Richard Osler was part of the vibrant poetry community on Southern Vancouver Island. After a career as a journalist, CBC Morningside national business columnist and money manager, Quadra Books published his first full length poetry collection, Hyaena Season, in 2016. He led writer’s poetry workshops in Italy, the U.S. and Canada. And he was active as a poetry therapist in the addictions recovery community on the Island since 2009.

R.I.P. Richard Osler, October 25, 2024