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NEVER FIRE FIRST: Canadian Northwest Mounted Story by James French Dorrance – Book Review

Author James French Dorrance…   NEVER FIRE FIRST: A Canadian Northwest Mounted Police Story by James French Dorrance – Book Review.   “Don’t shoot!  Don’t you dare shoot, you uniformed brute!” Sergeant Seymour turned to see Moira O’Malley glaring at … Continue reading

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Old Stock Canadian vs Newcomer: A Patriot’s View

Real Canadian… Old Stock Canadian vs Newcomer     Real Canadian: A Patriot’s View   When Prime Minister Stephen Harper used the phrase “old stock Canadians” in the September 17th leaders debate, he sure stepped into it. We knew what … Continue reading

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#Netherlands70 #VE70 Liberation of Netherlands 70 Years Ago

Men of Algonquin Regiment moving toward Hochwald Forest, March 1, 1945  Those of us who are family of the soldiers who liberated Holland 70 years ago have been watching the Netherlands 70 Remembrance with pride and even tears. We remember … Continue reading

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OUT OF MY FATHER’S SHAVING BOX: Dad’s War, Algonquin Regiment & Liberation of Holland

Algonquin Regiment & Liberation of Holland. Out of My Father’s Shaving Box   Dad’s War, Algonquin Regiment & the Liberation of Holland “This is yours now, Brian.  He wanted you to have it.” And my mother handed me an old … Continue reading

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Maheeshtan – What Does Maheeshtan Mean? HBC Trade Muskets

“You want her to go with you, don’t you, Maheeshtan?”     Maheeshtan — What does Maheeshtan Mean? Since putting my popular Northwestern short story WOLFBLOOD on this site, I’ve had a number of questions about the natural lives of … Continue reading

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WOLFBLOOD Animal Story in Jack London Tradition – Wild Wolf, Half-Wild Husky & Wily Old Trapper

An Wolf Animal Story for you… Dedicated to the Memory of my father, Albert Chester Burhoe, avid backwoodsman — rifleman in the Algonquin Regiment, Canadian Army in Holland — and wounded POW in Stalag XIB, Fallingbostel, Northern Germany.  He served … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Farley Mowat! Tribute to a Hero. Dogs & Wolves

Farley Mowat Tribute. Farley Mowat   Tribute to a Hero “I suppose that at some early moment of his existence he concluded that there was no future in being a dog. And so, with the tenacity which marked his every … Continue reading

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