Post some pictures of your city! II - Page 67

RWin · #**1321** Posted **Mar 19, 2014, 1:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by uzi

that's cool. in what year you graduated from Seaton?

1986.

Acutally my dad went to that school too but at the time it was call Vernon Jr. High or something like that. It didn't have a name yet then (1952 I think). It was pretty new. The stairs in the middle of the school were the end of the school at that time.

The Science Centre was the elementary school he went to from '46-'52.

uzi · #**1322** Posted **Mar 19, 2014, 2:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by MTLskyline

Greetings from Saint-Lambert.

greetings from Vernon as well

uzi · #**1323** Posted **Mar 19, 2014, 2:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by RWin

1986.

Acutally my dad went to that school too but at the time it was call Vernon Jr. High or something like that. It didn't have a name yet then (1952 I think). It was pretty new. The stairs in the middle of the school were the end of the school at that time.

The Science Centre was the elementary school he went to from '46-'52.

that is cool. small world. at that time probably Vernon was not as developed as it is now.

uzi · #**1324** Posted **Mar 19, 2014, 2:54 AM**

these all stopped at my dad's gas station for gas today.

RWin · #**1325** Posted **Mar 19, 2014, 2:19 PM**

There are some nice cars in town these days!

RWin · #**1326** Posted **Mar 19, 2014, 2:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by uzi

that is cool. small world. at that time probably Vernon was not as developed as it is now.

True. It has changed a lot since '86 let alone the 40's.

uzi · #**1327** Posted **Mar 19, 2014, 4:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by RWin

There are some nice cars in town these days!

this was some kind of car club that was coming from somewhere and going to Richmond.

RWin · #**1328** Posted **Mar 19, 2014, 8:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by uzi

my school

Here's what the school looked like in 1950 (from the Vernon Museum Archives):

Martin Mtl · #**1329** Posted **Mar 19, 2014, 9:40 PM**

Plateau / Mile-End by Mehdi Bouhalassa on Flickr

Night shots by Mehdi Bouhalassa on Flickr

Fête à Antoine (31 ans) by Mehdi Bouhalassa on Flickr

Plateau / Mile-End by Mehdi Bouhalassa on Flickr

SignalHillHiker · #**1330** Posted **Mar 19, 2014, 9:41 PM**

Wow, gorgeous. This guy does what I'd do in MTL.

Does that mosque have a cross on top? What's going on?

Martin Mtl · #**1331** Posted **Mar 19, 2014, 9:45 PM**

It's a catholic church !

SignalHillHiker · #**1332** Posted **Mar 19, 2014, 9:48 PM**

Jesus. And an Irish Catholic church to boot.

It looks like a mosque to me. Even the decorative style is similar to the style of buildings in Sana'a, Yemen.

SignalHillHiker · #**1333** Posted **Mar 19, 2014, 10:59 PM**

For Multicultural Week, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is profiling some of its officers who came from away.

Here is the Constabulary's graduating class of 2013 on the steps of the former Parliament:

And here's the first guy they profiled, Charley Torres (he's from Cuba; his wife is from here, and his two sons were born here).

"The past 7 1/2 years in Canada have been a huge adjustment. I came from a country where there was very little choice, you survived on what you had and that's it. My first time ordering a Subway sandwich here was overwhelming. I never knew so many choices could exist! I had no idea how to use a debit or visa card, that water could run so hot from a shower or how sweet a dessert could be. I think in some way I am still adjusting to life here and I encounter challenges often. Joining the RNC it was the best decision I could have made." - Constable Charley Torres