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A RARE family reunion was just one side effect of the unveiling of Maryport’s latest blue plaque. Erected to honour Maryport climber and artist Bill Peascod, the local grandchildren of one of Peascod’s sisters, Garry and Paul Wilkinson, met up with the artist’s daughter, Emma, who lives in London. “She was only about four when her father left for Australia in 1951, and we haven’t seen her since she was about 10,” the men said. Garry Wilkinson is from Frizington and used to live “a couple of doors down” from Mr Peascod s house. Paul is from Cockermouth. Both born in the ‘60s, they did not meet their cousin Bill until he returned to the UK for a holiday in the 1970s.
A RARE family reunion was just one side effect of the unveiling of Maryport’s latest blue plaque. Erected to honour Maryport climber and artist Bill Peascod, the local grandchildren of one of Peascod’s sisters, Garry and Paul Wilkinson, met up with the artist’s daughter, Emma, who lives in London. “She was only about four when her father left for Australia in 1951, and we haven’t seen her since she was about 10,” the men said. Garry Wilkinson is from Frizington and used to live “a couple of doors down” from Mr Peascod s house. Paul is from Cockermouth. Both born in the ‘60s, they did not meet their cousin Bill until he returned to the UK for a holiday in the 1970s.
Alain was born in Timmins, Ontario and lived his early childhood mostly in Quebec
before moving to Dorion with his family in 1971. There he attended Dorion Public School and Nip Rock High before starting a lifelong career in the logging industry.
He started out working with his dad, Maurice and later obtained his own District cutting license and formed his own company, Alain Fortier Logging. Through many hours of hard work he managed to build a successful business working under the Forest Management Company, Greenmantle Forest Inc.
Over the years Alain, working mainly with his nephew Darrell Fortier and Ray Niivila, helped supply local mills with wood and delivered many loads of firewood to people in the area. He enjoyed all the people he met throughout his years of logging and was a good neighbour and friend to many, always more than willing to lend a hand to anyone who needed it.