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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 213.1 | | KAOM25::RUSHTON | Render the day oblivious. | Fri Jul 28 1989 14:32 | 24 |
| 213.2 | where did .0 go | TRCA03::OBRIEN | Glenn O'Brien @TRC 18/6 | Thu Aug 10 1989 15:50 | 10 |
| re:.1 There will be no patriation (repatriation is incorrect) of Labrador.
The Republic of Newfoundland would never cede the land that God
gave to Cain to anyone else.
re:.0 Where is .0
If Patty could ask some specific questions, maybe we can answer
them.
Glenn
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| 213.3 | | PENPAL::AHERN | Dennis the Menace | Sat Aug 12 1989 13:48 | 4 |
| How come Newfoundlanders refer to the mainland portion of their
gerrymandered province as "_The_ Labrador"?
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| 213.4 | Old expression | TRCA03::OBRIEN | Glenn O'Brien @TRC 18/6 | Tue Aug 15 1989 13:31 | 10 |
| The expression dates back to the days when the fishing fleets would
go north to fish, off THE Labrador Coast. Over time, the fishermen
dropped the Coast. But it's seldom used, except by old-timers.
St. John's has a similar origin. Before a settlement started there,
the harbour was known as St. John's Harbour (discovered on the Feast of
St. John the Baptist, I believe). As a town grew up, it was called
St. John's.
Glenn
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| 213.5 | | PULSAR::BURDEN | No! Your *other* right! | Tue Aug 15 1989 16:35 | 7 |
| 213.6 | Any Other former Goose Bay residents out there? | MASTR::FRENCH | Bill French 381-1859 | Fri Nov 05 1993 16:10 | 16 |
| Has anyone else in this notes file lived in Goose Bay?
(I just discovered this notes file in preparation for a Montreal trip
by my wife and I 3 weeks from today)
I lived on "The Goose" for most of 1966, courtesy of the U.S.A.F.
I'll bet that there are other DECcies who have been stationed
there, courtesy of either the U.S.A.F. or R.C.A.F.
I'm curious as to whether there is still either a U.S. or Canadian
Air Force Preesence there.
Bill French, Automatic Flight Control Systems technician,
59th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
Air Defense Command, USAF Feb '66 - Dec '66
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| 213.7 | The Goose is loose | KAOOA::MACLELLAN | hardware..software..silverware.. | Fri Nov 05 1993 18:30 | 21 |
| Bill,
Haven't lived there, but I use to be in Halifax, and we did a lot of
work here. As well I'm a Naval Air brat who knows a little about Goose
Bay.
As far as I know only the Gemans, Dutch, and Brits use the
base as an operational base, using it for low level flight training.
They tried to make it a NATO base for all countries but it fell
through, due to politics.
I think Canada maintains a token presence there now. Not sure though.
I know DEC has done some work there for the Germans.
A lot of political turmoil with this base as the natives claim the low
level flights disrupt the caribou herds and their native way of life.
As well, there were some problems with toxic waste left from year of
military presence.
There was an article in last month's National Geographic on Labrador
which you might be interested in reading as well. It mentions Goose
Bay.
Terry
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