Colin D. Waye

Colin Douglas Waye lives in the former steel-making city of Sydney, Nova Scotia, born into a large family of ten siblings.He became a third generation steelworker, working at the local mill until it finally shut down. Being unemployed he followed many of his fellow Cape Bretoners to the oil fields of Alberta. Physically active throughout his life, being a minor hockey coach for over 20 years, a 4th Degree Black Belt in Kodokan Judo, a member of the local running club and a yoga teacher. He picked up the genealogy bug shortly after his father died and has been obsessed with it ever since. This book is a reflection on that study of family history and how it affects a person and becomes a part of their nature. Colin and his wife Mary have four boys and three grandchildren