 2015. I am currently the Vivarium Manager at Middlebury College, where I run the animal research facility that is currently researching Alzheimer’s, addiction, and sleep, among other studies. I got married in September 2020 to my (now) husband, Adam. My sister, Angela Herring, BCS’13, was in attendance, and Hannah Carey, BCS’11, and Emma Drew, BCS’11, attended virtually due to COVID. My husband and I live in Vermont with our multitude of pets.”
Leah Davidson, BCS’12
Leah was recently selected as one of the Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25 in Canada by Starfish Canada for her “innovative and
Clockwise, from above left: Megan Herring, BCS’11, and husband Adam wed this past September; The Beauties reunited this summer for their Annual Summer Retreat—respecting COVID-19 restrictions, of course!; Members from the Class of 2014 got together for a mini BCS reunion; In May, Leah Davidson, BCS’12, was selected as one of the Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25 in Canada by Starfish Canada.
immersive approaches to environmental education.” Leah’s interest in environmental conservation was solidified after she travelled to Antarctica with Students on Ice as part of an educational trip to learn about Antarctica’s ecosystem and the effects of climate change. Read more about the award and watch her acceptance speech here: thestarfish.ca/journal/2020/5/top-25-winnerleah-davidson
The Beauties
Submitted by Chad Bean, BCS’13
“‘The Beauties’ 3rd Annual Summer Retreat was hosted by Chris, BCS’13, and William Champagne, BCS’14. COVID restrictions were respected while fun alternatives were invented!”
Class of 2014
Submitted by Elisa Alatorre, BCS’14
Aude Babakissa, Tara-Jade De Santis, Karell Tanguay, Elisa Alatorre, Mathieu Dubois, and Gabriel Aucoin had a little BCS reunion in Montreal this June 19.
Tara-Jade De Santis, BCS’14
“My song ‘Le Jardin’ was used to advertise Malbec, the new perfume by O Boticário—it’s my first TV placement in Brazil!”
Tanya Gauthier, BCS’15
Tanya and Gabriel Bureau were married on September 5, 2020, at St. Patrick’s Church and Milby Golf Club.
Clockwise, from above left: Tanya Gauthier, BCS’15, and her partner Gabriel tied the knot in September; Nicola “Niki” Mackay Russell, BCS’15, was recently featured on In The Know; Former Bears got together to participate in a hockey tournament in Sherbrooke; Nicholas von Albedyhll, BCS’15, has been working for Coral Vita since 2019.
Nicola “Niki” Mackay Russell, BCS’15
Niki (known by the moniker ‘Bethune’) is a painter and TikTok artist. She paints portraits while highlighting important topics such as LGBTQIA+ rights and humanitarian efforts on her TikTok channel, vangoghandloveyourself. Niki was recently featured on In The Know for her TikTok, drawing a portrait of YouTuber Landon Chase Clifford, who died by suicide. She shared Landon’s story to shine a light on Suicide Prevention Month and encourage her followers to take care of their mental health.
Nicholas von Albedyhll, BCS’15
Nick works for Coral Vita, a company with the initiative to grow coral, restore dying reefs, and help Bahamians recover from Hurricane Dorian. He has been working
for the company as a Marine Biologist, Lab Technician, and Farm Manager in Training, all of which sees him participating in the breeding, husbandry, growth, and planting of coral in Freeport, Bahamas.
Yoan Rodrigue, BCS’16
Vincent Pivin, BCS’17, Frédéric Abraham, BCS’19, Cristophe Tellier, BCS’18, Antoine de la Fontaine, BCS’18, Yoan Rodrigue, BCS’16, Alec Taillon, BCS’17, Jérémie Roy, BCS’18, William Roy-Vanasse, BCS’18, and Joshua Stanley, BCS’17, got together and participated in a hockey tournament in their old skating grounds of Sherbrooke.
Antoine Bélair Rivard, BCS’17
“It was great to catch up with Kyla PascaleBlanchard, BCS’17, Alyssa “Aly” Bray BCS’13, Alec Taillon BCS’17, Justin Pascale-Blanchard, BCS’20, and Micah Scott, BCS’16, in North Hatley on Lac Massawippi on the first weekend of August 2020.”
Jacoby Goodson, BCS’20
From Smith House to Smith School of Business—Jacoby is enjoying his first year at Queen’s University.
The past year may have felt upside down in many ways but the BCS spirit was reflected brighter than ever throughout our community!
Jie “Coco” Wang, BCS’20
“It was so nice to talk with Mr. Wade Papin, BCS’87, over Zoom this summer. It changed a lot of my perspectives and assumptions about the jewellery industry!”
Doug Campbell, BCS Teacher 1967-1977
“I really enjoyed reading and watching the tributes to my former BU Gaiters teammate and Head of School ‘extraordinaire.’ Will Mitchell, BCS’63, was always an exceptional fellow with remarkable talents though, as his goalie, he never backchecked enough for my liking. He was too busy scoring goals!!!
BCS was instrumental in my own educational career and I am happy to have re-established several contacts through Facebook with the students of 1967-1977 who have, for the most part, forgiven me for my slow learning curve in the art and science of teaching. It
Clockwise, from above left: A small group of young alumni caught up on Lac Massawippi in August; Nancy Layton was elected as Chairperson of the Golf Québec Rules Committee; Jie “Coco” Wang, BCS’20, snapped a screenshot of her meeting with Wade Papin, BCS’87, over Zoom this summer featuring their fabulous quarantine hairstyles; Jacoby Goodson, BCS’20, at Queen’s University. Stay connected!
is a pleasure to see that the prospects for a return to some normalcy in September is imminent and I wish nothing but the best to all of you.”
Nancy Layton, BCS Head of School 19952003
Submitted by Jeff Bray, BCS Director of Athletics Nancy was recently elected as the new Chairperson of the Golf Québec Rules Committee for the 2021 season. Congratulations, Nancy!
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Cedric Arthur Winser, BCS’41 January 10, 1923 - December 15, 2020
Our dear Uncle Ced slipped quietly away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at the age of 97. He was the devoted uncle of Kathy (John Robertson), Deb (Hugh Notman) & Sally (Michael McLachlan). Great uncle of Lauren, (David Scott), Diana (Cale Brillinger), Samantha (Matthew Grand), Emma & Morgan and Great Great uncle of Chloe & Joni. He was predeceased by his wife, Vreni, his brother, Frank, and his “belle soeur” Joan.
Cedric was born in Cowansville, Quebec to Katharine (Cotton) & Frank S. Winser. He attended Bishop’s College School, Lennoxville and later McGill University. His studies were interrupted by World War II and he enlisted in the Army - 5th Armoured Division. He had an active war, chasing the enemy through Italy and then Holland. On returning, he completed his BA and joined the Defence Research Board where he worked until 1986.
Ced loved to travel. After he retired his life took on a new lease. At one dinner party, his family tallied up that he had visited over 140 countries, with lots of adventures along the way. It is difficult to think of a country he did not travel to in later years. These trips were often rounded out with a few days in London, to catch the latest play. He was a registered member of the United Empire Loyalist Association, loved antiques and was known to scour flea markets for deals. He also had a curiosity extraordinaire especially for the derivation of words and sayings. He was a devout man who gave of his time to St Paul’s Bloor Street Anglican Church. He enjoyed playing bridge and cribbage with his many friends. A kind and gentle soul who was proud of his heritage and loved his family - he will be sorely missed.
The family would like to thank all the staff at Sunnybrook Veterans Centre for their exceptional care over the past two years especially Dr. S. Deering, Bailey Hollister,
Karen Megson-Dowling, Rajani Paramanthan, and the whole LGSE team.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Sunnybrook Veterans Centre - L Wing, LGSE Unit, 2075, Bayview Ave, Toronto, M4N 3M5 to ensure that our Veterans continue to receive the outstanding care that Cedric received.
James “Jamie” Angus Mackay, BCS’44 1925 - March 15, 2020
James Angus Mackay died peacefully on March 15, 2020, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is survived by his children, John (Gwyn, Alex, and Will) in Halifax; and Katie (Christian) in Sutton, Quebec. Jamie was born to Ada (Robertson) and Angus Mackay in Montreal, Quebec. Although the family moved to Halifax while Jamie was a young child, he maintained a close connection to his mother’s family in Quebec.
As an adolescent, he attended Bishop’s College School in Lennoxville, Quebec, where he developed lifelong friendships with his classmates and cousins. After graduation in 1944, Jamie enlisted in the Canadian Army. In the spring of 1945, he was on a troopship bound for Europe and the Second World War. Jamie served with the Royal Canadian Army in Canada, the United Kingdom, and northwest Europe (1st Medium Regiment RCA, 15th Field Regiment RCA and Number 2 Canadian Special Infantry Battalion). After the war, Jamie returned home to Halifax to attend Dalhousie University where he completed his commerce degree and played on the Varsity Football team.
Following graduation, he entered the business world with the Bank of Montreal and followed his father’s footsteps and joined The Royal Insurance Company. It was while working with the Royal that he met the love of his life Jacqueline (Jackie) Manuel. They married and settled in Halifax to start a family and his own insurance business (J.A. Mackay Insurance Ltd). Jamie was a life member of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, an avid skier, and a gracious
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winner at cribbage and hearts. Over the years he served on many boards in Halifax and retired in 1981.
The best years of his life were spent in retirement at their property on the Bay of Fundy shore. There, he and Jackie lived comfortably and supported each other as they pursued new interests and projects. Visits from family and friends, bocce ball, pool time, and the annual August 1 birthday party were highlights. They loved to travel, and Banyuls-sur-Mer in Southern France became a ‘home away from home.’ Jamie was actively involved in the lives of his children and grandchildren—he was their ‘number 1’ fan and sounding board. He had a unique way of offering encouragement that was subtly combined with wise advice.
Jackie predeceased Jamie in 2000, and Wolfville became his home. He had great friends who kept a watchful eye on him and provided him with a full social life. He maintained his independence and walked one mile daily. He lived his life as a true gentleman and maintained his sense of humour, kindness, and dignity throughout his 94 years. Donations can be made to the QEII Health Centre Foundation.
Father Jonathan Robinson, BCS’46 May 21, 1929 - June 3, 2020
The Very Rev. Jonathan Robinson, founder and superior of the Oratory of St Philip Neri in Toronto, died June 3 at home, after a brief illness. Father Robinson was born in Montreal in 1929 and ordained a Catholic priest in 1962. He was educated in Montreal, Edinburgh, and Rome. For several years after ordination, he served as Paul-Émile Cardinal Léger’s English secretary.
During a three-year stint as Chairman of the Philosophy Department at McGill University, he felt called to establish a house of the Oratory of St Philip Neri in Canada. The Holy See formally erected the Montreal Oratory in 1975, and the Apostolic Visitor of the Confederation of the Oratory blessed the young community’s move to Toronto in 1979.
While in Toronto, he served as Provost of the Toronto Oratory, as well as Rector of St Philip’s Seminary, at various times also acting as Pastor of both Holy Family and St Vincent de Paul Churches. He was a Chaplain of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Besides his academic publications, Fr Robinson also wrote four popular books of spirituality: On the Lord’s Appearing, Spiritual Combat Revisited, The Mass and Modernity, and In No Strange Land.
Donations in Father Robinson’s memory may be made to the Toronto Oratory Renovation Fund, for the construction of a new seminary building, a project dear to his heart: oratory-toronto.org/renovatio/ Condolences may be made through turnerporter.ca.
Denton Douglas “Doug” Creighton, BCS’47 August 23, 1929 - June 11, 2020 After several years of declining health, which he accepted with remarkable and inspiring stoicism, Doug died peacefully on June 11, 2020, in Chester. Predeceased in 2015 by Willa Ogilvie, his love and partner of more than 60 years, Doug’s passing is grieved by his children, Denny (Kris Vikmanis), Julia (Michael Frevola), David (Mary Bruns), Caro (Tim Wilde), Andrew (Alison TalbotKelly), Kirstie (François Tardif), and Zoë (Jon Simington). He is also sadly missed by his grandchildren, William (Sudi), Esme (Sean), Willa, Sören, Maggie, Henry, Silas, Ruby, Océanne, Chloë, Olivier, and Suki, and by his great-granddaughter, Nava. Born in Montreal on August 23, 1929, to Denton Burgess Creighton and Margaret Gilmour, Doug was predeceased by his only sibling Jim in 2008. Educated at Roslyn School, Collège Stanislas, Bishop’s College School, and McGill University (B.Com’51), Doug remained a fiercely proud Montrealer his entire life. He skied competitively through university and filled his summers with golf and tennis at the Hermitage Club. As he started spending summers in Chester wooing Willa under clan Ogilvie’s suspicious eye, Doug learned how to man a pump, trim a sail, and eventually, helm a boat. They married on October 7, 1954.
In Montreal, Doug showed his entrepreneurial and innovative drive running companies in finance and investments, fleet vehicle-leasing, and bottled mineral water. Doug purchased Owl’s Head Farm in Georgeville, Quebec in 1963 on Lake Memphremagog opposite Owl’s Head Mountain. Every weekend, he drove his reluctant family across rather than around the frozen lake, maximizing the number of ski runs possible for everyone. Doug bred polled Herefords and boiled maple syrup, instilling in his children the value of connection to the land. A strong proponent of bilingualism, most received their early education at French schools, while all absorbed Doug’s passion for adventure, the value of experience over possessions and strong independence.
Empty-nesters in the early ’90s, Doug and Willa traded Montreal’s restaurants and culture for full-time residence in the Little House on Water Lane in Chester. Thick, near-raw steaks were replaced by fresh haddock and mackerel, smoked salmon, and bushels of hand-picked summer berries. The former Montrealers were nonplussed by hurricanes and power failures, always trusting that the two feet of water resulting from frequent coastal gales would eventually drain out of their basement with the next low tide. A more solitary winter recharged their batteries for the annual onslaught of children, grandchildren, and friends from afar. Sailing, golf, and island picnics on Cape Islander Ironbound Loon filled these days, with 12 months of social engagements crammed into eight fleeting summer weeks. In Chester, Doug rekindled his love of vocal music, which stretched from opera to the Rat Pack, by singing bass harmony with the St Stephen’s Anglican Parish choir. Always a dapper dresser, Doug brought a subtler aesthetic sensibility to his redesign of the church’s Bayview Cemetery, ensuring he had a ‘nice view’ for eternity. He worked on the renewal of the Chester Playhouse and sat on its board for many years. Realizing the futility of repeated requests that his children raise the level of dinner conversation, he thrived at the weekly ‘Tuesday lunch,’ meeting a group of male friends where the
discussion of politics, biography, religion and philosophy generally trumped idle gossip.
After decades of competitive play, Doug was named an honourary member of the Montreal Racket Club. At the Chester Golf Club, they called him ‘Ace’ Creighton. Winter sports achievements stretched from his Kandahar Gold pin won with the McGill ski team to his face-first slide down St. Moritz’s Cresta in his mid-60s. After almost 80 years of skiing, Doug had his final run down Martock in 2007. And at Willa’s sport, he skippered schooner Airlie to multiple George Baker Trophy wins for the Chester Yacht Club’s race around Tancook Island. More recently, he supported the restoration of Seneca to Herreshovian splendour. When he finally hung up his topsiders, he would happily sit on the verandah overlooking the CYC starting line to watch Seneca race the other Classics.
Under the exceptional care of Melinda Walker, Doug remained at Water Lane for as long as he could. He reluctantly left his house 18 months ago, moving to a nearby Heart-to-Heart residence compassionately managed by Lynn Key. The family would like to thank Drs. Mallery and Dobek and caregivers Carla, Theresa, and Trena, who, with gentleness, humour, and ample doses of dark chocolate, made his final months as comfortable as possible. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Chester Playhouse: chesterplayhouse.ca/donate/.
Always one for an aphorism, Doug abided by Juvenal’s “mens sana in corpore sano,” but delighted in the Satires’ naughtier bits.
John Wallace Turnbull, BCS’53
January 8, 1936 - May 19, 2020
The Honourable John W. Turnbull (retired judge Court of Queen’s Bench) of Quispamsis passed peacefully on May 19, 2020. He was born in Montreal in 1936. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New Brunswick in 1957 and completed his law degree in 1960. Upon graduation, he practiced law in Saint John, New Brunswick, with Palmer O’Connell Leger Turnbull & Turnbull. In 1983, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of New Brunswick (Court of Queen’s Bench).
Prior to his appointment, he had served on the Council of the Canadian Bar Association and the New Brunswick Barristers Society, and for several years had taught courses for the Society’s Bar Admission. He had also served as the Chairman of the Society’s Discipline Committee, and as a director on the boards of the Canadian Center for Diversity and G.E. Barbour Co. Ltd. John also served the people of New Brunswick as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the City of Saint John and Saint John Harbour from 1973 to 1978.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years Kathryn (Mutch), daughters Vera Turnbull (Art Crease) of Quispamsis, and Caroline Turnbull (Mac MacFarlane) of Fredericton, and son Hughie Turnbull of Saint John; as well as by his brother Hugh H Turnbull (Josette) of Toronto, sister Mary Burnight (Halifax), his brother David (Rothesay, deceased), and sister-in-law Christian (Rothesay).
In addition to his numerous professional accomplishments, quick wit, and unparalleled love for his family and the province of New Brunswick, John was an avid outdoor sportsman, master salmon-fly tyer, and loyal supporter of the Kennebecasis Valley Food Bank.
For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, remembrances in John’s memory can be made to your local Food Bank or to Independence Plus Limited (long term residential care homes for vulnerable and special needs adults, located in Saint John) or to a charity of their choice.
Gerald “Gerry” Evans Manolovici, BCS’54 January 10, 1937 - May 15, 2020 Gerard Evans Manolovici, age 83, passed away on May 15, 2020, with his daughters by his side, after a fierce battle with COVID-19. He was born on January 10, 1937, in Bucharest, Romania. In 1939, he and his family fled to Montreal, Canada, in order to escape the Nazis. At age 12, he got a job as a bellboy at the Ritz-Carlton to pay for the schools he attended, Bishop’s College School and McGill University, where he graduated in 1958 with a degree in engineering.
In 1962, he earned an M.B.A. from The Wharton School and he subsequently began a long and distinguished career on Wall Street. He worked as a research analyst at Bear Stearns until 1978 when he moved to the investment management business. Among other institutions, he worked at Trust Company of the West, Weiss Peck & Greer, and Gilbert Global. It was while he was working at Soros Fund Management from 1986 to 1994 that he travelled the world, sending his daughters postcards from every city he visited. In later years, he rode the subway every day to Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Company, where he worked until the office closed temporarily in March due to the virus. Twice a week, he would stop at Financier in Grand Central to buy the pastries that made up at least half of his diet. He and his sartorial elegance, his colourful socks, and his penchant for sweets will be deeply missed by all who knew him because to know him was to love him.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy, his two beloved daughters, Alexandra Manolovici Wernink and Alison Manolovici Cody, his son-in-law, Pieter Wernink, and his five beautiful grandchildren, Alexander, Nicholas, Isabel, Serena, and Declan. He will be buried in a private service and will be reunited with his father after 72 years apart. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Robin Hood COVID-19 Relief Fund.
Thomas Arthur Rogers, BCS’55 September 7, 1937 - November 5, 2019
Thomas Arthur Rogers, 82 of Ottawa, Ontario freed peacefully from Parkinson’s Disease on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Born in Montreal to Muriel and Jack Rogers, Tom attended Bishop’s College School and later McGill. Tom was a respected member of the Toronto financial community as a technical analyst and later a financial planner. He was active in his church and a baritone in the Timothy Eaton Memorial choir. Tom loved time with his dog, Jiminy, whether it was hiking or occasionally sharing an ice cream cone.
Tom is survived by his son John Rogers of San Diego, California; daughter Laura Gammage and son-in-law Randy Gammage, and grandson Cole of Ottawa, Ontario;
predeceased by brother John Victor Rogers of Calgary, Alberta. His family would like to express their gratitude for the attentive, personalized care Tom received at the Perley and Rideau Veteran’s Health Centre (Assisted Living division) and later the Glebe Center (Long Term Care).
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Parkinson Canada. We will remember Dad when the fall leaves turn, when dogs happily bark, and when desserts are served. Condolences/Tributes/Donations: Hulse, Playfair & McGarry hpmcgarry.ca or 613-233-1143.
Christopher Donald Frank Ross, BCS’60 February 6, 1942 - August 5, 2020 Chris slipped away peacefully at home on top of the hill near Rockland, Ontario after 10 months of chondrosarcoma (bone cancer), surrounded by family and friends. We were able to care for him thanks to palliative doctors Daniel Vincent and Richard Plantive, nurses from SE Health (St. Elizabeth’s) and personal support workers from three agencies and an OT.
He is immensely missed by his wife of 51 years Elspeth, sons Jason and Louis, daughter Lindsey of Saskatoon, and granddaughters Octavia and Samantha; loving sisters Andrea O’ Rourke of Calgary and Diana Banks (Dan) of Baddeck, Nova Scotia; nieces Alex Aimoto (Shaun) of Calgary and Isobel Fairway (Nick) of England, nephew Ross O’Rourke (Sara) of Cochrane, Alberta and eight grandnieces and nephews Rose, Willow, Robyn (Fairway), Jordan, Evan, Jesse (O’Rourke), and Francis and Bronwyn (Aimoto). Cousins Peter Ross (Fran), Anne Ross and David Ross, Michael Breakey (Linda), Alan Breakey (Liz) and Lyn Boyd (Bill). Carol and Andy (Randy) Mooney, Phil (Dianne) and Ross (Marj) McLimont and Louise Burstall and Jack (Jocelyn) Burstall and friend Dan Grigorescu in Romania and many more friends. Predeceased by his brother-in-law, John Butcher.
Chris was born in Montreal and grew up in Quebec City, son of the late Francis Donald and Evelyn Gladys (McLimont) Ross of Quebec City. Chris was an adventurer and Renaissance man, lover of nature and all the world around us, and enthusiastic promoter of electric vehicles. In memory of
Chris, donations would be appreciated to the Canadian Cancer Society and at-home palliative care near you.
A note from Elspeth Ross Thanks very much to those of you from BCS who were in touch with Chris and me in the last few months. Remembering his old school meant a lot to Chris, and he wanted to go to your reunions. With thanks, Elspeth Ross
Malcolm Fraser Blakely, BCS’61 April 13, 1943 - December 2, 2020 Malcolm Fraser Blakely, 77, of Wellesley, Massachusetts died peacefully December 2, 2020, at home surrounded by his immediate family. Fraser, ‘Pitz,’ aka ‘The Yitzer,’ aka ‘The Pitzinator,’ aka Pops, aka Dad and just Fras, is and will always be deeply loved by all that knew him.
Fraser was born April 13, 1943, in Montreal, Quebec, the son of the late Malcolm and Helen Blakely. He was the oldest of three rambunctious boys, with brothers Peter and Hugh, who grew together over the years.
He graduated from Concordia University in 1966 with a degree in Commerce and parlayed that into a successful career in finance that took him around the world— well beyond Toronto, Montreal and Boston— with a variety of firms until his retirement. Beyond his core career, he was Chairman of the Young People’s Theater in Toronto, Vice Chairman of the Canadian Automobile Association, and elected to the Hall of Fame of the Opimian Society in Canada, cementing his reputation as an oenophile.
He wed Diana Lorraine Russel, on September 29, 1967, and that led to the legendary status he holds in the minds of most who knew him. He loved music, being ‘Up North’ in the Laurentians, his dogs (especially ‘little one’ Cordelia), sailing, woodworking, good food and wine, and the opportunity to sit with one of his grandchildren for as long as they liked. Most of all: he enthusiastically engaged, a joyful and inquisitive spirit resting on the foundation of a loved and loving family.
He is survived by wife Diana Blakely of Wellesley, Massachusetts; daughter and son-in-law Tara and Robert Lightbody
of Roslindale, Massachusetts; son and daughter-in-law Chris and Laurie Blakely of Wellesley, Massachusetts; daughter and sonin-law Martha and Geoff Tuff of Wellesley, Massachusetts; and grandchildren Xander, Bella, Hayden, Owen, Geoff, Rider, Quinn, Mason, and Hunter.
Stephen Richard Fox, BCS’66
April 7, 1947 - April 27, 2020
Submitted by John Cowans, BCS’54
At the BCS Closing in 1966, BCS Tankards were awarded to students who during their careers gave exceptional service to the School. Among those honoured was R. Stephen Fox. His citation read in part “…. for his unwavering allegiance to a very high code of ideals.” The School community and especially his classmates were saddened recently to read that on April 27, 2020, Stephen had passed away at the Kingston General Hospital.
Stephen’s career of service at the School which included Senior Editorship of the BCS Magazine and Head of School Choir continued throughout his life. He was deeply involved in social justice issues; he contributed to work for improvements to shelters for the homeless and particularly for the establishment of protection and shelter for young people. He co-authored the report “A Room of Their Own” and he was a member of the Social Issues Networking Group (SING) and was a Social Planning Council Board Member.
In recent years Stephen continued to serve his School as Board Member since its beginning in 2008 of The BCS Truth and Reconciliation Association whose purpose is to reach out and help those students who were subjected to physical and/or sexual abuse while at BCS, to promote truth, reconciliation, and justice for them, and to foster help, reconciliation, truth, and justice for any victims of similar abuse in society at large.’
Stephen is greatly missed by his many friends, his classmates, and especially by his close friend Nadine Radisch.
Brian Edward Duclos, BCS’69
January 20, 1951 - December 22, 2020
Beloved Brian Edward Duclos, 69, of Calgary, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020, peacefully in his home surrounded by family, after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on January 20, 1951, to Charles Duncan Duclos and Mary Lois Duclos (née Winslow Spragge) in Montreal, Quebec.
Brian will be forever remembered by his devoted wife of 22 years, Denise Fay Brown; his loving children, Samantha (Mark) and Amanda; his dear sister, Lorraine; his nephew, Ryan (Claudia); his sweet grandchildren, Mikayla and Emma and grandnephew, Alexander. Brian will also be forever remembered by his extended family, dear friends and the mother of his children, Angela Bongiovanni. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Duncan and Mary Lois, and his brothers, Victor and Christopher.
Like his father and grandfather, Brian was proud to have attended Bishop’s College School, where he made many lifelong friends. He graduated from Queen’s University.
He dedicated his life to fundraising in the non-profit sector, most recently as the President of Bedrock Consulting Group. He was a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) and played key roles fundraising for the Calgary Zoo, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Strathcona Tweedsmuir School, and Bishop’s College School. He was also the President of the Canadian Club of Calgary.
He held various board positions including the Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations and The Association of Fundraising Professionals. He taught the next generation of fundraisers at Mount Royal University. He also brought live popular music to Banff in the 1970s as the founder of Mountain Pass Productions.
Brian will be remembered for his optimistic, loving, and kind spirit. He loved his family and friends deeply and brought joy, whimsy and humour to all encounters. He loved travelling the world with Denise and was most content on the beach with fresh seafood or body surfing in the ocean. He was an avid guitar player and singer. He was a fierce board and card game competitor.
He enjoyed food and drink, especially corn on the cob and tequila. He had a special way of putting those around him at ease and helping them truly enjoy each moment.
Brian believed deeply in the importance of supporting the non-profit sector. He would be honoured by memorials or donations in his name. Pancreatic Cancer Action Network played an important role this last year, giving him information and hope, and is doing important research to fight Pancreatic Cancer. He also cared deeply about Bishop’s College School. Please feel free to support an organization that holds a special meaning for you.
David Andrew Gordon “DAG” Cruickshank May 1, 1937 - February 5, 2021 BCS teacher, coach, choirmaster, and cadet instructor 1965-1982
BCS Headmaster 1982-1990
David Andrew Gordon (DAG) Cruickshank, devoted husband, father, grandfather passed away at the Kingston General Hospital on February 5, 2021, at the age of 83.
David grew up in Kingston, Ontario, where he credits Regiopolis High School for putting him on the straight and narrow. His time as a chorister with the St. George’s Choir was also an influential time for him. It instilled a life-long love of music that stayed with him to his final days. David continued his education at Bishop’s University, Queen’s University, and Worchester College, Oxford.
As a young adult, David was Lead Drummer at Fort Henry, Kingston, where he met the love of his life, Jean. They married and lived in England where David discovered his calling as an educator. His tenure at University College School, Hampstead, and later Westminster Abby Choir School, set the foundation for years of working with young people. It was during this time in England that David also discovered his life-long passion for Morgan cars.
David and Jean eventually moved back to Canada and bought a farm not far from Lennoxville, Quebec, where they raised their four children Andrew, Robin, Julie, and Kate. David continued in his role as educator at Bishop’s College School, Lennoxville, where he eventually became Headmaster. Over the years he was an Outward Bound Instructor
at both Dartmouth, New Hampshire, and the Canadian Outward Bound Wilderness School at Black Sturgeon Lake. At BCS he founded the Adventure Training program, was an educator, mentor, coach, and choir master, among other roles.
When not at BCS, David revelled in his life on Faraway Farm with his family, horses, dogs, and cats. He spent many hours cutting paths through the woods, chopping wood with his sons and friends, hosting crosscountry ski moonlight parties, and enjoying time with his family at the pond.
For the past 20 years, David lived on Wolfe Island where he had the joy of watching his family grow. His favourite pastimes included building memories with his grandchildren. David was a devoted father, grandfather, and mentor to many over the years.
David is the cherished father of Andrew Cruickshank, Robin Cruickshank, Julie Cruickshank, and the late Kate Cruickshank. Proud grandfather of Eliza, Sam, Cecilia Bradley; Owen Cruickshank; Quinn Cruickshank; Noah and Bram Cruickshank. David is also survived by his wife of 60 years, Jean Cruickshank (Millward).
In keeping with David’s wishes cremation has taken place. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date once the COVID restrictions have been lifted. For those who wish, donations in David’s memory may be made to Trinity Church, Wolfe Island, the Humane Society, or Breakfast Club of Canada.
Bobbie Tomenson-Filion, BCS employee 2000-2001
October 25, 1969 - September 28, 2020 “The best things in life are the people you love, the places you’ve been, and the memories you’ve made along the way. Goodbye will not be forever, but we will miss you.”
Cherished wife and best friend of Paul for over 26 years. Beloved Mom to Carter and Cassidy, her companions Norm and Angel. Daughter of the late Joan Mary Tomenson and Rogers Tomenson (Johanna). Daughter-in-law to the late Paul and Grace Filion. Loving sister to Tracy (Rick) and Kelly (John). She was an inspiration to and will be
missed by her nieces and nephew, Savannah, Mackenzie, Andrew, Miranda, Sara, Bianca, Kristen, and extended family members.
Thank you to our many wonderful friends for their kind and compassionate support. We are ever so grateful for those who came to her side and helped our family in this time of need. The family would like to thank all doctors, nurses, and staff at the Walker Family Cancer Center and the LHIN Foundation for their excellent care and kindness. In accordance with Bobbie’s wishes, cremation has taken place.
Bobbie won at life and a celebration of her life will be held in the summer of 2021. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Walker Family Cancer Center in Bobbie’s honour.
b i S hop’ S College S C hool Report on Giving 2019-20
The spring of 2020 will be remembered for its unprecedented uncertainty and global interruption to normal life. It will also be remembered as a challenge that the BCS community met head on, with members coming together to show their unwavering support of our school. We are proud to report that our community has answered the call, leading to a very successful and exceptional year of philanthropy. Despite disruptions to everyone’s personal and professional lives, the support from the BCS community helped open the 20202021 school year with a renewed sense of purpose and optimism for a strong future. Philanthropy is a vital part of world-class institutions and being philanthropic can mean different things to different people.
To some, it is making a financial contribution; to others, it’s giving of their time and energy for the betterment of the school. It must be said that trying to measure the time and energy of our board members, parents, alumni, staff, friends of the school, and teachers as they worked to ensure the health and safety during these turbulent months is impossible. However, the results of care from these countless volunteer hours can be felt all around us here on Moulton Hill.
The impact BCS has on its students is evident when speaking with alumni. Whether they grew into an adult at the school as a Lifer or graced the halls for only a year, the stories and memories all lead to the same realization: BCS shaped
the person they are today. We are proud of the role we played in each and every one of their lives, and their continued support reinforces the responsibility we have to those students currently here and all those yet to come through our doors.
We are extremely fortunate and thankful to the alumni, parents, and friends who every year make a gift in support of our important endeavours. Without this support, the programs and overall student experience would be considerably lessened.
Thank you for believing in BCS and knowing that your generosity makes a difference.
The Advancement Team
BCS has experienced a tremendous period of growth and campus improvements over the past several years. This growth can be found in our endowment and in the launch of a ground-breaking Scholar-in-Residence program, and experienced when walking our beautiful 250 acres with a near-full capacity school to enjoy it. Here on campus, we are grateful and proud of our realized goals and projects. With a constant eye on the future, it may feel like we move from one project to the next without taking a breath, and that is because we have much to accomplish.
We would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the progress we have made over the past few years and express our deepest gratitude and appreciation for everything that you do for our school, our community, and our students. Your vision and generosity helped build and fund Mitchell Family House—the first new stu-
dent residence in 50 years. We succeeded in building a superlative building that is a standard against which all future residences will be measured. We are excited to see what the future holds as we turn our sights to upgrading the other residences on campus this coming summer.
The creation and funding of our Scholarin-Residence program includes a scholar apartment in Mitchell Family House. Our initial program launch was anticipated for March 2020, but obviously had to be postponed. In February 2021, we welcomed Thyannda Mack, founder of Inclusive Resolutions, LLC, to lead us in the important work of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)—which is also this year’s school theme. Our second scholar this year, Liane Nowell, Executive Director of the Kenauk Institute, will join us in April, to focus on Environmental Science and Sustainability within our community and on our campus.
Lastly, 2018 saw the creation of the Peter N. Thomson Family Scholarship—the largest named scholarship in BCS history. The first recipient of this transformational display of philanthropy joined the BCS student community for the 2019-20 year, and we’re pleased to share that two more recipients have benefitted from the fund this current school year.
We have many new and exciting projects on the horizon that are only possible with the support of community members like you. We are fortunate to be able to count on so many wonderfully generous people from around the world who feel a strong attachment to our school. We hope that you feel appreciated for the patronage and care you have shown Bishop’s College School.
On behalf of all of us on Moulton Hill: THANK YOU!
Our alumni have fond memories of mealtime in our beautiful Ross Hall dining hall. Alumni often ask for recipes so they may recreate a dish they remember and loved while at school. Our dining hall is much more than just a place to sit and eat. It is a place where conversations begin, friendships are solidified, and memories are created. It is a key stop whenever alumni return to campus for a stroll down memory lane. Thanks to the generosity of Roald Smeets, BCS’87, we completed extensive and much-needed upgrades to the kitchen and serving areas of Ross Hall. The transformation has improved the experience for everyone at the school, students and staff alike.
This spring of 2020 forced BCS to quickly transition to distance learning in response to the extraordinary circumstances of a global pandemic. Navigating our new reality highlighted some of the school’s limitations and brought pressing needs to the fore, as we looked to a fall 2020 opening that could meet our high standards. Our needs included upgrading technology in classrooms, adding more robust safety protocols to allow for a safe return to campus, as well as meeting the increased demands for financial assistance from
returning and incoming students. These pressing issues spurred a targeted summer campaign to help us bridge where we were to where we needed to be. The response from our BCS community was extraordinary. We were able to surpass our target goals and proudly closed our campaign with over $230,000 raised. This allowed us to deliver on our promise of a safe environment for our students and staff, while maintaining excellence in teaching. Thanks to two generous alumni in particular, we were able to upgrade the technology in our classrooms with new laptops, cameras, monitors, and standing desks.
At BCS, we believe economic and cultural diversity of our student body is one of our greatest strengths and contributes to our success in developing global leaders of tomorrow. So many of our graduates have benefitted from financial assistance and have gone on to enjoy successful careers and fulfilling lives. Thanks to the support from our many donors around the world, we are proud to offer over $1.9 million in annual scholarships and financial assistance to deserving students. BCS makes this major financial commitment because we believe in student access. We compete as a world-class private boarding school because we are able to attract the best and the brightest with our ability to help support families, but we must do more. Our focus in the coming years is to build the capacity of our Scholarship and Financial Assistance funds and we can achieve this by building on the impressive momentum of the past few years.
One of the greatest myths about impact and giving is that one needs to have a lot to make a big difference. Two examples:
Years ago, an alumnus set up a life insurance policy with BCS as sole beneficiary. For 20 years, monthly tax receiptable installment payments of $159 were made. The policy is now fully funded, and the benefit to BCS is currently valued at $76,000 and continues to grow annually.
A number of BCS alumni have made arrangements in their estate planning to remember BCS. For illustrative purposes, if 300 BCS alumni (5% of the alumni family) chose to name BCS as a beneficiary of, say, $30,000/each in their estate planning, the school would in time be $9 million better supported in terms of its programs. That’s a lot of generosity that can have tremendous impact. What is more, because BCS is a non-profit organization, the tax benefit of legacy giving can in fact be a benefit to family by lessening the tax burden for your remaining loved ones.
For more information, contact Ryan Comeau at 1.877.570.7542 x297 or rcomeau@bishopscollegeschool.com
Any gesture that benefits our beloved school is appreciated, and no method of giving has a greater impact on building the foundation of our institution than recurring gifts. These predictable commitments provide the school with reliable revenue that gives BCS the freedom to engage in long-term goals and projects with a difference that is immediate and transformative. Read these words from alumni who have pledged with recurring gifts:
Chad Bean, BCS’13
Donating to the school on a regular basis is a demonstration of gratitude for the experience I had. Recurring gifts allow BCS to focus less on fundraising and more on their mission and objectives of the various proposed and ongoing projects. Since BCS receives no funding from the government, it provides the school with a steady and predictable source of funding. It’s these recurring gifts from generous alumni that enhance the endowment, maintain a healthy operating budget, and keep the lights shining in this historic institution.
Theodora “Theo” Brinckman, BCS’84
I have found that monthly giving is an excellent choice with which to participate in BCS’ fundraising efforts. Not only is it super easy and efficient for me as the donor but it saves costs for the school, as they can rely on my support and decrease their solicitations, so my donated dollar goes further. It is also a wonderful way to stay connected and makes me feel great that I am making a difference. The level of your monthly gift can be as large or as small as you wish, so even younger graduates can participate—what a wonderful introduction to philanthropy!
Himal Mathew, BCS’77
First, BCS was very good to me and very good for me. What’s important to me is feeling that, in some modest way, I am connected to the students by helping make the school more affordable and/ or by helping to improve the student experience. In turn, I hope that today’s students will want to feel that connection and will want to be part of their school for the rest of their lives.
Thank you to each and every donor who contributed to Bishop’s College School. Your gifts are making an impact in the school today and will continue to enhance the experience of every student. This list includes all charitable donations from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020.
Indicates individuals who increased their giving from the previous fiscal year.
Founder’s Circle
($100,000+)
Charles M. Hart, BCS’59
Richard D.W. Howson, BCS’67
Roald Smeets, BCS’87
Deirdre Stevenson, KHC’50
The Molson Foundation
The Petman Foundation
Builder’s Circle
($50,000+)
Cynthia M. Baxter, KHC’52
Bartlett H. MacDougall, BCS’54
Guthrie J. Stewart, BCS’73 & Sarah Ivory Stewart, BCS’79
Derek C. Webster & Saleema Webster
Norman E. Webster, BCS’58 & Pat Webster
Eric T. Webster Foundation and 1 Anonymous
Benefactor’s Circle
($10,000+)
C. Scott Abbott, BCS’67
Neelakantan Anand
David Gosselin & Louise Gagné
Daniel Lalonde, BCS’72
Linda Rodeck, BCS’81 & Arron Barberian
Peter G. Smith, BCS’72
Helgi Soutar
James Soutar & Abby Soutar
Construction Gératek
Gestion David Gosselin and 5 Anonymous
Chairman’s Circle
($5,000+)
Luc Bertrand
Gregory J. Boyd, BCS’81 & Caroline M. Roy
John P. Colfer & Sandra Colfer
Neil P. Cunningham, BCS’77
José De Alba Barnola & Aranzazu Alvarez Morphy De La Macorra
François de Sainte Marie, BCS’65
Valentin Demmel & Gerda Demmel
Noureddine Hajibi & Saloua ZraÏda
H.E. Lee Harrison, BCS’74
A. Kurt Johnson, BCS’84 & Danielle Holland
Sass S. Khazzam, BCS’62
Ann C. Mitchell, KHC’53
Stephen W.C. Mulherin, BCS’74
Timothy O’Reilly, BCS’80 & Nismi Roman Beli
Bridget H. Perry-Gore, BCS’81
Timothy Price, BCS’75 & Denise Burke-Price
David J. Stenason, BCS’75
Daniel Sun & Zhihong Wang
DJS Holdings Ltd.
Estate of Harriett S. Kane
Raymond James Canada Foundation
The John Patrick Colfer Family Foundation
Universal College
Director’s Circle
($1,000+)
Fraser Baillie, BCS’58
Jody Banister
Nathalie Bissonnette, BCS’86
Janine Bombardier
Timothy C. Bradley, BCS’67
Neil Branch & Nathalie Duguay
Wei Cao & Yina Qu
Pam Carson & Kent Carson
Peter Cassar, BCS’96 & Caroline Grégoire Cassar, BCS’96
Stuart “Kip” Cobbett, BCS’66 & Jill Cobbett, KHC’67
Christopher J. Cowans, BCS’81
Vinh Q. Doan & Mai Van Tran
Sandra Edwards
Maureen Elliott Waterston, BCS’83
James E. Fraas, BCS’70
Harry Gattiker & Carole Gattiker
Stéphane Gaumond & Pascale Trottier
Yongxiang Geng & Lili Li
Scott Goodson, BCS’81 & Karin
U. Drakenberg-Goodson
Anthony Graham, BCS’74
Ian Graham, BCS’80
John Hallward, BCS’79 & Karma
D. Hallward
Mark Hantho, BCS’77
Rae Heenan, KHC’55
Ian Henderson, BCS’56
Margot Heyerhoff, KHC’69
Hammie Hill
Hamnett Hill
Patrick M.S. Houston & Stine Linden-Anderson
Peter Hyndman, BCS’57
Fern M. Jeffries, BCS’79
Amanda Jelowicki, BCS’93
Michel Johnson
Matthew Kenny, BCS’79 & Sigrid
Kenny
Alexander Kippen, BCS’78
Tyler Lewis & Renee Lewis
Joanna MacDonald
Timothy McGee, BCS’75
John McLernon, BCS’59
Joan McMaster, KHC’65
William Mitchell, BCS’63
Craig Moffat, BCS’85
Peter Nixon, BCS’64
Hugh Notman, BCS’75
Torrance Ragueneau, BCS’96
Dan Rujoi
Stephan Scholl, BCS’88
Paul Setlakwe, BCS’71
George W. Stairs, BCS’67
Okill Stuart, BCS’37
YueLong Tao & ZhangMei Li
Gabriel Terrazas-Madariaga & Maria Teresa Yvonne Ochoa
Rosellini
Ronald Thibault & Sandra Unis
Janet Turcot Vukovic & Vladimir Vukovic
François Turcotte & Nathalie Turcotte
Stuart Webster
Michael Weir, BCS’78
Eric Willer & Nicole Willer
John W. Wilmer Jr.
Kathryn Wyatt, BCS’76 & David Cottingham
Michael Zinay, BCS’72
Eurosign Informatique
JHM Charitable Foundation
Thibault Chevrolet Cadillac Buick GMC
Vancouver Foundation
The Windward Foundation and 1 Anonymous
Head of School’s Circle ($500+)
Nicholas D. Andrews & Kate Andrews
Mireilli Bantsimba
Michael A. Bastian, BCS’62
Robert P. Bédard
Robin Berlyn, BCS’52
Barbara Brodeur, KHC’52
David P. Brodeur, BCS’86
Tony Brodeur, BCS’82
John W. Collyer, BCS’59
Ryan Comeau, BCS’09
Susan Cook
Charles Couture
Zhiyue Du & Wujun Zheng
Dominique Dufour & Carl Mercure
Edmond G. Eberts, BCS’56
Christian Fillion & Marie-Claude Desmariais
Guy Francis, BCS’69
Randall Fraser, BCS’66
Oleksandr Frunze & Tamila Frunze
Sally Gardner
Fabien Goury & Yasmine Goury
Isabelle Goyette
Stewart Gray, BCS’07
Graham Hallward, BCS’74
Jiang Huang & Jie Cheng
Philip J. Khazzam, BCS’78
Stephen M. Kouri, BCS’79
Michel Lafrance & Carine Verlez
John Laratta
Raymond Lepage
Marguerite Lévesque
Albert MacDonald
Peter A. Mackenzie, BCS’77
Michael R. McMaster, BCS’57
Doug Mitchell, BCS’79
Robin S. Molson, BCS’48
John R. Oldland
Nicholas Oldland, BCS’90
James A. Peers, BCS’69
Peter Provencher, BCS’77
Kate Reed, KHC’59
Marc Rioux & Nancy Laguë
Gordon A. Ritchie, BCS’72
Ruth Sheeran, KHC’68 & Stephen Sheeran
Radek Skarda & Alena Škardová rozená Štieberová
Tracey Stevens, BCS’87
Keith Tinker, BCS’88
Mary Usher-Jones, KHC’63
Julian Wise, BCS’65
Clifford Wood & Louise Wood
Yu Zhao & Li Gao
Lloyd Douglas Solutions Inc.
Mary Usher-Jones Foundation
Walker Glass Co. Ltd.
Prefect’s Circle ($250+)
Geneviève Bédard, BCS’92
David Bonnett, BCS’76
Gillian Booth, KHC’61 & Stephan Booth
Pierre Boutin, BCS’78
Richard Clinton, BCS’79
Peggy Couper, KHC’61
John D. Cowans, BCS’54 & Mary Cowans
Anie de La Fontaine
Lewis W. Evans, BCS’65 & Cathy J. Evans
Sarrah Ewing, BCS’10
Heather Faith, KHC’54
Andrea M. Gordon, KHC’64
Ann Gorycki, KHC’57
Gordon Gray & Jerry Casey Gray
Lyne Labrecque
William Lang, BCS’60
Philip Lawee, BCS’72
Nicholas Lomasney, BCS’76
Sheila Lyster
Charlotte S. MacLatchy, KHC’64
Samantha Mahfood, BCS’84
Himal Mathew, BCS’77
Timothy Matthews, BCS’78
Randy Maxfield
Cynthia A. McCall, BCS’79
Diana Meier-Soriat &Johann
Christoph Meier
Katharine Mills, KHC’64
Ronald B. Mitton & Susan Y. Mitton
Mary Parewick, KHC’54
Douglas Patriquin, BCS’64
Robert G. Ross, BCS’52
Nicholas Scheib, BCS’91
William A. Scott, BCS’74
Patricia Shannon-Peacock
Jocelyn Shaw, KHC’43
Robert A. Stairs, BCS’45
Claudia M. Schwegmann & Kay Steidtmann
Stefan T. Stiegler, BCS’79
Timothy Tokarsky & Suzanne Tokarsky
Sarah-Maud Turcotte, BCS’09 and 3 Anonymous
Friends (up to $249)
Alfonso Aguilar Vázquez, BCS’20
Alfonso Aguilar Zermeño & Adriana Vázquez Barrales
Caroline Archer, KHC’63
Stephen C. Baker, BCS’68
D. Raymond Banham
Susan Bassett-Klauber, KHC’58
Anna Rudel Basu, KHC’66
Anne Baxter, KHC’57
Jacques Benguigui & Lucy Benguigui
Christiane Beullac, KHC’68
Trevor H. Bishop, BCS’51
H. William Borntraeger
Judy Boswell, KHC’56
Ariana Y. Bradford, BCS’87
Theodora Brinckman, BCS’84
Keith Broadhurst & Janet Broardhurst
Andreas F. Burhorn & Gundrun A.L. Hegemann
Fiona Burke
Lawrence D. Burpee, BCS’53
Diana C. Chapman, KHC’55
Wendy Charlebois, KHC’65
Sara Colby, KHC’65
Pamela Merrill Cook, KHC’37
Fiona L. Cooper
Scott Coote
Elizabeth A. Couture, BCS’20
Joan M. Crossen
Thomas F. Cunningham
Debra-Ann Daigneault
Hélène de Kovachich
Charles de Sainte Marie, BCS’93
Peter C. Denison, BCS’67
Elaine Dezan
Jacques Dion
Éric Dostie
Anne Drake & Mark Drake
Victor M. Drury, BCS’65
Michel Dubois & Nina Lagacé
Peter R. Duffield, BCS’55
Judith Dunn, KHC’64 & Peter Dunn
Langis Dupuis
Gael Eakin, KHC’56
Mason Emoff, BCS’16
Tim Emoff
Andrew H. Federer, BCS’79
Ruth E. Ferguson, KHC’44
Carol A. Finlayson, KHC’66
Richard Freeborough, BCS’59
Julie Gariépy & Eric Trudel
John T.B. Gibb-Carsley, BCS’53
James D. Gillis, BCS’69
C. Richard Goodfellow, BCS’62
Tyler Gordon
Charlene Graham
Anne Gregory, KHC’51
Judith Griffin, KHC’57
Mike E. Guy, BCS’99
Michael G. Harris, BCS’62
Jane Hawketts, BCS’83
David Hunt
Naomi A. Jervis-Read
David R. Jones, BCS’71
Tim M. Jones, BCS’66
David Laliberté, BCS’14
E. James Langerfeld & Frances M. Langerfeld
Friedrich Langerfeld, BCS’03
Margaret Larrass, KHC’62
Donald G.M. Lawrence, BCS’49
Nancy Layton”
Elizabeth J. Leslie, KHC’58
Lucinda Lyman, KHC’59
Scott Manning
David T. Marosi, BCS’04
Susan M. Marpole, KHC’63
Jeannine Mathieu
Becky Mayer, KHC’61
Randy McCone, BCS’03
Duncan McDougall, BCS’79
D’Arcy McGee, BCS’61
Stuart McKelvie & Pamela McKelvie
David L. Mills, BCS’71
Antonia Mitchell, KHC’55
Martha J. Mitchell
Peter H.C. Mitchell, BCS’59
Jennifer Monk
Louise M. Moses, KHC’66
Stefano Murro, BCS’14
Alexandre Nadeau, BCS’04
Kirby Nadeau
Christopher Newman, BCS’93
John R. Newman, BCS’51
Corey J. Nicholson
Robert A. Pattison, BCS’49
Kimberly J. Pawley, BCS’85
Thomas R. Pocock, BCS’63
Nancy G. Rae, KHC’50
Sonia D. Raikes Smith, KHC’57
Antoine Reed, BCS’02
Ronald T. Riley, BCS’52
Alberto Rivera, BCS’88
Kathy W. Robertson, KHC’68
Harold Rolph & Debra Rolph
Amber Rommens
Anthony J. Ross, BCS75
Patricia M. Schwarz, KHC’56
Kevin Schwenker
William R. Sewell, BCS’59
Janet E. Simms-Baldwin, KHC’60
Michael D. Stearns, BCS’82
Suzanne A. Stohn, KHC’41
Dacre C. Stoker, BCS’76
Peter A. Stuart & Barbara Stuart
James Sweeny & Heather Thomson
Draco Szathmary
François Tessier
Margaret Tilley, KHC’69
Hanna Unis-Thibault, BCS’17
Jakob Unis-Thibault, BCS’13
Barbara Varney, KHC’55
Beverley Wace, KHC’60
Beorn White
Sue Whittall, KHC’51
Eve S. Wickwire, KHC’56
AmazonSmile Foundation
Les Entreprises Éric Dostie Inc. and 9 Anonymous
In Honour Of:
William Mitchell, BCS’63
In Memory Of:
W. Bradley Mitchell, BCS’56
Susan (McMaster) Holmes, KHC’60
Class of 2020 Gift
Alfonso Aguilar
Samuel Bridgo
Zhuo (Angela) Chen
Aidan Condo
Elizabeth Couture
Maxime Covatta
Yen Nhi Doan
Tomas Domenech
Rosane Pierre Efila
Jacoby Goodson
Jesse Johnson
Ratanak Monin Lam
Thai Son Lam
Ben Mosher
William Nepveu
Ana Claudia O’Reilly
Lingyu (Cindy) Qu
Yedidia Sam
Alperen Savas
Ruowen (Willa) Sun
28th Annual Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament (Fall 2019)
Autobus-Pouliot
BCS Foundation
Bell Horizon Inc.
EXP Inc.
Brian Fahey
Global Excel
Lee Harrison
IMK Avocats
Danny Lalonde
Les Autobus R. Pouliot Inc.
Les Entreprises Alain Préfontaine
Maçonnerie Gilles Goyette Inc
PC Court Ltée
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
David Stenason
Top Marks
34th Annual Alumni & Friends Hockey Tournament
Michel Dubois
Eggsquis
Jean Coutu
Rempart Asset Management
Hatley
Sebby’s
Guy Patry
Provigo
Ronald Thibault Chevrolet
Cadillac Buick GMC Ltée
Gifts In Kind
Au Diable Vert
Benoit Hamel
Ensō Yoga Studio
Hovey Manor
Linda Rodeck, BCS’81
Mackay Smith, BCS’52
Maçonnerie Gilles Goyette Inc.
Peter Cassar, BCS’96
Stuart F. Webster
Susan Reid
Telus Affaires
Torrance Ragueneau, BCS’96
Tyler Gordon
We have made every effort to ensure that these are complete and accurate lists. Please accept our sincere apologies if there are any errors or omissions and let us know of any correction by contacting Ryan Comeau: 819.566.0238 x283 or rcomeau@bishopscollegeschool.com
We can’t wait to see you at Centre Stairs again!
