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Colin was born in northern England in 1940. His working-class consciousness developed at an early age. At 16, he apprenticed as a shipwright and during his apprenticeship participated in a short strike. Colin's father died in the war, but his stepfather was a miner and Colin played soccer with a colliery team.

Colin learned to ski in Scotland, and it was his love of skiing and his friendship with a fellow skier that led him to Canada. He wanted to ski in Canada and his friend Les,…