No Place Like Canada Says Albertan Mel Torgerson
Angela Stubbs reports on Mel Torgerson, an Alberta retiree who cherishes life in Canada. Born 1918 in Seven Persons, he recounts wartime service, a long career in mechanics and construction, and 1952 marriage to Elsie Munsch. He now supervises trainees at a Bow Island center, enjoying family and hobbies like building a motor home.
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Angela Stubbs
Mel Torgerson
Canada
Golden Sheaf School
News
England
Italy
France
Holland
Germany
Torgerson
Whitla
Bennett
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Crescent Heights
Connaught School
Elsie Munsch
Bow Island
Pauline McGibbon argues business world remains tough for women
Former Ontario lieutenant governor Pauline McGibbon tells a conference that society and business still give lip service to women and that competence has no sex. She notes few women reach vice president or president roles and urges equal opportunity across fields. A police escort saw her to the highway after the event.
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Pauline McGibbon
Ontario
Canadian Federation of University Women
McGibbon
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Porations
Canada
United States
Toronto
Marjorie Carroll
Speech therapists teach stroke victims to talk
Vancouver therapists teach stroke patients to communicate using the Amer-Ind Gestural Code. The system uses one hand and 250 concept signals to convey ideas, equating to about 2,500 English words, enabling patients to express needs with family, staff, and friends.
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Vancouver
Holy Family Rehabilitation Hospital
New World
Sky Crowded with Birds Across Earth
A count shows more than 19,000 bird species inhabit the planet, illustrating the vast diversity of avian life. Researchers note continual discovery and classification advances in ornithology.
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Greg Bueckert
John Maclaren
Palliser Arealty Co
S.E. Hill
Ron Steinkey
Gershaw Terrace
4Th Street
Lorne Plotsky
Bill Irving
Cairns Way
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RE/ MAX REAL ESTATE LTD
Dunmore Road
Sheila McInnis
Caribbean Cruise
Port Everglades
Florida
U.S
Bay
Bob Ellis
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