The Passing Show on Canadian identity and Edmonton humor
A column mix discusses Roy Thompson's knighthood and Gordie Howe's Canadian status, then reviews a Calgary Eye-Opener TV spoof of Bob Edwards. It ponders Canadian identity, celebrates Edwards, and shifts to public policy debates about welfare, government funding, and local investment versus provincial grants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Thompson
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Gordie Howe
Deroit Red Wings
Howe
Native Sons
Lord Roy
King-Pin” Gordy
Western Canada
Bob Edwards
Calgary
Alberta
R. B. Bennett
Father Lacombe
Pat Burns
Foothills
Bob
Mayor Moore
Winter angling and boat show notes from the campaign
Ice fishing slowed at the New Year amid mild weather and a lunar shift while conservation officers cracked down on illegal nets at Otter Lake near Erickson. The 6th Annual Canadian Boat Show in Exhibition Park Toronto runs January B1 to February with 150 exhibitors, including a Russian hydrofoil runabout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otter Lake
Erickson
Exhibition Park
Feronto
Thoughts on Becoming a Senior Citizen Poem
Miss Jean Macdonald received a humorous retirement verse about aging and staying cheerful. It playfully notes a lost get-up-and-go, slippers changing color with age, and the unchanged friendships, concluding with a light dedication to senior citizens. The text also includes a separate early 20th century style piece urging full-scale action to solve unemployment and reflecting winter work incentives by J F Garland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Macdonald
J. F. Garland
NEL
Garland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ron Tuckwell
Lyndon Baines Johnson
United States of America
George Derksen
the Times and Star
Deloraine
Manitoba
George
Young Liberal Association
R. W
Bobby” Bend
Campbell
Bond
ROD & Gun Digest
Bill Robinson
National Rifle Association
Germany
Muskies
Duck Mountains
Lake Audy
Riding Mountain National Park
Mae
Darlings Hall
Redwood
Main
Winnipeg
Anon
Ian
Linton
Roblin, Man
Brandon
Swan River
Dauphin
Portage
Carman
Fisher Branch
Pilot Mound
Neepawa
Russell
Hamiota
Morris
District Agricultural Representative
THE
Manitoba Department OF Agriculture and Conservation
George Hutton
W. E. Jarvis
Pioneer
Macleod
Province OF
National Employment Service
N.E.S
Manitoba Department OF Education
Scott Bateman
George Johnson, M.D
Gospel Services
Elks Hall
Roblin
Children’s Meeting
E. W. Ritchie
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!