Gael Fisher

Check out our interview with Gael Fisher

The Rossland Museum's Sarah Taekema-Slot interviews Gael Fisher about her life in Rossland. Topics include recreational activities like skiing and golfing, the Hunter Brothers, Rossland Winter Carnival, the 1968 du Maurier International, and Mater Misericordiae Hospital. This interview was conducted on August 7, 2019 as part of the Rossland Memories Oral History Project.

Gael Fisher (née Gibson) was born in Rossland in 1932 and grew up here with her parents and younger brother Grant. After graduating high school, Gael attended Queen’s University before returning to Rossland, where she met her husband Stan. Gael and Stan got married in 1955 and spent over 60 years together before Stan passed away in 2016. Together, Gael and Stan had two children - John and Jane. Throughout her life, Gael has been an active outdoorswoman, spending much of her time skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, and generally exploring the world around her.

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