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Narvaes Bay, Saturna Island
by Toni Onley 1928-2004
March came in like a lamb here on the West Coast of Canada, but Toni Onley left life like a lion, roaring into the Fraser River in his float plane near Maple Ridge.
Onley was one of Canada’s great painters, and he was a real bridge between generations. He painted with members of the Group of Seven including Varley and Jackson and was renowned for his contemplative renderings of the British Columbia coast.
He loved flying, and had actually survived one previous crash 20 years ago on a glacier in the Coast Mountains.
He will be missed.
