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The day the Daamens came to Minto

The day the Daamens came to Minto

No one recalls what the weather was like on September 21, 1947, the day the train carrying Anthony and Henrica Daamen and their children rolled into the Hardwood Ridge station near the coal mining town of Minto, New Brunswick.

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Shifting perceptions, changing horizons

Shifting perceptions, changing horizons

There’s a lot more to writing than writing. As with life, you have to learn to see and feel and, then, learn to see and feel again. With enough reflection, contemplation, effort and hard work, sooner or later, self-awareness and a sense of wonder reveal that to change, move forward and become authentic, you must reconcile the duality of your life with the duality of your world.

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What would Andy Scott do?

What would Andy Scott do?

As the eagle flies, it’s only about 100 kilometres from Kelowna to Kamloops, British Columbia. But, after the May 27 discovery of the remains of 215 children in an unmarked burial site near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, it might as well be a million.

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Meet the inspiration for our site’s name

Meet the inspiration for our site’s name

Have you ever wondered how organizations come up with their name? As you may know Google was actually a misspelling while trying to find if the name googol was available as a domain. If any of you have tried finding an available domain for your organization can be a very long process.

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