On March 24, 2010, Alain Gagnon died as the result of a workplace accident in Haileybury. He was born in Timmins on May 16, 1967, to Gaston and Molly Gagnon. Educated in New Liskeard where he lived most of his life, Mr. Gagnon worked for the Cochrane-Timiskaming Waste Management Board. Mr. Gagnon was loved by all who knew him. He had a love of nature and was open and friendly to all and he always had a smile for everyone. He is survived by his sisters Rochelle Skogen and family and Micheline Gagnon Connelly and family and by his brother André Gagnon. He was predeceased by his parents Gaston and Molly Gagnon. The funeral was arranged by Perrin Funeral Chapel where the service was conducted by Father John Lemire. Cremation has taken place. Relatives and friends from far and wide came to pay their respects at the service.