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He also taught

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By MARGARET SPEIRS

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quietly recently. Peter Nicholson, 75,

2. Rod and. Gun Club for .22 shortly ‘after returning from.a black powder gun event in _Hefley Creek, ‘B.C.

Longtime. friend and rod f and gun club-president Ted Ramsey said Nicholson had

in his life but the disease had

very quiet about it, possibly

“od not wanting his” friends to

worry.

“None of us knew the ex- | tent of his illness,” ‘Ramsey said.

’ “He didn’ Nt ‘tell anybody. _ | He came back from Hefley, his last big hurrah at Hefley

: Creek, ‘and went into the hos-

oa ; pital immediately afterward, . + but we noticed at Hefley he : was feeling poorly. He com- , plained about a hernia.” i . The shooting event at He- ; fley Creek, near Kamloops, , is an annual trip for gun club , members and. Ramsey said ‘ Nicholson enjoyed it.

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‘solutely,” he said. ‘ also featured rendezvouers, -,the name for those. who dress in the kind of clothing

closely associated -with the .

era in ‘which blackpowder guns were used. They gather

‘ for regular events.“ Nicholson, a member ‘ of the original group from which the rod and gun club =. formed, the Northwest Char- - \ 20al Burmers, was the one ! ; who got Ramsey involved in.

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ing, ‘helping others and sail- ing the seas passed away. .

member of the Terrace |

many years, died Sept.

survived cancer from earlier

returned, although he -was .

“We had a good time ab- :

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“He was just an avid guy. He liked the ‘sport, * _ said ‘Ramsey. ©

Nicholson’s American Civil War-replica cannon was fired. from the hill by

the arena at Riverboat Days .

opening ‘ceremonies, which was usually done by. Ramsey and other club members. .-

» Nicholson. missed event, : choosing. instead ‘to

travel to Hat Creek. to sit in

a tent and teach the’ many |

_tourists there’ about the time

when’ black: powder guns were in their heyday.

“A ‘bunch of rendez- vouers, put on a show for

-tourists. "They. weren’t paid but because he was so far

into his black powder sport,

‘he quietly, willingly went.

down,” Ramsey said. A recent photo of Nich- olson shows him standing

shot it with his cannon. “He was reluctant be-

cause he was scared, he

might wreck it and he shot

‘it and it’ made a nice strike,”

says Ramsey.

» When he was home,

‘Nicholson gave. back to the .. _community by volunteering

to teach people to read. Nicholson sang in the

United Church choir, and

tried out for the Northwest

‘Community Choir, although

he joked about the reaction

the

to his voice.

; “He said he sang and they . never invited him back,” said Ramsey, adding Nich- olson loved music. ~

“He was a competitor, 4 a performer and a genuine _ bull*¥#***#** as you have to

be at black powder.”

Ramsey said. Nicholson |” _.was born and raised in Eng- land and still has a sister or ‘two living there and a broth- ef, who lives in Australia.

. As a young man, Nichol- son served in the British mil- itary. A lifelong bachelor,

. Nicholson, who worked for -

the highways: ministry for many years, spent his youth sailing around the: world, said Ramsey. - -

“He said” he did things

‘backward. When young, ‘he - r

had the urge to travel. the world and didn’t want to

"wait until he retired so he _ with a big ‘smile next to a__did that first,” said Ramsey.

steel buffalo target after he’ “He spent 15 to 20 years .

sailing around the world.

He’d been everywhere.-He’d-

sign onto a sailing ship fora berth so he could travel.” Nicholson’s sister was

-with him when he passed °

away, Ramsey believes. :

- Ramsey has one phraseto = ‘describe his good friend that . *

he'd like others to know. “He was a gentleman and a gentle man,” he said. A memorial service was held last Friday at the Knox United Church.

Post-secondary future

views to be aired out here as part of gov’t initiative

' TERRACE HAS been chosen as the site of ‘one of 13 public forums intended to help ' shape the future of post-secondary educa- - ‘tion throughout the province for the next 10. ‘to 20 years.

‘Dubbed Campus 2020: Thinking Ahead, ‘the public forums will hear the views of stu- ‘dents, parents, faculty members, educational -leaders, public and private educational insti- ‘tutions, Aboriginal and multicultural organi- ‘zations, labor, business and the public.

“These speakers’ forums are, an oppor-°

tunity. for everyone to help -government “identify: innovative approaches to ensure our institutions and students thrive in the fu- ture,” Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell said. “Through the Campus 2020 tour, we'll tap into the creative ideas. of people

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around the province on ways to build.on the :

strengths of our post-secondary system.”

Terrace is the only stop in the northwest and it will be held at the Coast Inn of the West on Wednesday, Oct. 25. a

The forums’ host is Campus 2020 special adviser Geoff Plant, a former B.C. attorney general.

Additionally, Campus 2020 has a new website (www.campus2020.bc.ca) It allows British Columbians to submit their views

‘online as well. as through written submis-

sions. The site also contains focus points to guide the Campus 2020: Thinking ‘Ahead discussion.

A final report and recommendations will be delivered to Premier Gordon Campbell and the minister in spring 2007.

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