Spreading the Word
As a subscriber to Our Canada,I
can hardly wait to receive each
issue in the mail. I read them
all from cover to cover before
sharing them with family and
friends. I especially enjoyed
reading Michael T. Wall’s story,
“Canada’s Singing Newfound-
lander” (April-May 2019).
Keep up the good work you are
doing—I recommend this excel-
lent magazine to anyone who
loves this great country.
Nancy Caroline Ford,
Pickering, Ont.
International Praise
Newfoundland’s country music
ambassador and good friend
Michael T. Wall sent me your
latest issue (April-May 2019).
I loved this magazine and the
story, “Canada’s Singing New-
foundlander.” Thank you for
publishing this article on him
and keep up the good work—
great job!
Rainer H. Schmeissner,
Regensburg, Germany
KIX MARSHALL
Kix is a Canadian-born speaker,
travel writer and entrepreneur from
Red Deer, Alta. His first love is travel
and when it seemed he would not
be able to finance the purchase of
his own plane for his adventures, he
settled for the next best thing—a 2009 Kawasaki KLR
- Now he has a second love, adventure motorcy-
cling, and can usually be found riding around the world
somewhere. He’s also hoping you’ll one day be able to
find him on Netflix and in book stores! In the meantime,
see Destinations on page 58 to find out about Kix’s
amazing experiences in Costa Rica.
LILLIAN ROSS
Lillian is a retired elementary
school teacher, a musician and an
author of historical novels. She has
written seven creative non-fiction
books about real people, places and
incidents that took place in the West.
Lillian is a widow, a mother of two married sons and
an active volunteer in her community. She has taught in
country schools, currently plays in a country band of
four women, and, for many years, played in a band and
sang with her husband before he passed away. Lillian’s
writing skills are on display in this issue’s Storytime
feature on page 66.FACEBOOK CHALLENGE
COLLECTIONS
We’re in awe of the images of this impressive miniature
train collection shared by Roger Lafontaine of Cornwall,
Ont. “Trains, trains and more trains,” Roger writes. “My
father, Maurice, collected trains all of his life.” To see more
great Theme Pic photos and learn what the next “theme”
is, head to our Facebook page!HAVE YOUR SAY.Is there a story or feature you’d like
to comment on? Anything you’d like to see more or less of
in each issue? Your opinion is important to us, so drop us
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