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Archive for November, 2001

Canada Corner

The Oil Springs Of Ontario

 

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 [...]

November 1, 2001, by Steve Pitt

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? [...]

November 1, 2001, by Jennifer Morse

Defence Today

War Hero’s Medals Back In Manitoba

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

Classified Ads

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS

“After the Last Veteran” – Includes reference to Canadian efforts for veteran’s welfare, including Caribbean veterans. St. Kitts–Nevis Legion.Lulu.com.

MILITARY MEMORABILIA

H.M.C.S. FRASER 1940: her motor cutter is for sale; a centenary project? graphoz@dccnet.com.

 

FIREARMS MILITARY AND COLLECTABLE WANTED
Licensed collector buying Luger Pistols 1900-45 and other military firearms. 514-457-5583, lugercollector@hotmail.com.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

ONTARIO RCL PIPES DRUMS AND COLOURS
Sunday April 25 from 10:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion in Midland.  First 2010 General Meeting/afternoon Dress Parade with an act of remembrances for band members who have passed on. For more information go to lugercollector@hotmail.com.

 

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Wanted 35mm kodachrome aircraft slides pre-1975 and 16mm films. Tel: 604-707-0901, daletenby@shaw.ca.