An informative and educational exchange
Thanks for the information.
I recall in Grade 3 that we had a mock federal election and I got the dubious
honor (forgive the “American” Spellcheck) of portraying Diefenbaker with
limited understanding of federal politics – already more informed from the
conversation thread below.
Don
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From: <dsp-ea-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Bob Thomlinson
<bthomlinson@xxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: <dsp-ea-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, May 17, 2021 at 9:28 AM
To: <dsp-ea-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Black
Willow,
Better call first to make sure it is still on display. I saw it there last
year. it was inside their aircraft pavilion and a bit of a show piece.
However, the following clip from Wikipedia says it is not on display now.
However, the Wikipedia article may be out of date.
A replica Arrow built by Allan Jackson was used in The Arrow, a Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) production. He began building a full-scale
replica of the Arrow in 1989, and was approached by the producers of the Arrow
miniseries in 1996, then about 70% complete, who made an offer to complete the
construction if the replica could be used for the production. It was used on
the miniseries and several public appearances at air shows. The replica was
later donated to the Reynolds-Alberta Museum in his home town of Wetaskiwin,
Alberta. While in a temporary outdoor collection, it was damaged in a wind
storm in 2009. It has since been repaired, but is no longer on public display
Stan Reynolds was a car dealer and, when requested, would deliver them on a
truck. He would take back anything the customer wanted to get rid of on the
empty truck. He took everything offered so this is definitely not a carefully
curated collection, except in the main display areas which are very well done.
The Reynolds family donated most of the collection to the Alberta Government in
the 80s and the government finally built a real museum that opened in 1992. It
is worth the trip. What is even better is to book one of the small group tours
of the warehouses that contain all the material that they don’t have room to
display. The warehouses cover several acres and are not normally open to the
public. These tours are only done in the summer and I think only on weekends,
so they fill up, but we had no trouble getting on one. Mobility may be an issue
for you. That tour was amazing.
The warehouses are huge and full of stuff, some waiting to be restored -
although most will never be touched again. The best warehouses were the
buildings full of old farm equipment and vehicles, including the restored cars
they take out and put on parade a couple of times a year..
Cheers,
Bob
From: dsp-ea-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <dsp-ea-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Behalf Of Willow Arune
Sent: May 16, 2021 8:16 PM
To: dsp-ea-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Black
Thanks Bob. I may head up there next week.
Willow
On Sun, May 16, 2021 at 8:05 PM Bob Thomlinson <bthomlinson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Although they cut up the prototypes, there is a full scale Avro Aero model
indoors at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin. They are also exhibiting
some of the drawings. The model was created for a CBC movie but not all of it
is covered in aluminum. Only the parts needed for close ups. The rest is
painted wood. Still very impressive.
Cheers,
Bob
On May 16, 2021, at 5:27 PM, Willow Arune <walittleboots9@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I agree. Cancelation and especially cutting the prototypes was vindictive. I
almost articled in Kamloops with Fulton’s firm. Yes he was a good man, better
than Dief. I love your story of sneaking into the convention BTW. And like
him or not, dief had an excellent memory for faces. I can’t recall. Did the
SIU and the Captains and Mates Associatin which got nasty and closed our ports
happpen under Dief, Stanford, or Pearson? I recall a thug from the US escaped
from prison during the strike.
Willow
On Sun, May 16, 2021 at 4:58 PM akfarmilo2 <akfarmilo2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ah yes Diefenbaker....he who trashed the Avro Arrow and with it a large part of
Canada's airplane (and space) development and resources.
I interviewed Dief during the Conservative convention when he was replaced by
Bob Stanfield. My personal favorate Davey Fulton lost out.
I crashed the convention actually. They allowed observers in the grey seats
way up at the top of Maple Leaf Gardens. Earlier I had discovered that if you
went into the men's washroom on the North side there was a service door that
accessed a stairwell down to the gold seats at rinkside. I had worn a suit
and jacket and brought a notepad (paper version of course). Most men had
doffed their jackets as it was very hot, and since most badges were on the
jackets many men did not have a visible badge. I joined a crowd of reporters
trying to interview Dief as he walked off the rink area through a narrow gate.
By the time he exited I had entered the rink area. I spent the afternoon
interviewing all the leader candidates and also Pierre Burton for the fictional
newspaper the Yellow Grass ( Sask) Agricultural Record. Had thirty pages of
notes that afternoon, tons of fun and a (somewhat dubious) little place in
history.
YITBOS Jim
PS. Likely could not do that kind of thing today. 😆
Sent from my Samsung device over Bell's LTE network.
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From: Willow Arune <walittleboots9@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 16-05-2021 15:02 (GMT-05:00)
To: dsp-ea-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Black
P.S. Finding a mint copy of LordBlack’s History of Canada was great. A lucid
and well written book that captivates rather than bores. Just finished with
Mackenzie King and onward to St. Laurent. Then Diefenbaker. I first met him
when I worked as a news photographer at CFRN Edmonton. After his ouster, at the
Edmonton airport. Some decades later he came to Campbell River and actually
recognized me when I asked him to sign his three volume autobiography!
