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B.C.'s oldest teacher still passionate about students at 83

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Cathy Gallagher is the oldest surviving certified teacher in B.C. She is still teaching music at the Squiala First Nation Montessori school near Chilliwack .

The 83-year-old commutes 220 kilometres a day to Chilliwacks and back home.

Her dedication is quite something given that she started teaching in Indiana in 1963 .

To keep her musical chops up, she performs on her keyboard at Savary Island Pie Company in West Vancouver on Sunday afternoons .

She discovered Bohemian Rhapsody (by Queen ) during her COVID .

She no longer performs on cruise ships, but loves to travel on them and to be at sea.

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74

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81

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

29

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medium-lived