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From: "Kathy Turenne" <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Op Ed Piece YOTWB 2006
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 22:06:52 -0600
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Peggy,

Great to see that you did this, beat me to it. I was going to send to Free
Press. The article mentions Romeo D'Allaire and the Empire Brent, my mother
Elsa was on the same crossing. She came to a farm in the Carberry area
(Sydney), later moved to Vancouver briefly and then Winnipeg.

Kathy Lintott Turenne

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peggy Sheffield" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Op Ed Piece YOTWB 2006


> Melynda, I should have stated that the numbers I gave are the FAX numbers
> for the various papers.
> Peggy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Melynda Jarratt" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 3:49 PM
> Subject: [WarBrides] Op Ed Piece YOTWB 2006
>
>
>> Dear War Brides: We are trying to get this article into as many
>> newspapers as possible across Canada. If you know a journalist who works
>> for your local newspaper or if you have any connections whatsoever in the
>> media, please bring this to their attention so we can get as much
>> exposure as possible now for this issue! You have our permission to take
>> the idea of this article and have the journalist interview YOU for a
>> story about your support for the Year of the War Bride 2006. The sky is
>> the limit. We only ask that you let us know which papers you have
>> contacted and if the article does appear in the newspaper to tell us so
>> we can put it up on the website. Thanks again, together we will achieve
>> our goal of making 2006 Year of the War Bride across Canada.
>>
>> Melynda and Eswyn
>> ________________
>>
>> Dear Editor, please consider this article for inclusion in the opinion /
>> editorial section of your newspaper. (Click on the link below to
>> download the article.)
>>
>> http://www.canadianwarbrides.com/documents/war-bride-op-ed-2006.doc
>>
>> We are trying to draw attention to our campaign to have 2006 declared
>> Year of the War Bride in every province in Canada as well as federally by
>> the Federal government. This article explains the rationale behind our
>> campaign and brings readers up to date on what is happening in each
>> province where there is a sizable War Bride presence. We have also
>> included links to high quality downloadable images that can be used for
>> illustration. If you have any questions or would like to obtain more
>> information about this initiative for an in-depth article on the subject,
>> please feel free to contact us at the email addresses or telephone
>> numbers listed below.
>>
>> Yours sincerely,
>>
>>
>> Melynda Jarratt and Eswyn Lyster
>>
>> _________________________________
>>
>> For further information, please contact:
>>
>> Melynda Jarratt, Historian, Author, Webmaster
>> Web: www.CanadianWarBrides.com
>> email:
>> Tel: 506-455-3568 (h) 506-450-4567 (w)
>> FAX: 1- 902.482.5054 510 Gibson Street, Fredericton, NB
>>
>> and
>>
>> Eswyn Lyster, War Bride, Author, Webmaster
>> Web: http://home.istar.ca/~lyster/warbride/
>> Email;
>> (this address and number for Editor's use only: 349 Poplar Avenue,
>> Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 1J7 Tel: 250-752-9723)
>>
>>
>>
>> Melynda Jarratt, BA, MA (History)
>> Diploma in Digital Media and Design
>> Webmaster: http://www.canadianwarbrides.com and
>> http://www.project-roots.com
>> Voices of the Left Behind: Project Roots and the Canadian War Children of
>> World War Two is available in English at
>> http://www.project-roots.com/books.html and in Dutch at
>> http://www.uitgeverijpica.nl/index.html?page=achterbleven
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