I was sorry to read of Bonnie's passing in our home town paper. I went through School with her and Colleen at Ponsonby and Fergus High wonderful girls and good friends. To Bonnies family please accept my most heartfelt condolences

Gary Tonkin

Bonnie was a gentle and kind soul. I have not seen nor heard anyone talk bad of her. She will be sorely missed. As my resource officer, she was relatable, gentle, and motherly. She loved her walks and seemed like someone who genuinely was a health conscious person.

I was so sad to hear of Bonnie's passing. She was a former co-worker and a very dear friend. I will remember her smile, her zest for life and helpful and pleasant personality. Rest in peace my dear friend. You will be missed!

Such sad news ... RIP Bonnie. I’ll miss chatting with you at work about your dogs, your family and whatever else we found interesting at the time. We usually ended our conversations sharing a laugh. You’ll be missed by many.

Bonnie was a friendly, poised, caring and comforting person. Bonnie helped her team mates who had placed their trust in her, move up in their careers. I express my gratitude on their behalf . Bonnie always strived for harmony at the workplace and now has reached heaven the most harmonious place.

Bonnie’s presence will be missed by all who knew her. I can recollect my first self introduction to her when I joined her team which happened on my way to work in plus 15 during the training period. I will forever remember the friendly parting smile while I ran into her coincidentally in the same plus 15 on my way to coffee the last working day of her’s. I never knew till then that’s the way she wanted to send her last good wishes to me and say final adieu to her colleague.

My sincere prayers for her soul to be in God’s best care. Our thoughts are with Bonnie’s family to feel the strength of God during this difficult time to ease the pain and overcome the grief in the days to come.

I run into her at Mac's Store in Chaparral not too long ago and introduced her to my partner. I am a friend and former co-worker of Bonnie at the Canada Revenue Agency. When I was with her at the agency, she was not only a great superior to me but she had also easily became a good friend, simply because we share the same passion to dancing, particularly Zumba. I will never forget the enjoyable time we had when she took me to her Zumba class and the time we spent together when I took her to the Calgary latin festival a few years back. I also used to go out latin dancing with her every once in a while. She gave me a very nice housewarming present when I moved in to my new house in 2014. Bonnie was just a beautiful human being inside out and was always a breath of fresh air to be with. Her infectious smiles and laughters were very comforting to me, especially during tough times at work. I will miss our little conversation on Facebook, her stories about her pets, which she adored so much and her family whom she loved so much, particularly her children. One good conversation we had that I especially remember she said was "I love a really good thunderstorm, it's so amazing that mother nature shows her stuff". You will now forever enjoy the beauty of nature my dear friend and I will never forget you. So long! Until we meet again. Please allow me to express my most sincere prayers and condolences to the entire family she left behind.

To family and friends, I will remember Bonnie for the love and care she had for her pets. It was always a pleasure sharing pictures and stories with her about how our pets are so much more to us.

Being over 60 myself, I admired how she aged so much more gracefully than most people, she was a beautiful person from the outside and so much more in the inside as she touched all of us.

Mona

To Family and friends, I want to express my sincere condoleances on your very painful loss. I worked with bonnie for few years here at Governement of Canada. We connect through mutual colleagues and she was always nice with me. She always greeted me whenever our path crossed. Her beautiful smile was an invitation to chat and catch up. She will be missed.

Evan, Kyle & Anet, and Cliff, I enjoyed my walks with Bonnie along the river as we worked out our frustrations of the day and enjoyed the geese and whatever else nature had to offer. Her stories of you all imparted the great love she felt for you and her pets. I know her spirt will continue to walk with me and she will be missed by many. Hugs to you all.

Kyle, Evan, Cliff, Daniel, and families,

Bonnie exemplified the best of what a public servant should be: She was kind, helpful, and always willing to share her considerable expertise. She will be missed by all in Revenue Collections.

My memories of Bonnie always bring a smile to me. She was a great friend, loved fun and took pride in her family, her work, her life. A true role model of poise and cool, and I will miss her even more than I already did.