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Month: October 2015

Personal History

The Oil Man and the Salish Sea

October 26, 2015by Mark Cameron8 Comments on The Oil Man and the Salish Sea
The Oil Man and the Salish Sea

It seems appropriate that my uncle sent me a wonderful article about my great-grandfather this morning. You see, my great-grandfather, Samuel Clarence Nickle, was an oil man. One of the most prominent business people in western Canada from the late 1930's to the early 1970's, he was instrumental in the development of the Canadian oil [...]

Author's Thoughts, Book Editing, Self Publishing, Writing a Book

And the truth comes out…

October 22, 2015by Mark Cameron2 Comments on And the truth comes out…
And the truth comes out…

Well, I am now being blogged about ... by someone other than me. It makes me feel kind of like a celebrity. Kind of. Never mind that the blogger is my wife, Sheila. Or that she is my editor. Or that she has her own take on me and my writing, which might not be exactly [...]

Author's Thoughts

11 Great Canadian Songs

October 13, 2015by Mark Cameron2 Comments on 11 Great Canadian Songs
11 Great Canadian Songs

With the most important federal election in my lifetime taking place in six days -- an election that has divided this nation and left almost everyone fearing for one outcome or another -- I thought it would be a good time to dust off a partially completed post that I drafted some time ago. I love my country. [...]

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