Notre Dame alumni reunite in Nelson after 45 years

Nine Notre Dame University alumni who came to Nelson from Hong Kong are holding their 45-year reunion this week.

Retired Alberta government planner Stephen Siu says he and his classmates were here in the early 1970s.

He came to escape the British colonial education system — choosing Nelson based on word-of-mouth and a brochure.

The alumni and their spouses arrived Monday and are here through Thursday.

They held their first reunion in 2011 and are already planning a 50-year reunion for 2021.