My friend and mentor George Parry at Westlands guided the research for this book and influenced every level of its development.

 

           I am also grateful to many other people and organizations who provided research material and support.  I would like to thank The Alberta Foundation for the Literary Arts, Marcella Bienvenue, Pat Bolen, Ron Casat, Hugh Dempsey, Walter Hildebrandt, Richard Lomas, Stuart Lunn, Munro & Associates, Bill Oxendale, Meg Pyper, Firoz Rhemtulla, Brian Rusted, Glenn Sherret, Syntax Arts Society, Ellen & Keith Simpson, Richard Therrien, Gabriele von Rothemburg, Deb Williams and Bryan Williamson.

 

 

          My Family was also supportive and I would like to thank my mother, Pat, my sisters Betty, Brenda, Carol, Cec, Joan & Shelley and my brothers Allan, Boyd, Dale, Frank and Tref.

 

 

          Finally I am pleased to acknowledge the editorial assistance of my long time companion Brigette von Rothemburg.  She made this a better book.