Category: CBC

In memory of Buzz Hargrove

In memory of the late  Basil “Buzz” Hargrove (1944-2025) , president of the Canadian Autoworkers Union from 1998 to 2008,  who on August 23, 2005, took time out from CAW negotiations with Ford to express solidarity with the locked out CBC employees.   CBC News story Labour giant, former Canadian Auto Workers head Buzz Hargrove […]

In Memorium: Richard Dawson

The Niagara Falls Review is reporting that retired CBC cameraman and well-known  blues musician, Richard Dawson, died suddenly last week of a heart attack in Thailand. He was 62. Here are three photos of Rich that I took during the victory party that marked the end of the CBC lockout in October 2005.   I […]

Canadian Coast Guard Gordon Reid

Canadian Coast Guard patrol vessel Gordon Reid, off Coste Island, Kitimat

The CCGS Gordon Reid, a Canadian Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel, is seen on a stormy, wet and windy Douglas Channel, off Coste Island, south of Kitimat, on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014. The Gordon Reid is currently (as of 2200 Oct 17, 2014) towing the Russian container vessel Simushir which lost power off the coast […]