Tributes to former Blackburn man who has died in Canada

A man who grew up in Blackburn but spent the latter years of his life in Canada has died. Brian John Britland died peacefully on Sunday 20 August at the Trillium Health Partner in Mississauga on the outskirts of Toronto. He was 77. His family said Brian had lived and worked for most of his life in Blackburn before moving to Canada in 2000. He was born in London and moved to Blackburn and lived close to St Annes Church, off Montague Street. He family said: “He was the dear brother to France