17 Facts About Pete Ohler

Peter Ohler was a Canadian football quarterback, coach, and art dealer working primarily with Canadian historic art.

Pete Ohler played five seasons with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.

Pete Ohler was a member of the BC Lions team that won the 52nd Grey Cup.

Pete Ohler was picked in an equalization draft by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1964 but retired.

Pete Ohler threw a touchdown pass in the game after recovering a botched field goal attempt.

Pete Ohler did not play in 1965 and 1966 but signed with the Lions on May 5,1967.

Peter Ohler opened a small bookshop in Richmond in the 1960s.

Pete Ohler focused on historical Canadian art but was always eager to give a platform to living artists.

Pete Ohler worked closely with artists including Marion Nicol, Jack Shadbolt, and Joane Cardinal-Schubert, among many others.

Pete Ohler was known for building relationships with artists and clients, and for his genuine, abiding love for the art he handled.

In 1986, Ohler returned to Vancouver where he established a small gallery in Kerrisdale under the heading Peter Ohler Fine Art Ltd.

Pete Ohler worked closely with artists and other art dealers, including his best friend, Ken Heffel.

Pete Ohler operated his gallery until he retired in 2015.

Peter Ohler has three sons from his first marriage, and one daughter from his second marriage.

Pete Ohler loved the ocean, spending a great deal of time exploring BC's coast on his own boat and at the Hakai Pass, a place where he not only enjoyed fishing but found much peace and poetry.

Pete Ohler loved horses, and spent a great deal of time at the barns where he kept various horses over the years.

Pete Ohler died on June 7,2021, three days after being diagnosed with cancer at the age of 80.