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VANCOUVER, January 2009. It is with regret that we have had to cancel the Annual Vancouver Springtime Dinner. There was not a date available on which enough members could attend.
Michael Atterton is looking at a possible October event.
Many of our Alumni have made their mark in all fields of endeavour.
Those individuals identified here are only a sampling of these.
There are many "unsung heroes" who have dedicated themselves to their careers and life plans and accomplished "quiet" successes and goals - whether they have worked in the fields of teaching, scholasticism, the military, religion, the arts, medicine, law, accountancy, and so many other fields where public knowledge of their accomplishments is not a commonplace of recognition.
Peter (Meletios) Webber (62-68)
Peter has been invited to become the Abbot of an Orthodox Monastery in California. For the past three years Peter has been helping to look after the Russian Orthodox Parish in Amsterdam.
Michael Ondaatje
In 2007 Michael Ondaatje matched Hugh MacLennan's record, by winning a fifth Governor General's Literary Award. Divisadero is a lyrical and painful family story set partly in 1970s northern California. Ondaatje's signature fragmented narrative travels back in time to the early 20th century to show a parallel family tragedy in rural France.
Recently Michael was in Sechelt, British Columbia for the Sunshine Coast Writers' Festival, where he gave delightful reading from Divisadero and some of his earlier works.
Michael was at Dulwich from 1954-1962, after which he immigrated to Canada, and became a Canadian citizen in 1965. He attended the University of Toronto (BA) and Queen's (MA). In 1971 Ondaatje began teaching at York University. He received the Order of Canada in 1988.
Andrew Sheridan
Nick Easter
Rugby!
England had 2 O.A's playing rugby in Paris on Saturday, February 23rd v. France.
They are Andrew Sheridan, at loose head-prop, 6ft 4in, and about 20 stone, and Nick Easter, #8 back row and also a good man to avoid if you are playing for France!
For more details about Andrew or Nick see their respective pages at AS.html or NE.html
For the latest information (November 2008) on Andrew see: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby_union/article5141969.ece
For Nick Easter's facebook see: http://da-dk.facebook.com/pages/Nick-Easter/22323866736
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Ejiofor (1990-95) is starring with Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in Ridley Scott’s new film, ‘American Gangster’. In this blood-soaked tale of the Harlem heroin trafficker and mafia supplanter, Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington), Chewy is Washington's 'key fraternal accomplice' Huey Lucas.
For more information about Chiwetel Ejiofor see Chiwetel_Ejiofor_.html
Rupert Penry-Jones (82-89)
Rupert is a recent star of Spooks, and now stars as Richard Hannay in Lizzie Mickery's adaptation of John Buchan's classic novel, The 39 Steps on BBC One on Sunday 28th December.