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This is my second year as Canadian Corresponding Member, so I must be doing something right! I have been very pleased to have heard from a good number of OOs.
Don Mertens (G 57) took 10 of his family on a Mediterranean holiday last autumn. He has a major project underway, resizing his accommodation from a two-storey house to a two-bedroom bungalow. He is still active with cycling, gym and golf.
Peter Leach (St A 63) had shoulder surgery in May this year. While waiting for the operation, he swam a 3km race using only one arm to raise money for a children’s charity. It gave him a very different perspective on disabled kids.
James Shapiro (Sn 81) reports from the University of Alberta that their research into treatments for diabetes is moving forward nicely. It is generating ‘self-expanded’, human insulin-producing cells in the lab, which he hopes when transplanted into patients will be accepted without need for anti- rejection drugs. Very exciting! On the home front, he and his wife have just had a baby daughter called Abigail, who is absolutely gorgeous according to her very proud father (no bias here!).
Peter Davidson (Ldr 62) sent in a note that he is alive and well with no meds! He is still active and has just completed his 100th racewalk. He has become very involved with Probus, an organization for retirees from professional or business backgrounds.
Dave Brentnall (Sn 76) is still living in Montreal, where he has been for seven years, working as an international sales director for a post-mould packaging equipment company serving the caps and closures industry. Interestingly, his best customer is located 40 miles from where he used to live in England. He says his French is probably no better than it was in 1974 and he is still not used to
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By James Clayton (G 68)
Quebec winters.
Peter Leighsmith (G 61) is
enjoying life and is more or less retired. He has a grandson studying Law at Leeds University – bringing some British viewpoints to his Canadian family living in Alberta.
William Fisher (B 75) writes that he is a director of some mining companies with projects in Canada (gold and diamonds), Brazil (nickel) and Dominican Republic (gold and copper). He lives in Toronto with his brothers, Adrian Fisher (B 69) and Mike Fisher (B 73). They have set up the Fisher Brothers’ Trophy for the winners of the Oundle cross- country races, male and female.
Edward Brockhouse (St A 56) spends the summers in Montreal and avoids its wretched winters at his place in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Richard Fowler (Sc 84) continues to live and work in Vancouver as a barrister in a criminal law chambers. Work takes him to many parts of the country, as he appears in trial and appeal courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He spent July in Europe, ostensibly to cycle in the Pyrenees and enjoy the Basque Country. He survived running with the bulls in Pamplona, only to be felled by a gallstone (or should it be a Gaul stone?!) in Biarritz. Ten days of holiday were spent in a wonderful French hospital, receiving excellent care from his Basque hosts. He is now in England with his youngest son, who
is just of an age where he can enjoy good English beer! They will be visiting Oundle in the coming days, which will be Richard’s first trip in over 30 years.
Peter Bubenzer (D 74) and his wife have settled in Parksville on Vancouver Island, and are enjoying the beauty and mild climate of what he likes to think of as the Canadian riviera. He is back in Bermuda from time to time, visiting family and friends, is thoroughly enjoying the new home and is very grateful for the opportunity to live here.
David Allan (Sn 59) reports that following the creation of the first biopharmaceutical joint venture between Cuba and a major-market country, and after receiving Canada's premier award in the commercialisation of life sciences, his organization, Cresswell Advisors, is engaged in financing the North American expansion of the British company, Haygain Ltd. Its devices and installations are credited with at least 50 Olympic medals by international competitors, while its products are utilized by professional and amateur equestrians in showjumping, dressage and eventing worldwide.
Iain Smith (C 56) writes that he is alive and well, having moved from Scotland many years ago. He continues to try to stay healthy by maintaining the exercise habit that was part of his life at Oundle. He skied an impressive 100 days last winter and tries to play golf at least three times a week in the summer. He has resumed cycling again about three times a week on an old abandoned railway track close to his home. He is working the fine balance between preventing one's body seizing up versus wearing it out! He says at least the challenge is fun... for now!
John Foster (Sc 51) writes that his major activity this year has been following up on his book, Oil and
World Politics (Lorimer, Toronto,
2018). He has been writing articles www
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THE OLD OUNDELIAN 2018 –2019
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