James Pazder was a regular Vancouver Island kid.
When he was in elementary school, he liked to play soccer and swim. In middle school, he started playing trumpet and took sailing lessons.
As a teenager he won the Parkland Secondary School “Survivorman Award,” after breaking his finger in physical education class. He was an avid downhill skier. By Grade 10 he was on the honour roll.
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