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Margaret Sinclair
Math teacher, mother, lifelong hiker
Margaret taught high-school mathematics in Victoria, British Columbia for thirty-eight years. She believed that every student could learn math if someone took the time to show them why it mattered.
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Jun 18, 1942
Born in Victoria, British Columbia
May 29, 1964
Graduated UBC
B.Sc. in Mathematics, first in her family to finish university.
Sep 7, 1965
Began teaching at Oak Bay Secondary
Aug 23, 1969
Married James Sinclair
Wedding at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria.
Mar 11, 1972
Birth of daughter Eleanor
Oct 2, 1975
Birth of son Andrew
Jun 15, 1998
Awarded B.C. Teacher of the Year
Nominated by a former student who had become a professor of mathematics.
Jun 27, 2003
Retired after 38 years of teaching
Nov 4, 2023
Passed away peacefully at home
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Published Aug 31, 2026