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T This book came to be with the help of many people. Thank you to the 1994 West Coast Women and Words Conference, and my first writing teacher, Susan Riley of the Ottawa Citizen, who gave me the confidence to continue writing. Thanks to my friend Debra Swain, my car-pool-captive audience. Thank you to the members of my Surrey Continuing Ed writing classes and my teacher, Ed Griffin, who read and critiqued many chapters of this book, and thank you also to friends John McKittrick, Jerry Falk, and June Cleghorn who read and critiqued the entire manuscript. Members of my writing group gave me encouragement, especially Dr. Beverley Greenwood, who let me benefit from her expertise with proposal writing. Librarians and archivists from the White Rock Public Library; the Claresholm, Salmon Arm, and Kamloops museums; and staff at the BC Provincial Archives all helped with research. Special effort was made by Janet Finlayson at Macdonald College Library of McGill University, Anita Bedore of the Marmora Historical Society, and Dr. Ernest Peters of Vancouver (a retired expert in extractive metallurgy), all of whom cheerfully shared their time and knowledge with me. Thank you to David Caldow’s friend Libby McGinnis for sharing her photos and tales of Africa. Special thanks also to members of the Caldow extended family, especially Geordie, his wife Joan, niece Jean, and husband Gino, who all gave ongoing, caring xix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS assistance. Karen Breckenbach of the Colony Farm Park Association not only read and critiqued the story but also reviewed it for the association. Dr. Jack Little, professor of history at Simon Fraser University, read and critiqued the manuscript, helped me find a publisher, and has created an opportunity for me to promote the book. Thank you to Brian Henderson, Leslie Macredie, Penelope Grows, and my painstaking editor Jacqueline Larson, of Wilfrid Laurier University Press, all of whom welcomed me and made me believe this book would become a reality. Thank you most of all to David Caldow who bravely risked sharing his very personal Scottish-Canadian adventure. To all these generous, positive people and finally to my family, especially my husband Tom, my gratitude for your patience and knowledgeable support. xx CHASING THE COMET ...

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