Wow Ian so sorry to receive this news I just dropped by his place on hastings about two or three weeks ago ,because  as usual his phone number wasn’t working, but he was one of dearest friends, he and Bruce Hager also passed and myself where really good friends.Paul and me had our own humorous funny relationship to say the least .God iam gonna miss him

I’m Noriko, Paul’s nephew’s partner. Paul came to our place sometimes to help to install insulation and to hang out with my partner, Brad. I truly appreciated that he always repeated my name to remember and tried to understand what I said. We will treasure pingpong paddles that he made for us.

Paul, I couldn’t talk with you so much but I liked you. I wish I could have talked to you more. I missed you at last Christmas dinner and I will miss you.

my name is tanis juanita castillo i took care of paul most of his last 2years i loved him dearly and willnot be the same and im toltally lost without him.much love tais,xox....

Paul Mainstone. I am 71   I just went looking for Paul. I want to learn ballroom dancing
Dear Paul.  I was so totally crazy about you at Handsworth that I followed you to Carson Graham where I found a school that nourished my artistic  abilities and so began another chapter
You were so shy in Grade eight.  I tried so hard to get you to dance.  Sandra Gould stole you briefly. She had your ring .  She was shall we say maybe easy going.  You made me a ring from a lead pipe many years later in the basement workshop of your parents house in West Van. It was so sweet of you
You were - and are - a truly sweet man.  I am so sorry I missed you - by such a narrow margin - I wanted to dance with you
Love Wanda
Sandra. If you are still on earth. Big hug. I lost my brother years ago - same age difference. Paul was - is - a real sweetheart

Was sad to read of Paul's passing. First got to know him working at Woodwards food floor where we become friends with a lot of common interests. When he mentioned he was going back to  his hometown in Perth I asked if I could tag along. From living in a one room shack while working at a sawmill in the small town of Tone River W.A. to Kings Cross in Sydney there are too many memories and adventures to mention.  Unfortunately lost touch with Paul after I moved from B.C.  He was a kind person with  a great sense of humour whose only intolerance seemed to be intolerant people.  Posted pics of Paul in Fiji, outside my shack in Tone River and the Sydney Harbour with Paul wearing his favorite sweater.

I first met Paul in '69 when we were 17, attending Handsworth. He was my best friend. Paul was quiet and painfully shy, spoke little, but had a dry humor that reflected an observer's perspective on life. He noticed the quirks in people, finding humor in the subtleties unseen by most.
Despite our opposing personalities, we forged a close friendship. He had excellent taste in music, his basement room full of albums by bands I’d never heard of - Traffic, Spencer Davis Group, Procul Harum, John Mayall, Buffalo Springfield, Cream, Led Zeppelin and on and on. Under his influence, I learned about music.
We partied, went to a ton of concerts, and stumbled our way through the haze of our 20s. Paul took off back to his homeland in Australia, while I explored India and Southeast Asia. After returning to Canada, I started a little woodworking business in Dundarave. Paul came to work with me and one day he showed up with a guitar. It turns out he’d been secretly learning to play. Then I got one and we learned to play together. Friday afternoons we’d sweep up the workshop and get ready to party. Friday nights became a ritual, with music-filled gatherings on Friday nights. Friends came from all over the North Shore to play, sing and drink. For 10 years, those Friday nights in Dundarave were legendary. And loud.
Paul and I got into building acoustic guitars. I crafted a couple of 6-strings, while Paul built an astonishing left-handed F-style mandolin (if you know, you know!) and restored an old Kalamazoo archtop from the 30’s. Those were golden years, filled with making music, working wood, and living life to the fullest. But then parenthood dawned for me, and the revelry faded. Friday nights went silent, Paul returned to Australia, I had kids, our lives had changed and we lost our connection.
I didn’t hear much about Paul after that until one day I heard he’d become an accomplished ballroom dancer! What a strange turn of events, but that was Paul - always something unexpected goin

Little did we think when we all sat on grass together in the 60’s and 70’s that one day we wouldn’t all be here. Although we haven’t all kept it touch with each other, we’ve always kinda known where each of us are. We all have memories of each other and on occasion like this, we remember many of them.

Thanks for gifting me my first guitar when I was younger Uncle Paul. You will be dearly missed. 

Craig

Terribly sorry to learn of Paul's passing. I too played music with Paul, in the band Rule 62,  for about a year, and always appreciated his calm, friendly & kind manner - and his skill with the Bass guitar. 
My Condolences to all of his family.
George Bathgate

Dear Christine, My sincere condolences to you and your family. May he rest in peace. Amen.

Gulnar

Hello Christine and Sandra, 
Jen and I are sorry for your loss; condolences.  I was glad to sit with Paul this summer, chat a bit and watch Doug’s band with Jim.  Paul is always nice company.  Thinking of you all.

Paul was in our band Rule 62 for a few years. He was a great player & he had an amazing knowledge of music. He knew so much! He had a quiet presence. Always kind & interested in what you had to say. 
He’ll have a great band to play with in heaven.  Was so sad to hear of his passing. 
Alix Bawlf

Christine and Sandra, I’m so sorry for your loss. This pic sits on my bookshelf. A crazy weekend when we decided to go camping at Alice Lake (with no camping gear lol). I didn’t know Paul well, even then, but when one of us passes away we all feel it. Sending love to you at this sad time, Donna Madsen

To Paul’s family

Paul and i played together in the band Rule 62 for quite a few years. We would work on songs at my place, Paul with bass in hand and me with my guitar, playing the same tunes over and over again. In a couple of hours we would play maybe 3 songs, while figuring out the timing and chord progressions. Such fun.

This summer Paul would bring over his own hand crafted mandolin and we would try out some new old songs. His mandolin playing was more musical than my singing. 

I am saddened that I won’t be in the presence of my quiet friend. 
Play on my friend play on 

Barry Donlevy

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Paul David Mainstone

October 28, 1952 – November 15, 2023

First Memorial Funeral Services & Boal Chapel and Memorial Gardens

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