Country Market

On Sunday, we decided to check out the Clarence Country Market. This was prompted by our reading of Ida Red. We were pleased to see Bob Bent manning a stall of his books. We picked up some postcards, as well as a map of Nova Scotia country markets. The postcards were produced by Woodshed Press in Port George. They were a quality product, which we sent to the children, as a reminder of our life in the community.

To remember the geography, we went up the Station Road, down the Fitch Road, and finally along the Mount Hanley Road. Passing through Clarence, we caught a wave from Vicki Barteaux. We stopped for a chat, and reconnected with Jeannie (her daughter) and her husband. Jeannie was a baby-sitter during the period 1981-87. She subsequently has had a career in Health Research at UBC and Dalhousie University.

This led to conversations about Ernest Buckler, and Graeme Wynn, Professor of Geography at UBC. I now have some homework; to re-read Wynn’s book The Nature of Canada. I also have to remind myself of the research by British geographers: Doreen Massey and Raymond Williams.

My last connection with UBC was Brian Klinkenberg. He was also a graduate student of Professor Michael Goodchild at Western University (UWO) in the early ‘70’s.

Saturday evening at John Wightman’s in Bridgetown, John passed me a salvaged copy of Acadiensis. It contained two items of interest.

John Wightman and the War of 1812. by GB Manzer.

The Mayflower. A poem by John McPherson

Acknowledgements

Heather joined me on the trip through Clarence and at the Country Market. Jeannie Barteaux identified the UBC and UK Geography connections. John Wightman discovered the back issue of Acadiensis.

References

Acadiensis 1908. Volume 8 Number 2. A Quarterly devoted to the interests of the Maritime Provinces of Canada.

The Mayflower. Verse 1 of 5 by John Mc Pherson.

Sweet child of many an April shower,

First gift of spring to Flora’s bower,

Acadia’s own peculiar flower,

I hail thee here !

Thou com’st, like Hope in sorrow’s hour

To whisper cheer.

Colin M. Coates and Graeme Wynn (Ed’s).2019. The Nature of Canada, UBC Press.

Doreen Massey. 2005. For Space. Sage Press.