Category: IN MEMORIAM

Alvin Crosby (74) and his wife, Suzanne Parent (72), died in a Piper Cherokee crash near Port Hope on August 13, 2022 around 9 p.m. Al was a member of the Alliance since its earliest days and took the lead in several of its files, including the defense of the Montfort Woods (1998-2004) and our involvement in the development of CFB Rockcliffe (now Wateridge Village, 2007-2015); his concern about the many significant trees

In Memoriam Amy Kempster September 7th, 1929 – January 17th, 2022 It is with sorrow that we learned of the passing of our long time friend and colleague, Amy Steele (Kempster). Past co-chair and long serving board member of the Greenspace Alliance, she remained active as a member into her 90s. Her time with the Greenspace Alliance was just part of her nearly four decades of volunteer service, which saw her

In Memoriam Bryan G. Hawley May 23, 1945 – October 29, 2020   With great sadness we learn of the passing, at age 75 and after a very long illness, of Bryan Hawley, co-founder of the Greenspace Alliance. He was no stranger to the Ottawa Hospital’s General Campus, but his last stay was a long and painful one. Despite the pandemic restrictions, his family was able to be with him

Trillium Hills   We stand among Trilliums flowering pink, white and rose, listening to Wood Thrush’s silver fluting resonating above throughout the greening trees. Lorne Peterson Notes: The photograph was made in early May, at a Canada eco-zone elevation in Piedmont Hills near the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, which is also a state wildlife area and registered site of the Virginia Native Plant Society. Bill Royds once told me

To celebrate Bill Royds and to benefit the Pathway, the Poets’ Pathway Committee is presenting A Concert for Bill, June 19, 2009 National Archives, 395 Wellington St., Ottawa, June 19, 7:30 pm with Chalice Choir of the First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa, ( Jane Perry) The Ottawa McGill Alumni Choir ( Joanne Tait) soloist Ben Glossop. and Poets Ronnie R Brown Susan McMaster Oni The Haitian Sensation Diane Stevenson Schmolka.

In this section, we pay tribute to activists and volunteers who have contributed to the ongoing work of the Greenspace Alliance. May they rest in peace. George Wilson Bill Royds Daphne McCree   Bryan Hawley Amy Steele (Kempster) Al Crosby

We are saddened by the news of George Wilson’s death on Wednesday April 13, 2011 at age 69.  I am sure that you will join with me in sending condolences to his wife Jennifer and all his family.  While with the Sierra Club, George was very active in efforts to protect the Leitrim Wetland.  Later he was very involved in the “Run, Walk for Clean Air,”  a fund raising activity

We mourn the death of Daphne McCree on February 18, 2016 at age 81.  The Greenspace Alliance was one among many causes Daphne was involved in.  She was a member and friend for many years and always helped out with the annual plant sale. A memorial gathering took place on February 23 at Beechwood Cemetery.  We saw pictures of Daphne, as a young lady and in later years and, on