Construction supervisor Roger Bula worked hard to be a better father than his own
Roger was an adventurer, a loving father and a funny, helpful brother to his older sister, Frances
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ShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountOpen this photo in gallery:Roger Bula was known for his irreverent humour.Courtesy of familyRoger Bula: Construction supervisor. Adventure-lover. Lawyer. Father. Born Feb. 3, 1959, in Regina; died April 24, 2026, in New Westminster, B.C., of heart failure; aged 67.You likely wouldn’t know Roger Bula’s name even if you lived in Vancouver all your life. But he’s one of the people who built this city over the last 40 years.For decades he worked as a surveyor and concrete-formwork supervisor and went everywhere. He worked on the first SkyTrain line in the 1980s; the snowshed on the Coquihalla Highway; condos in Vancouver and Burnaby; office buildings in Surrey, and many more.
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