The job

In 1983 we were appointed to our first town – Listowel, Ontario. It was about 5000 people, had two stop lights, one hardware store, no Tim Horton’s or McDonald’s. It did however have about seven car dealerships and boasted to be “Car City”! It was for the most part a hub for agriculture and the…

2023 in review

When we were young SA officers I would get the statement telling me what our monthly pension would be. I didn’t really understand those statements in those days and I remember being shocked and worried that I would get $104/month! Yikes. I later realized that each year that number increased based on years of service,…

Retired and relaxed

Our time in BC certainly didn’t go as planned. We had expected to share a week with Rick and Alison at the kind invitation and generous sharing of their lives and home. But from the beginning it was smokey and overcast with a partially hidden sun – though it was warm it was evident the…