IGNATIEFF, Nicholas June 30, 1940 - January 15, 2014 Peacefully in Lammermoor, Ontario, after a long struggle with Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia, a rare form of blood cancer. He was cared for until the end in his home by his wife Cecilia, his children Nicholas Alexander (Anne-Catherine) and Natalia (Colin), and his sisters-in-law Deborah (Franco) and Eden (John). He will be mourned by his grandchildren Marie-Alexandra, Sarah-Gabrielle, Louis Philippe, Yevgenya and Anisya, as well as his loving cousins and the extended Ignatieff and Fraser families. Nicholas was educated at Upper Canada College, University of Toronto (Trinity College), and the University of Manitoba. He pursued a career in public administration from 1963 with the Government of Canada and later with the Government of Ontario. His expertise became Labour policy and Occupational Health and Safety, in which he sought to guide successive administrations at Queen's Park toward more progressive and humane regulatory measures. After retirement from the public service, he consulted to government agencies, worked for causes such as refugee integration and local sustainable development, and was active in the Russian Orthodox Church community. He is fondly remembered by colleagues and friends for his integrity, his care for others and his commitment to truth and justice. An historian by training, Nicholas held a strong interest in his dual Scottish and Russian ancestry, whose legacy formed his vision of a Canada shaped by immigration and diversity. From childhood, he was profoundly attached to the natural world and Canadian wilderness, particularly his final resting place - the Lanark Highlands of the Ottawa Valley. His family is grateful to many dear friends and neighbours for their help and support, especially to the Closs family of Lammermoor. Family and friends may pay their respects at Blair & Son (15 Gore St W., Perth, Ontario) on Friday January 17, from 3:00 to 7:00 P.M. A funeral service for Nicholas will be celebrated at the Annunciation Orthodox Cathedral, 15 Lebreton St., Ottawa, on Saturday January 18th, 2014 at 1:00 P.M. followed by a reception. In Memoriam donations to the St. John the Compassionate Mission, 155 Broadview Ave., Toronto, M4M 2E9 would be appreciated