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The Association of Ontario Land Surveyors is sad to notify you of the death of Ignatius (Naish) McHugh, OLS #1154.
Ignatius (Naish) McHugh, youngest son of William and Mary McHugh (nee Jordan), passed away peacefully in Toronto on Monday, March 27, 2023. Beloved husband of Sheila. In 1950, Naish met Sheila in the N. E. of England, where they both resided. They subsequently married and immigrated to Canada in 1957. Having been a Surveyor in Coal Mining in England, he obtained similar positions in Gold and Uranium mines in Northern Ontario. Coming to Toronto in 1959, Naish later qualified as an Ontario Land Surveyor with the Corporation of the City of Toronto, with whom he remained for almost 35 years. He was appointed the city's first Industrial Manager to implement the city council's policy of maintaining its large industrial sector. He was proud to have had a major role in the development of the CN Tower, which has become a significant landmark in Toronto and a world tourist attraction. Subsequently, with the embryonic film industry emerging in the mid-'70s, the City Council appointed him the city's first Film Commissioner to assist and encourage film and television production in the city. By the time he retired in 1992, Toronto was established as the third largest film and television production centre in North America, after Los Angeles and New York, worth over a billion dollars annually. Once they retired, Naish and his wife spent most of their winters in Sarasota, Florida, where they were active in the Audubon and Littoral Societies. Together they enjoyed ballroom dancing, square dancing and Scottish country dancing, and were joint founders of Glenview Scottish Country Dance Club in Toronto. He and his wife were keen hikers from England's Moors and Fells in Durham and Northumberland to the Canadian Rockies and from the English Lake District to the Volcanic Mountains of New Zealand. Meanwhile, they built a pine-log chalet in Haliburton where they spent many summers and also enjoyed winter activities of snow-shoeing and cross-country skiing. The cottage was also a place for entertaining their many friends and family members, too, when they visited from England. Of course, they both regularly visited their families and friends 'over ome.' Naish was also an avid birdwatcher and he and Sheila compiled a life list of over 2,350 species from their extensive travels around the world. May he rest in peace. A private funeral service and interment was held.
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February 2024
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