couple had four children together: twin sons Alan and Fraser, and daughters Morgan and Catherine. As of 2012, Black has nine grandchildren. His wife Annabeth died of pancreatic cancer on August 23, 2006. Riffington Manor Black lives at Riffington Manor, a prominent home in Uplands. The property along Beach Drive was built in 1913 for Scottish-born businessman Andrew Wright, one of the principal investors in the Uplands development. The stone for the mansion came from Haddington Island. The two-story house's notable features include 10 fireplaces and an octagonal entrance hall that is rose-windowed at its dome and galleried at the upper level. Four bedrooms, each with a full bathroom and dressing room, occupy the entire upper floor. A reporter for the Times Colonist in 2016 called the property "one of Victoria’s most famous and historic waterfront estates." Black has rented out the property for use as a film location, with all collected fees donated to the Victoria Hospice Society in his wife's honor. In 2017, the house was used as a location in the fourth film in the Gourmet Detective series. In 2018, the house was a film location for the Hallmark Channel original film "Once upon a Prince." University of Victoria Black is a long-time supporter of the University of Victoria. He served as the first board chair of the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business from 1991 to 1996. Since 2008, the annual Black Press Business Scholarship has awarded $5,000 to up to 37 students from across British Columbia entering the University of Victoria’s Bachelor of Commerce program. UVic's business school named Black "Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year" in 2007. The university also awarded Black an honorary degree in 2014. In 2019, the University of Victoria honored Black by naming the Black Ink Classroom in the David Strong Building lecture hall in his honor. References 20th-century Canadian newspaper publishers (people) 21st-century Canadian newspaper publishers (people) Canadian newspaper chain founders Living people 1946 births Torstar people