The BCHF has learned of the death of Fred Braches of Maple Ridge.

Fred served as the editor of BC Historical News from Spring 1999 to Summer 2003 before the B.C. Historical Federation changed the magazine's name to British Columbia History. Later he won the BCHF Best Article Award for 2009 and the BCHF Website Award in 2008 for his Slumach website.

Obituary: https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/30608924/friedrich-braches