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David Alexander Winton Stronach
1948-2023
STRONACH, David Alexander Winton, of Western Shore, Nova Scotia,
formerly of Burlington, Ontario, passed away on December 7th, 2023 at
the age of 75.
David (Dave) was a talented artisan. Dave may be best known for the
many scroll saw wood art pieces he made that hang or sit in many of
his friend’s and family’s homes. Before he started scroll
saw art, he was an amateur photographer who developed his pictures in
the basement of his Burlington home. Earlier in his home in Stoney
Creek, Ontario, Dave carved miniature tall ships and magically put
them in a bottle.
Dave loved the outdoors. Despite a chronic heart disease, he would
camp, hike, portage and canoe many campgrounds, trails and lakes in
Ontario. One of his favourite trails he frequently hiked with his sons
was the Bruce Trial and the Devil’s Punch Bowl Trail in Stoney
Creek. Dave loved to camp, canoe, and take canoe trips in Algonquin
Park. He purchased a used cedar strip canoe, paddled it through Smoke
Lake, and portaged it into Ragged Lake with his sons. These trips
resulted in many memories and stories that will be told for years,
including “Bears can’t swim.” A story about his
youngest son, who was concerned about meeting up with bears as they
camped. Dave gently assured Jason that bears could not swim and that
he would be camping on an island. Jason’s concerns were quelled
with his father’s assurance, and Dave, his friend Terry and the
boys were off on their first canoe trip, paddling through Smoke Lake,
then a short portage into Ragged Lake. They paddled into Ragged Lake.
Not long into their paddle, they saw a mysterious black image moving
across the lake. Everyone in the canoe debated what this could be as
they moved towards it. Guesses were shouted out, including a loon,
otter, beaver, and escaped dog. As they got closer, it climbed onto
the shore, and the black bear revealed itself. The myth that bears
cannot swim was dispelled. Despite this revelation, Dave and the boys
took many canoe trips into Ragged Lake, and his love for the outdoors
continues with his boys.
Dave graduated from the Public Health Inspector Program at Ryerson
University in 1972, shortly after he started a 35-year career in
public health with the Regional Municipality of Halton. Throughout
his career, Dave was recognized for many accomplishments, some
accidental, such as being the only health inspector in the history of
public health in Halton to be attacked by a rabid animal. Some of
Dave’s more intentional achievements include his involvement in
uncovering the cause of many deaths in a nursing home, and recognizing
the cause as a rare Legionnaire Disease outbreak. His involvement and
recommendations stopped the outbreak, resulting in many interviews for
TV and newspapers. Later, Dave co-authored an academic paper on this
rare outbreak. Dave also created one of the first computer-based
health inspection reporting systems used in Halton Region, later
adopted by Ontario’s Ministry of Health. Dave received the
prestigious Halton Achievement Award for his many accomplishments.
Upon his retirement, Dave was defined by his friends and co-workers at
Halton as “beloved.”
Dave was a husband, partner, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and
dear friend. He was beloved by his partner in Nova Scotia, Yvonne
Fralic; loved by his estranged wife of 42 years, Dorothy Stronach of
Kingston, Ontario; father of Richard and wife Shannon Stronach of
Kingston, Ontario and Jason and wife Simone Stronach of Clarendon, New
Brunswick; grandfather (Popa) of Anderson, Kaelyn, and Robert
Stronach; predeceased by brother, Robert (Bob) and wife Vivian
Stronach.
We want to thank Dr. Salomon, the nurses, and the staff for the
exceptional care Dave received from the South Shore Regional Hospital
in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.
A memorial service will be held 11: 00 a.m., Thursday, December 28,
2023 at New Hope Community Church, 6625 Hwy. 3, Western Shore, Nova
Scotia. Reverend James Haughn officiating. Interment will follow in
the Western Shore Cemetery, Western Shore.
In place of flowers, we would kindly ask for donations to be made to
the South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater through the Health
Services Foundation of South Shore
www.healthservicesfoundation.ca/.
Arrangements entrusted to the care of Mahone Funeral Home, P.O. Box
200, 32 Parish St., Mahone Bay, NS B0J 2E0 (902-624-8241). Online
condolences may be sent to the family by visiting:
www.mahonefuneral.ca
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website.
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requested charity or a charity of your choice.
South Shore Regional Hospital
c/o Health Services Foundation of the South Shore
90 Glen Allen Drive
P.O. Box 492
Bridgewater, NS B4V 2X6
Tel: 902-543-8065
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of the service due to weather issues.
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