LETTERSThanks for
the Memories
Thanks for publishing my
story, “Farmerettes Helping at
Home” (April-May 2019). The
response has been awesome,
with former farmerettes con-
tacting me to share their stories
and photos. Children who recall
their moms telling them they
were farmerettes have told me
their stories as well. They are all
very excited to know there will
be a book available in 2019 that
acknowledges the service these
young girls provided toward food
production during World War II
and beyond.
Bonnie Sitter, Exeter, Ont.
A Grateful Daughter
I just want to send a heartfelt
thank you to your magazine for
being just who you are. Let me
explain. I am a family caregiver
for my father, who has demen-
tia and has been receiving Our
Canada for several years now.
Dad loves looking at the pictures
and articles, sometimes reading
them over and over again. At
times it’s because he’s forgotten
that he’s read it before, but my
point is that he actually reads
it through. Studying the photos
and articles keeps him “present”
with me for almost half an hour
at times; a good feat for him, and
I have my father back for a short
time. Each time I go to the mail
box, he asks if a magazine has
come in the mail. This is one
magazine that I’ll keep subscrib-ing to for as long as my father can
still read. Thank you for keeping
my dad in the now, however tem-
porary it is.
Barbara Remus, Hixon, B.C.Look, But Don’t Touch
Regarding the story, “Whitecoat
Watching” (February-March
2019), it was disturbing to see
the author lying so close to
a baby seal and admitting to
trying to pet one, which frank-
ly is as idiotic as trying to pet
a baby bear. Wild animals are
just that—wild, no matter how
big-eyed and cutesy. Like any
wild animal, seals can attack if
they feel threatened. It seems
naive at best for the tourist to
encroach on the animal’s space,
unprofessional of the tour guide
to allow it and irresponsible of
Our Canada to print this article
without comment. This will only
encourage others to try to cuddle
animals that should be left alone
to feel safe in their own habitat.
Karen Goa,
Auckland, New ZealandFarmerettes at Camp 6
sharing a laugh.CONTRIBUTOR SPOTLIGHTCAROLINE HALE
Having grown up in Quebec,
Caroline now resides on Vancouver
Island with her boyfriend, Nikolas,
and their three fur babies, a
Jack Russell-cross named Zak, a
50-pound Chocolate Lab named
Gryn and a cat called Gunner. Read all about the
family’s cross-country road trip in Caroline’s feature
story “Our Travelling Circus” on page 16. In her free
time, Caroline enjoys exploring the beautiful island,
fostering animals for the local SPCA and photograph-
ing anything and everything. She hopes to one day
run her very own animal shelter and photography
business.
LAURA SNIDERMAN
Laura is the founder and CEO of
The Get Together, a women’s festival
launching this summer in Ontario
(see Cause for Applause on page 18).
A 29-year-old graduate student in
clinical psychology with a passion for
women’s empowerment and community building, she
has worked with women from marginalized communities
in India, Nepal, Indonesia and Africa. Here in Canada,
she co-founded The Aerie Collective, specializing in
women’s retreats and urban events. While working
with Muse, a Toronto tech startup, she became a highly
regarded speaker on transformative technology and
the neuroscience of meditation.4 Our Canada AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2019