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1950s-2020s Class Connections Fall 2021

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1950s

JEAN GRIFFIN (鈥55) provides an update, 鈥淚 worked as a chemist for five years for the City of Ottawa, civil service, before becoming a stay-at-home mom for two girls and a boy. During this time, I became a Girl Guide leader along with many positions at Division and Area Council levels as well. I had a wonderful experience taking six 15-year-old girls from across Canada on a month-long trip to West Australia for their 150th anniversary in 1979. I was a fire dispatcher for many years. An avid birdwatcher, I became a field naturalist and for approximately five years wrote a nature column for a local newspaper. As a field naturalist, I have travelled from the Arctic to the Antarctic and many places in between in the Americas.鈥

LARRY BLACK (鈥58) writes, 鈥淟iving in Barrie, ON, after 30 years in Ottawa makes me feel somewhat defused; but I am surrounded by two of my three children and all my grandchildren. My wife and I will celebrate our 60th anniversary in August, and I keep in touch with Sackville via the Tantramar Heritage Trust鈥檚 White Fence and the MtA Record i.e. town and gown. Defused or not, my next book came out in September: Russia after 2020. Looking Ahead after Two Decades of Putin. More important was an eagle in golf yesterday.鈥

The memory of ELIZABETH VENART (鈥59) was recently honoured by the Writer鈥檚 Federation of NS with the naming of the , established in her honour as a writer and a mother by her daughter SARAH VENART (鈥90)


1960s

KATE BRAID (鈥67) published her 15th book in October 2020. Hammer & Nail: Notes of a Journeywoman (Caitlin Press) is a follow-up to her memoir, Journeywoman: Swinging a Hammer in a Man鈥檚 World (2012, Caitlin). Her next book will also be prose (essays) but will not be about construction! She鈥檚 very happy living in Victoria, though as of next year when her husband retires, they鈥檒l be spending a lot more time on the Gulf Islands.

JAMES (JIM) INCH (鈥67) retired from a very fulfilling 49 years as a professional engineer and moved back to Nova Scotia.

Justice ROBERT WRIGHT (鈥67) retired after 23 years on the bench and a successful career in law that spanned over 50 years.

MURRAY BAILLIE (鈥69) writes: 鈥淥n July 11, 2021, a birthday party was held for me in Halifax to celebrate the day, which was actually July 5. It was an all-day affair. I am now 80 years old, as hard as that is to believe. Photo taken by ALISON MACLEAN (鈥69) of friends from Trueman House, Second East. From left to right are: PAUL BROWN (鈥70); ALAN MACLEAN (鈥69); GORDON STEEVES (鈥71); and MURRAY BAILLIE (鈥69), cutting the cake.


1970s

RON BUCKLE (鈥70) writes, 鈥淚 graduated in geology in 1970 and joined Ernst  & Young, formerly Clarkson Gordon ,on June 1, 1970. Little did I know I would stay there 鈥榯il 2005. I spent about half the time doing audits and the other half as an electricity consultant. At Cap, I ended up running their outsourcing practice, which had about 2,000 staff. I must admit that geology at MtA was harder than the CA degree, although the CA degree was an excellent way to see how business works. My first job in consulting was with Power Battery and so was my last. Since my stroke I have been back to MtA to hear the lecture in my name. I lived in Trueman House on the second floor, which suited me fine.鈥

ALISON WYLIE (鈥76), Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of the Social and Historical Sciences at UBC, has been named to the Royal Society of Canada.

In the first week of August, McCain and McLean adventure tours hosted a week-long cycling tour through Nova Scotia, which included seven Mount A alumni! From left to right, SCOTT MCCAIN (鈥78), LESLIE MCLEAN (鈥81), JOHN MOORE (鈥79), SUE MCQUINN (鈥83), CATHERINE JOHNSTON (鈥81), BRIAN JOHNSTON (鈥77), and JIM BLACKMORE (鈥81).

DONNA COADY (鈥74) writes, 鈥淚t will be 50 years in September since the four of us met at MtA. Front: MEREDITH FRASER (鈥74) and KAREN (BARTLETT) O'TOOLE (鈥74). Back: DONNA LEE (DURDLE) COADY (鈥74) and LORNA (MARKS) SIBLEY (鈥74). Taken at Karen鈥檚 cottage. Great friends, great day. Aug. 27, 2021.鈥

JOHN MOORE (鈥79) gathered with some Mount A varsity hockey alumni at Digby Pines in July. From left to right: PETER HAZLEHURST(鈥78); BILL KELLEY (鈥77); SCOTT MCCAIN (鈥78); JOHN MOORE (鈥79); REV. BILL BRENNAN (鈥78); FRASER LIVINGSTONE (鈥75); and ALAN LEARD (鈥76).

12 Varsity hockey players from the 1970s gathered in Thunder Cove, PEI this summer. Second on left JOHN MOORE (鈥79), to his right, STEVE TREVOR (鈥73), PETER MITCHELL (鈥84), RICK PRYDE (鈥75), ROSS HENDERSON (鈥75), SCOTT MCCAIN (鈥78), FRASER LIVINGSTONE (鈥75), BILL SANFORD (鈥75), ALAN LEARD (鈥76), BILL KELLEY (鈥77), PETER HAZLEHURST (鈥78), and JIM CLARK (鈥76).


1980s

S. ELIZABETH ROSE (鈥81) writes, 鈥淪ince studying Fine Arts at 正品蓝导航, I entered the corporate world. After exploring advertising, law, and big-ticket leasing, I became a chartered investment manager. After 25 years in institutional investment management, based in Toronto and Calgary, I shifted gears and wrote a book about a lifetime of paranormal experiences. I spent the next decade studying and practising Tibetan Buddhist meditation, various forms of metaphysical hypnosis, and energy healing. Currently, I鈥檓 living in New Brunswick, writing a second book on consciousness exploration, plus working online with clients around the globe. I plan to put my Fine Arts degree to work by illustrating my second book. My mother, MARION (BETTY) ROSE (鈥53), is 90 years old and suffering from memory loss. However, she鈥檚 retained some of her long-term memory, is in good spirits, and relatively good physical health. After attending Saint John High School, she studied Applied Arts at 正品蓝导航. One of her teachers was Alex Colville. He suggested she study Fine Arts. However, she became a silversmith instead, taught silversmithing across the Maritimes, then married an Air Force pilot and had two daughters. After decades of travel in the Air Force, overseas and across Canada, the family moved to Burlington, ON where they owned and operated a small fruit farm. In 1988, she moved back to Saint John and became a fine artist with the Saint John Art Club, as Mr. Colville had suggested.

MELANIE BROWN (鈥85) writes, 鈥淪plitting my time between Geneva and Paris. Got married in Paris four years ago and became a partner in a digital training company one year later. Work used to include global travel and now requires more imagination and Zoom backgrounds!鈥

CAROLINE (LULHAM) SHARP (鈥86) was involved in the 2021 Olympics as the sport communications lead, Tokyo and Beijing.

DONNA VIERIRA (鈥87) has been appointed to the board of directors at Choice Hotels. In her current role as chief commercial officer at Sallie Mae, Donna oversees the company's top line revenue growth, credit, pricing, and loss mitigation, as well as products, sales, marketing, customer and digital experience, and business development.

Congratulations to MICHAEL BOUDREAU (鈥89) and BONNIE HUSKINS (鈥85) on the publication of their co-authored book, You can also check out their new about the book at The Champlain Society.


1990s

Congratulations to AMANDA PETERS (鈥99), who was among five Canadian writers named .

TOM RYAN'S (鈥99) novel, I Hope You鈥檙e Listening, was awarded the for LGBTQ Mystery. The winners of the awards are selected by a panel of more than 60 literary professionals from more than 1,000 book submissions from over 300 publishers.

Former 正品蓝导航 Chancellor and anchor of CBC鈥檚 The National, PETER MANSBRIDGE'S (LLD 鈥99) new book Off the Record was released in October by Simon & Schuster Canada.

Congratulations to friends ANGELA PETER-PAUL (鈥99) and FLORENCE MAZEROLLE (鈥99), who have published a picture book series that teaches Mi鈥檏maw and Wolastoqey languages to New Brunswick鈥檚 schoolchildren. Their work was this summer.


2000s

In August 2020, DR. VICTORIA LAMB DROVER (鈥05) accepted the appointment of director, strategic communications at the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies. Dr. Lamb Drover is excited to lead advancement at this important provincial post-secondary institution.

HENRY ADAM SVEC (鈥05) published his first novel, Life is Like Canadian Football and Other Authentic Folk Songs, released by Invisible Publishing.

Congratulations to GINETTE GAUTREAU (鈥09), The new Executive Director.


2010s

Congratulations to DR. CAYLEIH ROBERTSON (鈥10) on receipt of the prestigious from the Canadian Society of Zoologists (CSZ) for the best PhD thesis in the country this year.

WILL RUSSELL (鈥10) has joined the Ontario-based law firm, Sport Law. Sport Law provides legal and consulting services to sports bodies across Canada, with many clients found in the Maritimes. He is the first lawyer with this specialty in Halifax.

Shout out to DAVID SUMMERBY-MURRAY (鈥13), who was featured on the for his volunteer work as a local emergency response volunteer. 

RYAN MITCHELL (鈥14) writes, 鈥淚鈥檓 happy to announce I鈥檝e graduated from a master鈥檚 program in international development (with a concentration in climate change) from Clark University in the U.S. To everyone I knew at Mount A, I hope you are all doing well and please stay in touch.鈥

PATRICK ALLABY (鈥15) published his second graphic novel, The Water Lover, with Nova Scotia publisher Conundrum Press. The graphic novel chronicles the experience of being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes during undergrad. It comes two years after Martin Peters, a work which also focuses on living with diabetes.

JAMIE DALGLEISH (鈥17) writes, 鈥淢oved to Maine! Originally from New York City, I recently relocated to the Pine Tree State and, after spending the last few years working on tall ships, am currently studying for the LSAT. I鈥檇 love to connect with other Allisonians in the Northeastern U.S.鈥

Congratulations to CYDNEY KANE (鈥17) and JAMES GORMAN (鈥17), who are excited to have joined Burchells LLP in downtown Halifax as associate lawyers. Cydney鈥檚 practice will focus primarily on litigation, while James will practice both litigation and transactions.

Cydney Kane ('17)
James Gorman ('17)

NATHAN SALMON (鈥17) is a spray paint artist whose work pictured here reflects his time studying at Mount A.

JENA MCLEAN (鈥18) has been named . Congratulations Jena!

Congratulations to 2018 grads MEGHAN GAUDET and RENEE MARIE SAVOY, who are among 20 candidates in the who successfully completed the May 2021 New Brunswick Common Final Examination (CFE).

Congratulations are also in order for CONNOR HIGHAM (鈥18), who successfully wrote the May 2021 (CFE).


2020s

Congratulations to RUTH CURRY (鈥21) who was featured by CBC Arts as one of for her exceptional student photography.