A WORD ABOUT RETIREMENT FROM LORNE RICHARDSON
Lorne Richardson reflects on retirement as a busy life of community work and daily routines. He outlines a week from Sunday to Saturday, detailing radio, church, puzzles, bridge games, home maintenance, court nights, town news, snow shoveling, gardening, curling, and family visits, ending with a sharp football crowd remark during a rough game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CBS Radio
The
Prairies
Brandon Sun
Echo
Guy Miller
Joe Martin
Lionel Brown
J.P. Court
McConnell
Oak River
Oakner
Pope
Petticoat Junction
Kenton
Miniota
Lorne Richardson
Reggies Ramblings on Technocracy and Grey Cup Notes
A letter column variety piece touches on Technocracy and its salaryless system, critiques Labour stance, and recalls Grey Cup history with Edmonton Eskimos and Montreal Alouettes. It includes archived Manitoba place names, memorial service notes from Oak River era clergy, and church funding figures across early 20th century years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Argue
Oak River
Hamiota
T.B. Butler
J.G. Stewart
J.C. Anderson
Alex McIntosh
S.A. Martin
Oak River Post
P.E. Scott
A.E. Smith
A.M. Pratt
E.R. Wilson
Oak River Union (Not United) Church
Dean Wood
Army & Navy
S.B. Guille
L.A. Bygrave
Mr. Fargey
Marshall Gould
J. Allison Glen
Basque Shipwreck Discovery Spurs Canadian Heritage Debate
Peter W A argues government restraint harms worthy federal projects and laments budget cuts to marine archaeology. Parks Canada recently announced the San Juan wreck near Red Bay Labrador from 1565, suggesting Basque presence before Cartier. He urges funding for excavation over costly hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter WA
Parks Canada
Red Bay
Labrador
San Juan
Jacques Cartier
St. Lawrence
Cartier
England
Drake, Hawkins, Grenville and Company
Canada
Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission
Also Mentioned on This Page
Reggie
Edmonton Eskimos
Montreal Alouettes
Trudeau
Confucius
Toronto Argonauts
Winnipegs
Argos
Dick Beamish
Manitoba
Nelson River
Wimp
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