Articles
Coming to Canada brought a year of surprises
By Osvalda Franklin – Dryden, Ont. My family and I came to Canada from Italy in April 1950. This began a time of discoveries for me – some pleasant and some not so much. For the [more…]
Mother baked bread in an outdoor oven
By Syl Kulyk – Saskatoon, Sask. Growing up on a farm 10 miles west of Wakaw, Sask., in the district of Sokal had advantages and disadvantages. We learned to adapt and make things work. Baking [more...]
‘I pawed great handfuls of packed gumbo mud’
By J. Alvin Speers – Calgary, Alta. During the summer of 1959, my dad accompanied me on a holiday trip return to the West. Single at the time, I was living at my parents’ home [more...]
Teacher’s first flight was on the ‘meat plane’
By Anne Cott – Winnipeg, Man. I boarded the train in the small community of Eldersley, Sask. in late August, 1947 and headed [more...]
Played hockey with ‘Punch Line’ Lach
By Harold Volen – Burnaby, B.C. The spring hockey playoffs take me back to Saskatchewan, and Weyburn in particular. We had the [more...]
