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David and I were
at Elaine Dickin-
son's: me in the
change room like
an over-stuffed Barbie doll, trying on
many different clothes and David settled in the man-chair gobbling up
the Escarpment. Great variety of meaty content! Loved Larisa Yurkiw's article.
And now sites are set on a trip to Peru. BTW, Elaine was hugely complimentary
about the sets that Clay created and proudly flipped through the pages to
show us his talent. We've got more reading to do - it'll be cover to cover.
Fabulous issue!
~Janet and David Moser | Waterloo | Thornbury
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In your attractive Early Winter edition, a fine article about Historic Leith Church.
Left out of themany credits wasMary Reynolds --- the secondChair of the "Friends
of Leith", founder of the Leith Summer Music Festival, still very active today.
~David Paleczny | Conestogo
I would first like to congratulate you on such beautiful paintings on the cover of
your magazines. I picked up my copy at Jim and Isy Almonds. I went to school
with the both of them. Thanks for the apple history also. Next I would like to tell
youmy favourite painting is of the pussy-willows in the pitcher. It brings backmem-
ories of going to the swamp near the High School and picking them and taking
them home forMother to dry and put in her artificial bouquets. If I had to pick an-
other one it would be of the Cardinal. My favourite bird. Especially in a winter
scene. ~ Grace E. Hill | Meaford
My wife and I enjoy your magazine and look forward
to each issue. Our favourite feature is the Bruce
Trail. Your winter 2013 issue continues the series but
the article did not include the usual map which I find in-
valuable. Could I request that future issues include a
map diagram? ~Abe Shedletzky
I just wanted to comment that the recent publication of
Escarpment Magazine, all I can say isWOW… it really
is wonderful… I have really enjoyed it!
Your work and layout and features are truly amazing.
Continue the success! ~Julie Scarcella | Thornbury
My sister Jennifer looks like a
snow princess. Fab shots! Our
dad says she looks tall; you are a
wizard. Love the magazine.
Thanks for bringing it to us. And
congrats to you and Deena for
25 years of creations.
~Patti Anderson | Kitchener
First—a minor correction. Canadian and Scotch whiskies are spelled without the
“e” = whisky. American and Irish have the “e” = whiskey. The confusion with
the Collingwood spelling can probably be attributed to Forman (?) who now
own the distillery, being an American Company.
Secondly—Collingwood’s name. Keeping in mind the early 19th Century On-
tario (Upper Canada) was still very much an English Colony and thus many set-
tlements were named with British origins. As a result of Lord Nelson’s many sea
victories we have the following –Trafalgar and Trafalgar Road, Bronte and
Bronte Road and Street (Nelson was created Duke of Bronte by the King of
Naples and George III raised him to the peerage for his victory at the Battle of
the Nile c. 1798. One of Nelson’s earlier Commanders in Chief, Admiral Sir
John Jervis later elevated to Earl St. Vincent (a name of one of the 4 Townships
in Grey County). I believe Jervis was also at Trafalgar.
We live in Milton. The first residents were primarily Northern Irish Presbyterians
and loyal British Subjects. So, we have the following names in the area—Boyne,
Omagh, Drumquin, Britannia and Derry Roads. A lot of history not to be dis-
missed lightly and worth remembering.
My wife’s 10th generation Canadian family came to Upper Canada as aide-
de-camp to John Simcoe. They were military people and received land grants
in York (now Toronto). At that time they owned most of KensingtonMarket area.
Streets named after the family homestead still exist. Family name—Denison.
Hope this is helpful, we have a great history as does Quebec, let’s not forget it.
Thanks for the article. ~John Gallagher | Milton
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Winter 2013 Escarpment Magazine
JENNIFERANDERSON ...
DRESS& JEWELLERY FROM
CORACOUTURE
DOWNTOWNCOLLINGWOODHAIR&MAKE-UP |MARION’S
THORNBURY
My firstexperienceon skis
,was inFreistadt,Austria.Momsays Iwas still indiapers. Dad says ifmy skiswereany shorter, theywould’ve
sharpenedmyboots. Next time I skied,weweremembersatGeorgian
Peaks, thegnarliestclubon theEscarpment,completewith iceandwind.
In thebeginning, Iwatched fromdaycare. Butwithin thenexthandfulof
years, Iwould skia lot.MomandDad felt that thecompetitivenessof ski
racingwouldhelpmybrothersand Idevelopour skillsand confidence.
So from4 to14, that’swhat Idid. Luckily,our ski club sat righton the
Greyhoundbus line fromOwenSound toCollingwood facilitatingour
trainingandmyparentscouldstillgo towork. As longasmygradeswere
goodandmycello songswerememorized,MomandDadwould keep
buyingmebus tickets. Ultimately, thatwouldbecomeaplane ticket to
Switzerland formy firstchance to ski race for thenational team.
... a call to fight
Challenge
FEATURE| challenge ...a call to fight
BY LARISA YURKIW
14 Escarpment Magazine Winter 2013
AlpineCanadawentoutona limb tobringmeon
the first tryoutcamp in2005. I think Ionlyhad2
coaches inmy corner. Thankgoodness Ididn’t
know that. Thepressuremay justhavepushedme
over the edge.. of amountain. And those are
everywhereonour training camps. Soas naive
as Iwas, I just skiedaswellas Iknewhow toand
by the time the summerwasover, Ihadearneda
truespoton theCanadianAlpineSkiTeam. There
area lotofpeoplewho love,orgenuinelyappre-
ciate, the ‘jacket’. Having statementouterwear
thatsaysyourathleticstatusandachievementsall
over it. I think forme, Icouldn’tbelieve Iwasac-
tually representingourcountry forsomething. So
ifahoodconvenientlyhungdownover theword
CANADA, Ididn’tmind. Thatwaywhen I tripped
overmy lacesorwalked throughascreendoor, I
could justbe Larisa-being-an-idiot insteadof Lar-
isa-that’s-going-to-win-medals-for-Canada-one-
day. But, likeeachchallenge I’veencountered, I
managed to keeppressureatbayandworkmy
wayup through the rankings. Even in theyearof
ourhomeOlympics inVancouver, Iwaskeeping
mycool. Ihadmymostconsistentand successful
weekend of racing at theWorld Cup circuit
opener in Lake Louise,Albertawitha16thand
two24ths. Imade thecriteria tobeanOlympian.
Oneweek later,andashort flight toFrance, I tore
myknee.
My first realizationwas that Iwouldn’t represent
Canadaat theOlympics. Butas theweekswent
by, the realizationsbecamemoreanatomical. I
didn’tdo theblack-and-white tear thatguarantees
a return to sport if you put in thework. I had a
giant question mark and a knee made of
spaghetti. I toremyACL,MCL,patellar tendon
andbothmenisci.My surgeon, the firstperson to
see thewarzone thatwas the insideofmy knee,
neverbutteredanythingup. He toldme itwould
be“twoyears” till I felt“more like”myself. Inmy
head, I knewhewasn’tawareofmy invincibility
andmy superpowers in healing. Inmy heart, I
fearedhewas right.
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