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              demonstration over Lake Ramsay, ending with a lone pontoon bush plane
taking off from the lake and flying north as the Snow Birds flew their famous
shooting star formation in the sky beyond... what an emotional moment!
Throughout the city, decorated in ' Bush Plane', there were displays
and celebrations. Austin's held an open house with a whole room of Rusty
memorabilia. I looked out the window of this modern new base over the
extended and renovated docks and, for just a moment, I imagined the old BSC
waiting there and Rusty waving from the pontoon as he steps into the pilot's
seat.
A few years after his death, I had the honour to be invited to Rusty's
induction into the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame, right here in Alberta at the
Reynolds Museum in Wetaskiwin. Mrs. Blakey and Dick attended and it was
great to talk over old times. What a shame that Rusty couldn't be there, but his
stories were still being told; by friends, family, co- workers and even those who
had never actually known the man... just the stories. The many tributes given
that evening by other famous pilots, politicians and various dignitaries showed
that they, too, have their heroes: Rusty was one. As I listened to their
memories of this great and wonderful man, my mind drifted back and I allowed
myself a secret smile. I bet they never got a hug from him in a train station or
sat on his knee to fly a plane. •
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International Women's Day
International Women's Day ( 8 March) is an occasion marked by women's
groups around the world. This date is also commemorated at the United
Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. When
women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic,
linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences, come together to
celebrate their Day, they can look back to a tradition that represents at least
nine decades of struggle for equality, justice, peace and development.
International Women's Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of
history; it is rooted in the centuries- old struggle of women to participate in
society on an equal footing with men. In ancient Greece, Lysistrata initiated a
sexual strike against men in order to end war; during the French Revolution,
Parisian women calling for " liberty, equality, and fraternity" marched on
Versailles to demand women's suffrage.
The idea of an International Women's Day first arose at the turn of the century,
which in the industrialized world was a period of expansion and turbulence,
booming population growth and radical ideologies.