THE GREAT LAKES

[Dennis McGuckin]

Den, I hear there is a bit of a row going on about your flag, the one with the Maple leaf. Some one has claimed that the current leaf is not native to Canada but is from Scandinavia, any more info on this one?

Nothing much going on John.
Just the usual groupe with nothing better to do than look for something to go on about.
Den.

[Dennis McGuckin]

Ref the "Flag" I take it you mean when our Red Duster and the Canadian flag were the same.......

Hi Bill, They were never quite the same.
This one is Manitoba. Ontario is like it with a slightly differant crest.
The old Canadian flag was the same style untill 1967.
Den.

[Keith Moody]

Dennis, it is good to show The MANITOBA Flag in all its glory, there are still a lot of Scots. and English families still living here from the days when the English and Scottish regiments were here in the 1800`s.
and thank you for the plug on our DESERT, it is the only true one in Canada. up until this april when i sold it, I had a hotel within 10min. of the park gates. the emblem of the village of Glenboro was a camel. Not many people know that we can travel down the Winnipeg river through to the Lake of The Woods then onwards to the great lakes through the locks and out to the atlantic. I should mention that for the first part, its only for the smaller boats. if you are ever this way give me a call.
keith
ps.... you will be pleased to know that the sun is shining and the tempreture has gone right up to -15 today, it`s just like summer!!!!!

[happy daze john in oz]

Ref the "Flag" I take it you mean when our Red Duster and the Canadian flag were the same.........

No Bill this is about the current flag. I believe the current one with the Maple leaf was brought in because the one in use conflicted with ours. The story is that the then PM of Canada brought the new flag in without consulting the public.

[leratty]

Happy daze John in Oz, not sure that is correct I thought it was by referendum & flag competition? It was certainly contentious mostly I thought by the French natives? Do you mean conflicted with Aus flag...? Still one hell of a beautiful country with a lot of nice people in it & unlike us they keep a low profile too, wonder why?

[Dennis McGuckin]

The new flag was introduced Centennial year 1967. The year we came to Canada.[thought all the celebrations were for us]
Trudeau was the PM, so as a rule what he wanted he got.
Don't believe that it had anything to do with the Red Duster. If so why didn't Manitoba and Ontario not change too?
Den.

[Dennis McGuckin]

you are ever this way give me a call.
keith
ps.... you will be pleased to know that the sun is shining and the tempreture has gone right up to -15 today, it`s just like summer!!!!!

Thanks Keith, I may just call in on you one day.
Never been further east than Edmonton. Of course did the east coast when at sea.
-15 like summer you say!
+10 here with buds and snow drops all over the place.
Would be like Hawaii for you Prairie types!
Still able to ski right up to April though.
Could go longer but folks get into golf, tennis,boating etc.
Its a tough life on the west coast.
Den.

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi shipmates, Are you on about the big fast water lifts and all the tourist who take your photos? and sometimes throw money at you? and all the overtime time you get payed by the shipping company, good runs ashore to buy jeans and nice American high school girls. "Groundhogs" will bite you" in Canada.

[Samlander]

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[j.sabourn]

The 11/12 years I worked on Australian managed ships every order I put in for an Australian red ensign they used to send the blue national flag so just flew this. Dont know if there was a shortage of such red ensigns. Yet have seen a lot of small pleasure craft and such flying the red version. Cheers John Sabourn