Laurie Friskie

Laurie Marlene Friskie, December 20, 1957 –  August 28, 2026: After a short illness, Laurie Friskie passed away on August 28 at the age of 68. …She graduated with a BSc in Biology from Simon Fraser University in 1981. She worked in several entomology and forestry-related positions with the Pacific Forest Research Centre, the BC Forest Service, Simon Fraser University, and University of BC until 1988. …In 1997 – 1998 she worked at the College of New Caledonia, but from mid-1998 she was Academic Advisor at UNBC until 2015. …At UNBC, she was nominated twice and awarded once for the President’s Award for Service Excellence. As an advisor in Natural Resources Management both students and faculty loved her diligence and commitment to student success. Many students credited her with making it possible for them to graduate. In the many thank-you messages she received from students they described her as “awesome, amazing, wonderful”, and as the “best advisor”. …A Celebration of Life event will be held in Nanaimo, October 10.