Medical Assistance in Dying

When the Medically Assistance in Dying law (MAID) was introduced Laurie knew immediately that it was unlikely that she would be able to take advantage. The combination of being near death as well as in sound mind was unlikely once the cancer had metastasized into her brain. It looks like the changes that the Superior …

Ottawa Public Schools 1918

Another find from the Internet Archive Table from The public schools of Ottawa (1918) found at http://www.archive.org/details/publicschoolsofo00markuoft In 1918 First Avenue School had 645 students occupying 13 classrooms plus a kindergarten. Connaught School, new at the time, had 604 students in 13 classrooms plus  a kindergarten. Mutchmor had 545 students in 11 classrooms plus a …

My current reading list

I am thrilled to have purchased two excellent looking memoirs in the last few weeks. Both from authors Laurie Kingston supported and encouraged. She would have been overjoyed to see them in print.Henriette Ivanans-McIntyre has written a memoir “In Pillness and in Health: A memoir. (https://www.amazon.com/Pillness-Health-memoir-Henriette-Ivanans-ebook/dp/B07V49YDC8) Amanda Jetté Knox has written “Love Lives HereA Story …