The Talk for Too Long

The Talk for Too Long

By Nolen – Grade 5 Before she retired, Ruth worked at Bell Canada in Orangeville Ontario. She had fun working there for about 20 years, beginning in the 1980s. Ruth had the job title of “traffic operator”. A traffic operator had to answer all the calls that came...
Lucky to be Alive

Lucky to be Alive

By Kieran – Grade 5 In June of 1939 John was only 18 months old. His mom and John were in their 1934 Chevy, driving on their way to his grandparents’ house for a visit. On the way John’s mother got distracted by people building a new farm beside the road. She...
The High School Fire

The High School Fire

By Mia – Grade 5 One winter Sunday afternoon in 1948, around 6pm, 18 year old Jim was eating dinner. He got a phone call from one of his friends. As Jim picked up his candlestick  phone, one of his friends excitedly told him that their high school was burning...