In 1943, when I was 16 years old, I was living in St. Thomas where my father was stationed in the RCAF.
That Spring I had an opportunity to go to London, Ontario, to a concert ...
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In 1932 we were still living on our farm 5 miles NE of Moose Jaw, SK.
One of the post-WWI novelties was “barnstorming” – that is, pilots from the Great War travelled back and forth across the country in their wood and doped-clothed biplanes. They would generally put on modest flying displays – the sort of aerobatics they had flown when in action – and regularly took locals up for short rides.
I ...
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When I see all of the publicity these days concerning racial conflict in the USA, I am reminded of my only three experiences with “Blacks” when I was travelling in the USA.
In 1942 two High School chums and I decided to take the short jaunt from St. Thomas to Detroit to see the famous stripper, Sally Rand.
We were early for the afternoon show so we entered a cafeteria for lunch.
It was crowded to the ...
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It is Veterans who made Canada and it is veterans who have given Canada international acceptance and recognition; and yet it is Veterans who are being ignored and all too often dishonoured by our government.
We are told that Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden’s 1914 Oath of Government support for Veterans now has no substance and imposes no obligation on subsequent Governments – that our Government no longer ...
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Today we remember the more than two million young Canadians who have donned uniforms to defend our Country: Ypres, Vimy Ridge, The Hochwald, Breskins, Ortona, Kap’Yong, Hill 355, the Medak Pocket, the White School House in Panjwai Afghanistan.
It has been their service that has created this Country of which we are so proud and which has become the greatest free democratic state in the world!
They ...
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