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In the next short while, Magee’s principal, Randy George, will be announcing John Tanton of our class as Chair for the school’s centennial celebrations in 2014. John is already hard at work developing information on what other local schools have … Continue reading →

When I first read Bill Harvey’s recent re-visit to Kerrisdale  I noticed the picture of the interurban at Kerrisdale Station. It was a picture of BCER 1225 circa 1950s. As Bill mentioned it was a great system of light rail … Continue reading →

Ahoy, Magee Class of ’59……… The following message floated in, sometime after the dust had settled and the Class Baby/Class Babe (Dianne West Scharfe) and the Class Olde Phart (Davie Rae) had been duly anointed. What was there left to … Continue reading →

MAGEE ’59 CLASS BABY AND CLASS BABE! Several days ago, one Monty Cordingley, an unemployed (he sez retired) gentleman residing in Kelowna, sent us the following email: I think I’m the oldest of all those 59 Grads born during 1941 … Continue reading →

When we are young, we tend to see the world in absolute terms. Things are absolutely right or wrong, good or bad, hot or cold, big or small, etc. As we grow older, we tend to view the world in … Continue reading →

 Need a nudge to write that blog article you have in mind?  Here’s a bit of inspiration … carpe diem! “A father passing by his son’s bedroom was astonished to see that his bed was nicely made and everything was … Continue reading →

UBC students have been hoovering these sticky treats for more than 50 years. They were introduced in 1954 by a Hungarian baker named Grace Hasz. The bake shop produces 100 dozen buns daily. In recent years, Food Services began producing … Continue reading →