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From: "yvonne leahy" <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Re: WARBRIDES-D Digest V06 #162
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:25:26 -0400
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Hello Peggy I am Yvonne LeahyW/B Peterborough Ont and I just to home
yesterday from a super holiday 3weeks in England and I turn on and find all
this talk about a train can you fill me in on this please and thank you
Yvonne Leahy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peggy Sheffield" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Re: WARBRIDES-D Digest V06 #162


> Hi Stella!
> Present Via plans are for the train to travel from Montreal to Halifax.
> Fare with sleeping accommodation would be $220.00 each way and Via are
> presently negotiating with another sponsor to provide the meals en route.
> One WB has suggested the train should run from coast to coast. I doubt
> whether those from BC would want to spend two weeks on the train. I'm not
> at all sure I want to spend six or seven days from Winnipeg to Halifax and
> return. Everyone would have to weigh the costs, time involved, state of
> their health, etc. for themselves. It would not be cheap, but then neither
> are a lot of worth-while things in this life.
> PEGGY SHEFFIELD
> Sec,. Manitoba War Brides Asscn.
> PEGGY SHEFFIELD
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stella Myers" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 9:07 AM
> Subject: [WarBrides] Re: WARBRIDES-D Digest V06 #162
>
>
>> Sounds great, but would love to hear more about the cost
>> and where i would pick up the train.
>>
>> Stella Myers.
>> St, Catharines, Ont,
>> On Jun 24, 2006, at 1:00 AM, wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> WARBRIDES-D Digest Volume 06 : Issue 162
>>>
>>> Today's Topics:
>>> #1 Re: [WarBrides] To All Canadian Wa ["joan reichardt"
>>> <]
>>> #2 Re: [WarBrides] To All Canadian Wa ["Peggy Sheffield"
>>> <]
>>> #3 Losses [hlmw <>]
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>>> From: "joan reichardt" <>
>>> Date: June 23, 2006 12:12:25 PM EDT
>>> To:
>>> Subject: Re: [WarBrides] To All Canadian War Brides
>>>
>>>
>>> Sounds like a wonderful idea, but Halifax in November??? For those of
>>> us in the west, we would have to get to Montreal maybe stay overnight
>>> and what about the return? Fly all the way from Halifax? Also the
>>> costs - nothing on the website about this. I would still love to go but
>>> definitely need more info. Joan Reichardt.----- Original essage -----
>>> From: "Annette Fulford" <>
>>> To: <>
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 9:53 AM
>>> Subject: [WarBrides] To All Canadian War Brides
>>>
>>>
>>>> TO ALL CANADIAN WAR BRIDES:
>>>>
>>>> VIA RAIL"S 2006 WAR BRIDE TRAIN
>>>>
>>>> This is to let you know VIA Rail Canada in Halifax & Pier 21 are
>>>> planning
>>>> something special this year to celebrate The Year of the War Brides.
>>>>
>>>> We are looking into bring a VIA Rail train filled with War Brides &
>>>> their
>>>> families to Halifax in November to participate in special activities
>>>> at Pier
>>>> 21. We have already been in contact with the staff at Pier 21 & they
>>>> are
>>>> very excited (as are we at VIA Rail) to make this a very special
>>>> celebration
>>>> for our Canadian War Brides.
>>>>
>>>> To give you a bit more information, we would have a train depart from
>>>> Montreal on November 6th and travel to Halifax. Our War Brides Train
>>>> would
>>>> pick up more War Brides & their families at various towns &
>>>> communities
>>>> along the way to Halifax, arriving in Halifax on November 7th; stay
>>>> two
>>>> nights (November 7th & 8th) at a local hotel. Pier 21 would host the
>>>> War
>>>> Brides on November 8th with a day filled with special activities and
>>>> prior
>>>> to our train departure from Halifax on November 9th more special
>>>> events. We
>>>> plan to make the time aboard our VIA Rail train, celebrations at Pier
>>>> 21 and
>>>> the visit to Halifax a memorable event for our Canadian War Brides.
>>>>
>>>> There may be War Brides across Canada who would like to either take
>>>> our VIA
>>>> Rail service from various communities across Canada or to meet up with
>>>> our
>>>> train departing from Montreal.
>>>>
>>>> We hope that the various War Brides Associations across Canada will be
>>>> interesting in participating in this but in order to make this happen,
>>>> we
>>>> need to get the word out there & also to know if indeed the interest
>>>> is
>>>> there to make it a successful project.
>>>>
>>>> We would be very pleased to hear from you soon and please pass this
>>>> information on to more War Brides and War Brides Associations across
>>>> Canada.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Peggy Topple
>>>> Customer Experience
>>>> VIA Rail Canada
>>>> Halifax, Nova Scotia (902-494-7903)
>>>> Email:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> To learn further details of this event, check out the events calendar
>>>> on the
>>>> Canadian War Brides web site at
>>>> http://www.canadianwarbrides.com/calendarofevents.asp or go directly
>>>> to the
>>>> November calendar at
>>>> http://www.canadianwarbrides.com/calendarofevents.asp?
>>>> currentmonth=11&event_id=47
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>> ______________________________
>>>
>>>
>>> From: "Peggy Sheffield" <>
>>> Date: June 23, 2006 8:49:30 PM EDT
>>> To:
>>> Subject: Re: [WarBrides] To All Canadian War Brides
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi! Joan,
>>> I have the same questions as you. I emailed Via Rail and found out
>>> that
>>> the rail trip is $220.00 each way (their off-season rate). Responded
>>> today
>>> asking whether that amount included meals and am awaiting their reply.
>>> Will
>>> let you know what I am able to find out.
>>> PEGGY SHEFFIELD
>>> Sec. Manitoba WBA.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "joan reichardt"
>>> <>
>>> To: <>
>>> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 11:12 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [WarBrides] To All Canadian War Brides
>>>
>>>
>>>> Sounds like a wonderful idea, but Halifax in November??? For those of
>>>> us
>>>> in the west, we would have to get to Montreal maybe stay overnight and
>>>> what about the return? Fly all the way from Halifax? Also the costs -
>>>> nothing on the website about this. I would still love to go but
>>>> definitely need more info. Joan Reichardt.----- Original
>>>> essage ----- From: "Annette Fulford" <>
>>>> To: <>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 9:53 AM
>>>> Subject: [WarBrides] To All Canadian War Brides
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> TO ALL CANADIAN WAR BRIDES:
>>>>>
>>>>> VIA RAIL"S 2006 WAR BRIDE TRAIN
>>>>>
>>>>> This is to let you know VIA Rail Canada in Halifax & Pier 21 are
>>>>> planning
>>>>> something special this year to celebrate The Year of the War Brides.
>>>>>
>>>>> We are looking into bring a VIA Rail train filled with War Brides &
>>>>> their
>>>>> families to Halifax in November to participate in special activities
>>>>> at
>>>>> Pier
>>>>> 21. We have already been in contact with the staff at Pier 21 & they
>>>>> are
>>>>> very excited (as are we at VIA Rail) to make this a very special
>>>>> celebration
>>>>> for our Canadian War Brides.
>>>>>
>>>>> To give you a bit more information, we would have a train depart from
>>>>> Montreal on November 6th and travel to Halifax. Our War Brides Train
>>>>> would
>>>>> pick up more War Brides & their families at various towns &
>>>>> communities
>>>>> along the way to Halifax, arriving in Halifax on November 7th; stay
>>>>> two
>>>>> nights (November 7th & 8th) at a local hotel. Pier 21 would host the
>>>>> War
>>>>> Brides on November 8th with a day filled with special activities and
>>>>> prior
>>>>> to our train departure from Halifax on November 9th more special
>>>>> events.
>>>>> We
>>>>> plan to make the time aboard our VIA Rail train, celebrations at Pier
>>>>> 21
>>>>> and
>>>>> the visit to Halifax a memorable event for our Canadian War Brides.
>>>>>
>>>>> There may be War Brides across Canada who would like to either take
>>>>> our
>>>>> VIA
>>>>> Rail service from various communities across Canada or to meet up
>>>>> with
>>>>> our
>>>>> train departing from Montreal.
>>>>>
>>>>> We hope that the various War Brides Associations across Canada will
>>>>> be
>>>>> interesting in participating in this but in order to make this
>>>>> happen, we
>>>>> need to get the word out there & also to know if indeed the interest
>>>>> is
>>>>> there to make it a successful project.
>>>>>
>>>>> We would be very pleased to hear from you soon and please pass this
>>>>> information on to more War Brides and War Brides Associations across
>>>>> Canada.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Peggy Topple
>>>>> Customer Experience
>>>>> VIA Rail Canada
>>>>> Halifax, Nova Scotia (902-494-7903)
>>>>> Email:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> To learn further details of this event, check out the events calendar
>>>>> on
>>>>> the
>>>>> Canadian War Brides web site at
>>>>> http://www.canadianwarbrides.com/calendarofevents.asp or go directly
>>>>> to
>>>>> the
>>>>> November calendar at
>>>>> http://www.canadianwarbrides.com/calendarofevents.asp?
>>>>> currentmonth=11&event_id=47
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>
>>> From: hlmw <>
>>> Date: June 23, 2006 9:56:18 PM EDT
>>> To:
>>> Subject: Losses
>>>
>>>
>>> Some wrenching losses have taken place over the past couple of weeks
>>> here in Southern Alberta, Canada. The president of Alberta War Brides,
>>> Anne Hawkins, Lethbridge Branch died of heart problems, another
>>> Lethbridge War Bride, Peggy Cannady, died following years of illness
>>> and the husband of a War Bride died of leukemia.
>>> The regular meeting is next Wednesday. Will we continue to meet as War
>>> Brides? We are losing members to death and incapacity at rapid rate.
>>> There is no recognition of Year of the War Bride here in the south by
>>> any governing body and our plans for a get-together tea out of
>>> membership dues has had to be postponed.
>>> A daughter of a War Bride is trying to get some action out of city
>>> council or other group.
>>> Hope to be the bearer of better news next time I write.
>>> Hazel
>>>
>>>
>>
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