Coccola, Nicolas

COCCOLA, Nicolas, missionary (b 12 Dec 1854, Coccola, Corsica; d circa 1940, Smithers). He spent 60 years working as an Oblate missionary (see OBLATES OF MARY IMMACULATE) among BC's FIRST NATIONS. He arrived from France in 1880 and initially was posted to KAMLOOPS, where his missionary field included the NICOLA Valley. In 1887 he moved to the ST EUGENE MISSION north of CRANBROOK, where he played an important role in the MINING boom then sweeping the KOOTENAY. Not only did he grubstake the...

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