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www and giving talks across Canada and even in Leeds in the UK. His book exposes the role of petroleum in recent conflicts, including oil- producing countries (Iraq, Iran, Libya, Venezuela), pipeline transit countries (Afghanistan, Syria, Ukraine) and strategic sea routes (Somalia, Yemen). It explores military interventions, economic sanctions and tensions around sea routes. It is available in bookstores and online in Canada, the UK and USA. He and his wife, Millie, continue to enjoy Kingston, Ontario. They visited family again in Toronto, Vancouver and London, including brother Robert Foster (Sc 61).
Nigel Napier-Andrews (Sc 59) reports that John Kellett (Sn 64) and he have lunch on a monthly basis. John has had to sell his Bentley, as he can no longer drive and his wife doesn’t. Now that he is a bit stuck at home, Nigel picks him up in his “humble” Jaguar XK. The deal is that Nigel pays for parking and John pays for lunch, which sounds like a good deal for Nigel until you check out how much parking in downtown Toronto is – often more than $30! They can usually be found at the Albany Club, a hot bed of Tories and public-school types, where John hosted the last OO Dinner for the Head, her husband and Matthew Dear. Last year Nigel
and his wife, Diane, thought they would be moving back to England, but a bout of ill health, including his second hip operation, caused them to rethink and for now at least they will be staying in Toronto and visiting their cottage in South Yorkshire when they can. For mental exercise, he keeps writing his Gentleman’s Portion blog, which has just passed 250 entries. He has just been commissioned to write a movie screenplay – a Christmas romantic comedy – and at 77 he is having a bit of trouble remembering what romance was like at 30, but the funny bits seem to be coming on well. Thank goodness for a Brit sense of humour!
Robert (Bob) Freeman (LS 69) sent an interesting update. July 22nd 2019 was a significant 50th anniversary for a small number of OOs who canoed or kayaked across the English Channel from Deal to Sangatte as part of a CCF exercise. Hosted by the Royal Marines in their Deal barracks, 16 of them trained in the Channel for a few days before making the attempt. Of the eight canoes (there was a crew of two per canoe) that started the voyage, five made it to France OK, but the other three were sidelined by various problems. By the time they arrived in France, a small advance party had already set up camp. They had
travelled by minibus with Mr Hogg and Mr Moynihan, and Bob thinks some may have made the trip on an escort vessel. Mr Kaufman accompanied them on the vessel, being quite familiar with the coastal waters, having apparently operated there on torpedo boats for the Royal Navy in World War Two! They enjoyed a few days’ camping and canoeing in the Sangatte area, before canoeing down the coast to Calais, from where the canoes and crews returned to Dover on that escort trawler. On the trip, Bob’s crew-mate was Richard Akroyd (LS 69), but sadly time has erased the other 14 names from his memory, as well as those of the shore party. To all members of that expedition, Bob wishes a happy anniversary and adds: “Rest assured, we toasted our achievements on July 22!”
Your correspondent and wife Julie continue to live in and enjoy Calgary, Alberta. We made a trip to London in May this year to visit our son, Mack, who is now working for the Ministry of Defence. We made a quick side trip to Oundle, the first time in some 50 years. It was very interesting and a little nostalgic. Our daughter, Lindsay, is working for Imperial Oil and I am still doing some work, completing two property developments in Calgary.
NEWS FROM ABROAD
Central & Eastern Europe
After 30 years in Russia, having worked in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Irkutsk and Saratov, Guy Eames (LS 85) has probably seen more of Russia than many Russians! He started as a businessman in the perilous 1990s and moved on to sustainable development in the 2000s, becoming the co-founder of Russia’s first NGO green building – the RuGBC. His perseverance and patience as a protagonist of sustainability have resulted in expanding from ‘green buildings’ to take on a social entrepreneurial
facilitation role. His first ‘one planet’ project is in Tarusa, Russia, and brings together a multitude of stakeholders, creating new partnerships and opportunities. He also represents the BRE Academy in Russia and is a moderator and speaker at numerous events.
As for me, I am based in Warsaw, Poland, and train and mentor young entrepreneurs in developing start-up enterprises in Central and Eastern Europe, which aim to integrate sustainable business purposes with people,
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