I began my railway career in April 1988 when I hired onto CP Rail in Cranbrook, BC as a trainperson (termed trainman in those days). I worked for CP Rail as a trainperson/yard-person for several years until qualifying as a conductor/yard-foreman in January 1992. In May 1993 I was offered a position as trainperson at… Read more »
The Oblivion The moon was an orange globe as it sailed its burden of clouds over the spearhead silhouettes of treetops as it followed us along this ribbon of pavement that divides fields into patchwork (the road we travel being a thread in the oblivion of open pastures) In the warmth of the speeding car… Read more »
Sandra Moore spoke with Audrey and Wendy at AU convocation: AU GRADUATE PROFILE OF AUDREY COLEMAN LIVES IN: AB TRAVEL TIME TO ATHABASCA: 4 hours PROGRAM COMPLETED: Bachelor Of Nursing YEARS IT TOOK TO COMPLETE: 12 years FAVORITE COURSE: Nursing Informatics and Mathematics LEAST FAVORITE COURSE: English FAVORITE TUTOR: Ms. Broad HIGHEST FINAL GRADE: 97… Read more »
Sometimes an event happens in your youth and you don’t know quite what to make of it until you’ve reached a certain level of hindsight and maturity. Or your view of the event changes through different eras of your life. Eleven years ago I was part of a conversation that only lasted around 45 minutes… Read more »
As I reluctantly approached my fiftieth birthday I wondered if turning fifty would really be as traumatic as I had heard. Fifty certainly did not feel or look like it did when I was thirty and looking ahead. However, the gray hair was real, as was the soft jaw line, among other things. Furthermore, I… Read more »
THE FIRST VOICE MAGAZINE WRITING CONTEST! $600 in scholarships to be awarded $300 each in the fiction and non-fiction categories Write for The Voice and win money for your education. The Voice is launching its very first writing contest, with categories for both fiction, and non fiction. Non-Fiction: In 1500 words or less, tell us… Read more »
THE FIRST VOICE MAGAZINE WRITING CONTEST! $600 in scholarships to be awarded $300 each in the fiction and non-fiction categories Write for The Voice and win money for your education. The Voice is launching its very first writing contest, with categories for both fiction, and non fiction. Non-Fiction: In 1500 words or less, tell us… Read more »
THIS WEEK THREE NEW CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE! NIFTY FIFTY : MAYBE – The first contribution from Barbara Godin, celebrating the joys of being a mature student: A DAY IN THE PARK – Stacey Steele’s first article, a recollection of a perspective-changing afternoon during a class trip to Quebec: WORKING FOR THE RAILWAY- Wayne Benedict is… Read more »
Have you ever observed that we pay much more attention to a wise passage when it is quoted than when we read it in the original author? Philip G. Hamerton, “The Intellectual Life” We love to hear from you. Send your letters to voice@ausu.org. Make sure to indicate if we may print your letter.
This survey seeks to determine student attitudes toward taking courses online. AU currently offers several online courses, although most are still delivered through the use of print materials. Whether you have taken an online course or not, your input on this important survey is valuable. This survey is a project of UMBC in Maryland. This… Read more »