A gusher that occurred in Petrolia in 1902. Before there was the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, before supertankers and pipelines, in 1858 there were two men with shovels and [...]
Archive for November, 2001
Memoirs & Pilgrimages
Carving Out Our History
by Pat Sullivan
The Vimy Memorial turned 65 this year, and creator Walter Allward would have been pleased with the birthday presents. Not only did the federal government promise to spend [...]
November 1, 2001
Memoirs & Pilgrimages
Stuck In The Spin Cycle
by Graham Chandler
Cut throttle to idle. Ease back on the stick to maintain altitude, reducing airspeed by one knot per second. At five knots above stall speed, gradually feed in rudder [...]
November 1, 2001
Memoirs & Pilgrimages
Touched By Remembrance
by Laurel Driedger
I remember what we did for remembrance when I was in grade school. All the students cut little poppies from red construction paper and then placed them around the [...]
November 1, 2001
Memoirs & Pilgrimages
Warding Off The Loneliness
by Bill Thompson
Several years ago I worked as an orderly in a veterans residential care facility at London, Ont. Known affectionately as The Wing, the facility was comprised of several pavilions surrounded [...]
November 1, 2001
Memoirs & Pilgrimages
On The Path Of Remembrance
by Mac Johnston
Standing at the Vimy Memorial in France, the youth leaders are: (front, from left): Marcus Munro of Elkford, [...]
November 1, 2001
Canada Corner
Lunenburg By The Sea
A working seaport and a historic downtown core are among Lunenburg’s greatest assets. For more than two centuries, life in Lunenburg, N.S., revolved [...]
November 1, 2001, by Laura Byrne Paquet
War Art
Harold Beament
Harold Beament’s paintings depict wartime on the Atlantic. The above image is titled Passing?
Harold Beament’s paintings of the Atlantic vary from soft grey blue coloured pencil, to navy pastels to verdant green oils. And like the sea, Beament had more than one face because he was both a commander and an artist. [...]
November 1, 2001, by Jennifer Morse
Defence Today
War Hero’s Medals Back In Manitoba
by Victoria Fulford
Sgt. Tommy Prince, who became Canada’s most decorated aboriginal war veteran, is briefed before going out on patrol [...]
November 1, 2001
Defence Today
Eye On Defense: Reflecting Canadian Society
by David J. Bercuson It isn’t often that anyone in this nation seriously debates issues touching on the nature and effectiveness of the Canadian Forces. When they do, however, the [...]
November 1, 2001
