“Sandy Shreve (left) the poet who brought ‘Poetry in Transit’ to Vancouver in 1996, the first city in Canada to have such a program, has died.”FULL STORY
Darrell McKay is a project manager and photographer in Bowser, BC,
A little help from Canada
An excerpt from Darrell McKay’s wartime memoir on delivering aid to Ukrainian refugees.
“I told her I had a friend back in Canada that had sent some money and wanted me to give it to people to help them along the way. I said I had an envelope with a little bit of money in it that would pay for a couple of hotels and some meals. I asked if she’d accept it as a gift from my Canadian friend.” FULL STORY
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