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NEED SOME ASSISTANCE IN SEARCH OF DAVE POWELL
THX RIV KENNEDY
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David Powell
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hey riv, how's it going , living here in sudbury ontario, about a year now. dave
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« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2007, 05:08:38 AM » |
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DAVE
ARE YOU SURE YOUR E-MAIL IS CORRECT??.
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Dave Powell
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Hi Riv, sorry it took so long to get back to you, I live in Sudbury now and an in the mining industry, time is very short I've been here going on two years, We're just starting a new mine and due to go into production in Jan, drop me a line when time permits
Dave
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BJ MacLean
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Don't be a gest on the RCR net log in so you will get all the goosip and news. Glad to hear your doing well
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B.J. MacLean
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Dave Powell
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Hey BJ how are you doing? where are you living now? Jill and I moved to Sudbury a while ago. We spent 11 years in northern manitoba after I retired then I was offered a job with a new mining company as the Safety Co-ordinator. Both the kids work here too, Kerry is a hoist operator and Devon is a contractor. Ker has two children and Devon one, I thought life gets slower the older you get; I'm still waiting for the slow down. Really good to here from you, take care.
Dave
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Wayne OToole
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Nice to see you're doing well for yourself Dave. I'm still in Gagetown but since you got out I did a 5 year sentence in Quebec.
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Dave Powell
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Hi Wayne glad to here your doing well, are you retired yet? what were you in Quebec for?
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Wayne OToole
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I'm still in Dave. With Kilo company right now. I was posted to the recruit school in St Jean. Interesting time. Nothing like Cornwallis.
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BJ MacLean
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Madeline and I are living in Kingston NS. I got out September 2006. Not working but I have a contract with DND to teach the Naval Boarding Teams hand to Hand. This includes weapons retention and retrieval. It is a blast.
Other than that I just hang around bored.
hi to the family and to you Grandpa.
BJ
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Madeline and I are living in Kingston NS. I got out September 2006. Not working but I have a contract with DND to teach the Naval Boarding Teams hand to Hand. This includes weapons retention and retrieval. It is a blast.
Other than that I just hang around bored.
hi to the family and to you Grandpa.
BJ
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When our mine closed in 2003 I retired for two years and loved every minute wood carving, taxidermy and gunsmithing alas duty called and an now in Sudbury and hav'nt had time to take a peacful poop in two years. You retired in 2006 you must of had sixty years in and 4 rossets on your cd. Glad you and Madeline are doing well. Do you still have those damn dental tools??? take care talk to you soon.
Dave
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Terry Hanna
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HI BJ AND DAVE..........I REMEMBER THOSE DAMN DENTAL TOOLS,IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO PASS A WPNS INSPECTION,EVERY TIME BJ USED THEM. TALK ABOUT "HEAD GAMES", BJ YOU SHOULD DONATE THEM "INSTRUMENTS OF TORTURE!!" TO THE REGT MUSEUM. HOW YOU ALL DOING ANYHOW???
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Terry I've tried emailing you a few times, there must be a disconnect over the Atlanic, I hope all is well and its always good to here from you. Why Scotland? I have just started paying more attention to this site its really good to here from the guys, Riv Kennedy just contacted me to, he lives in Hamilton now. It would appear that we are all over the place, oh got to talk to you later.
Dave
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BJ MacLean
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Dave and Terry
Yes I still have those tools use thenm to clean other equipment theses days.
As for retirment I was medically released on my 35 year. I was planning to do more time as I sure loved the job. but alas I am now a Flatface.
Play safe and keep those weapons clean.
BJ
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Hi there Dave, Terry and of course BJ.
Good to see everyone alive and well. Along time has passed from C Coy 1 RCR days. Terry, you living in Scotland? I go over every year for the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow.
Life here on the east coast is good.....I can't complain. The military pays me very well to do my hobby:)
Talk soon,
Joe
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terry hanna
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hey bj,dave and joe kiah..joe you wear glasses and about my height 172cms? good god joe the championships are only 2/3 miles away from where i live, a lot of the teams practice on glasgow green (usually the venue also) small world eh.bj them damn tools are valuable relics these days,you should donate them to the infamous "black museum" to rightly join other instruments of torture,ha! ha! why did i move to scotland,dave well, think of my background (and your mum's) and your uncle (remember he lived in the same road as i did,he had the red setters) well me and certain elements of society in ulster didn't see eye to eye on somethings,its a long story and complicated tell you if you make it to the re-union,ok bud. that e-mail is ok dave, moe and bj has used it,check your thumbs,ha,ha yeah riv was trying to contact you glad he did.bye 4 now lads
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So Terry, why did you move back to the UK? and where and when is this reunion, I've been quite out of touch with regimental affairs the last few years. Being a grandpa is a lot more enjoyable, the kids hate it when we take them out, we give them back in mach 5 turbo speed.
I have not had any communication with Belfast in about 15 years.
Joe its been such a long time you must forgive me, if I can remember you're a bit on the short side about 3'6 4' tops. Where are you living now? do you play the pipes for a living or only hobby?, got to run take care Dave
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terry hanna
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dave,lindas mum had brain tumour only so long to live,my dad had cancer, mum went down with heart probs,this all happened in 1996,sent linda home to scotland to see her mum xmas '96 on compassionate flt with air cda.we had to make the hard and very painful decision to lve the army and move back to uk.i left the army but it didn't leave me,hence the trouble between me and the paramilitarys/terrorists,we just didnt see eye to eye at al ha ha ha,125th regt reunion kingston ont check out regt website for details, bye 4 now
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I'm sorry to hear that your family went through such a bad time. It took me over three years to de-militaize myself, civilians make no sence its all what they can do for themselves never the team. So terry what do you do for a living or are you retired? ( if my spelling is off, forgive me I'm not wearing my glasses, I'm old now
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Hey Dave. Are you thinking about going to Kingston for the reunion? If everybody shows up who is hoping to go, it is going to be one hell of a party.
Good to see your doing well, brother. Does mining run in your family or was that something you wanted to do when you got out? I am curious as I think you are the only Royal Canadian I know who's career went into such a field after turning in the rifle for the last time.
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Hi Mike glad all is well, I was in Gagtown when I retired and never had any intention of ever going underground, however in Fredtown the best I could possibly do was about $8 and hour. When I was in Yellowknife I got to know some of the brass in the mining world and one phone call from thoses handy pay phones in the bush and 30 days later I'm underground. It took a good three years to adapt. I did 8 or 9 as a driller and an now the number 2 guy on the property. Now that I know about the reunion I'll be there ,I might even take up recreational alcohol again. Talk later
Dave
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What mine do you work for in Yellowknife? I lived there in the mid 80s and my son-in-law is posted there this summer.
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terry hanna
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Dave,i worked for the railways in belfast,at botanic station made it to asst foreman then HAD TO !! lve N.I. for good. worked as stage crew member for most of the big names eg; meatloaf,cher,rod stewart,neil diamond,shania twain,diana ross,britney spears,justin trousersnake,etc,etc got all the stage crew t'shirts,and a $10,000.00 note from cher to spend in her online shop,thats one thing i will not do.i work as a single veh mover in scotland,deliver and collect all sorts of cars,bmw's jags landrover discoverys, mercs, mg's,saab 9-3 etc etc i love it no body on your ass out on the roads all day ,pay is great,luv it. will see ya at the re-u'08
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BJ I was in the military in Yellowknife a career counsillor, I sttarted mining in Snow Lake MB, now I'm in Sudbury at a new mine Podolsky mine a new company started FNX mining there doing very well at the price of metals, compared to what it was like 10 years ago. Both the kid work there too My daughter is a hoist operator( brings the men and materials underground, like a major elevator) my son is with a mining contractor as the daily planner. So I guess I now have a mining family.
Terry glad you enjoy your work thats a plus, did you meet all those bigshots? you must drink tea with your baby finger out now.
Got to run cheers all
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Hey Dave
How are you doing? don,t know if you remember me but I was in London 78-83. I also worked at the mines in sudbury Inco then i joined the military.My daughters boyfriend and her are moving back from out west and he has some mining experience.He worked in basset MB on the crusher. My question to you is this new mine hiring and where do I get some info so I can get his resume in. I also am from Sudbury but live in Ottawa now since I got out of the military 6yrs ago.Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers Randy
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Randy, how could anybody forget you, we'er hiring off and on, if he has underground experience with common core just send his resume to me dpowell@fnxmining.com Your a fire inspector now, read earlier you were up north, I spent 3 years up there, not so much Baffin but the Keewatin district. Are you going to this reunion next year?
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terry hanna
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yep dave worked with them and many others,most are stuck up a/h's but some are great ,cher and meatloaf in particulair very nice down to earth people. this job i do is brilliant dave,i travel the length and breadth of the mainland uk, in some of the most expensive and fastest cars in europe, had a lexus 4x4 up to 140 mph (illegally mind you ) just wanted to try it out on the m6,had a bmw 7 series up to 145mph also.its great no bosses on your ass hardly go near the office/yard, given jobs on a HHT and free cell phone,allowed 50quid free pers calls a month,given agency fuel card, top line last month £2248(cdn almost 4k) taxman is the killer bit he takes 22% .luv it bfn
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I will check if he has common core. thanks for getting back to me. If he doesn,t have common core where can he get this? Yes I am going to the reunion looking forward to seeing you Bud.
Cheers Randy
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Randy, Cambrian College in Sudbury does it. It costs about 5k and is a month long, if he is serious contact the college ASAP they only run a few courses a year and there booked solid, the problem with a booming industry all the you fellows want to make 120k a year, a little different when we were youger, when I made Cpl it was 1400 a month and we thought that was big money, enough to stay pissed for two weeks and then start all over again. Hope this helps, have him send me hie resume and I'll give him some tips on what we're looking for.
Dave
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