Eastern People Rock

Peter Ormond, Susan Turcek, Dea Clark and Barbara Maccaroni still have food from home that they are generously sharing on the return trip back. Peter ran in the riding of Ancaster Dundas Flamboro Westdale (Hamilton On). They ventured out a little bit after the convention and spent a night in Truro N.S. Finding a large B&B wasn’t hard, getting directions to a thrift shop was a little harder, the stranger on the street from whom they were asking directions simply said ‘you know what, just take my car. I don’t need it for another hour.’ The host of the B&B picked them up at the restaurant they were in and shuttled their baggage back to the train station the next day, but not without leaving them some muffins for the trip.

The people of Pictou were all smiles and friendly. National conventions should be held in small places like this. It sets up a rhythm like breathing. The group met as a whole, spread out for rest and replenishment, then condensed again several times over the three days like inhaling and exhaling. Many of the best meetings and contacts are made walking to and fro or sharing time in a local restaurant/pub.

This also speaks to why the convention simply could not work virtually-digitally.