SMITH, HEDLEY W. Hedley W. Smith, 68, owner and president of H&S Smith Engineering Services Ltd., died peacefully on December 15, 2006, after a mercifully short battle with cancer. Hedley was born in 1938 in Canterbury, New Brunswick, to the late John and Winifred (Boone) Smith. He graduated from Canterbury Regional High School in 1956 and embarked on a career in stationary engineering that took him and his family to England, Africa and various parts of Canada. Hedley graduated from the Technical University of Nova Scotia in 1984 as a mechanical engineer, attaining this mid-life achievement as the oldest member of his graduating class. He was licenced as a professional engineer in the same year and established his engineering firm with his daughter September in the following year. Hedley was a social member of the Windsor Park Mess and Dart club, in Halifax. He had been an avid curler for many years, and had a great love of world travel and adventure, be it backpacking in Europe or hiking in the Japanese Alps. Surviving Hedley are his daughters, September Smith and Tara (Toshi) Sato; his son Jason Smith; his three grandchildren, Rain Shimizu-Smith, Oscar Smith-Seiger and Lilly Mackenzie Sato; his former wife, now friend, Marlene Meddings-Smith; four sisters, Brenda (Hayward) Case, Hilda (Stephen) Foster, Emily (Tony) Palmer, and Patsy (Rick) Harten; three brothers, Dean (Carol), Gary (Barb) and Jack (Denise); his stepmother, Helen Smith, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of a funeral service Hedley desired a Celebration of Life, a memorial gathering of family and friends, to be held at a later date. Donations in memory may be made to the Canadian Red Cross or charity of your choice. We would like to thank all the staff of Victoria General Thoracic and Palliative Care departments for their help and caring support.