I correspond with a group of 6 gals
with whom I attended high school 'way back then'. We all but one live in
Canada. Joy and I grew up together doors apart and experienced the devastation
of prairie flooding in the 1950's when our city was flooded, mosquitoes were
king, and worst of all Polio was an horrifying epidemic.
Joy lives in
Chicago now, and responding to a group email I'd sent enquiring how our Calgary
friend and her family were managing she was embarrassed that she had absolutely
no knowledge of what was happening in southern Alberta. This is all too
common as all of us who spend our winters in PC know. Unless we have satellite
TV, there is little to no news of Canada on TV, Radio or in the
print media, despite the huge numbers of Canadians who visit the U.S. every
year.
So the information which has gone
out on your blog has triggered a snowball effect and folks here are getting
emails from their American friends. It's very heartwarming Sue and it's all because of your amazing and all-encompassing blog. So
thanks for spreading the word. The situation is desperate so if people want
to help, they could contact their local Red Cross.
Gwen
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