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Clark Davey, 1928-2019: 'The true journalist of journalists' - Ottawa Citizen

Suez Canal crisis, the St. Lawrence Seaway project and the cancellation of the Avro Arrow program. During the 1957 federal election campaign, he recognized that Tory leader John Diefenbaker was gaining momentum and might actually win, and convinced his editors to allow him to stay with the Chief's campaign for 40 days. Clark Davey, former publisher of the Montreal Gazette, displaying a mock-up of the paper's new Sunday edition in 1988. Bill Grimshaw / The Canadian Press When Doyle became editor of the Globe in 1963, he chose Davey as his managing editor, and, according to Mills, the two raised the broadsheet's reputation from that of a local paper to a national one. Davey was managing editor for 15 years before joining the Vancouver Sun in 1978. He was publisher there until 1983, when he took over at the Gazette. He was publisher of the Citizen from 1989 to 1993. He was also president and chair of The Canadian Press, and co-founder and president of the Michener Awards Foundation that oversees the country's most prestigious journalism prize."He was the true journalist of journalists," says Kim Kierans, journalism professor at University of King's College in Halifax and Michener Foundation board member. "He told me when I last saw him in November, ‘If we're not providing the encouragement for journalism organizations and journalists within them to do the journalism that matters, then we're in trouble as a democracy.'"He was also a lovely man, smart and sparkling … with incredible enthusiasm for the business and its future."According to Mills, Davey, who in 2002 led a protest on the steps of the Ottawa Citizen after Mills was fired for running an editorial critical of then-prime minister Jean Chrétien, was known as tough and gruff, "but deep down he was a really kind and thoughtful person, and a very good friend who was always fair to people. But if you didn't know him, he could be intimidating."And although he called the shots on the job, it was Joyce who ruled the home roost. According to son Ric, his father only stopped the presses twice - once while at the Globe, when Joyce called him to report that she and Ric thought they had just seen a UFO."That was the kind of pull she had over him," says Ric.Clark Davey is survived by his wife, Joyce; brother Kenneth George; children Ric (Rita Celli), Kevin (Margaret) and Clark Jr. (Shelley Grist); and grandchildren Jason, Nicole, Michael, Kira, Stephen and Christian.Friends are invited to a Celebration of Life at Tubman Funeral Home, Westboro Chapel, 403 Richmond Road on Friday, March 1, between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Shared memories and speeches at 4 p.m. ALSO IN THE NEWS:No more extensions in LeBreton mediation, Heritage Minister saysFederal public servants, stressed over pay problems, set to rally in Ottawa on third Phoenix anniversarya href="https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/analysis-city-of-ottawa-leaving-it-entirely-up-to-other-governments-to-fund-future-...
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Famed Nova Scotia treasure hunter did it his way, reverend tells funeral - HalifaxToday.ca

Dan said to her, 'Well number one, there's treasure on Oak Island, and number two, I'm going to find it.' "It's a statement like that, in a nutshell, that summed up Dan's unbridled determination for everything that he did." When Blankenship first arrived in Nova Scotia - leaving behind a successful contracting business in Miami, Fla. - he stayed at the aptly named Oak Island Motel, owned by Eisnor's grandparents. Eventually, Blankenship built a house on Oak Island to be closer to the elusive treasure. Eisnor described being a child and scribbling with colour pencils Blankenship used to draw diagrams of the money pit - where some believe the treasure is hidden. Blankenship co-owned the island with a group of investors, including brothers Rick and Marty Lagina, who are doing the major work on site now. Their search for treasure has been featured during the reality TV show's six seasons. Rick Lagina was among the mourners at Monday's service. In recent years, Blankenship enjoyed meeting fans who would come to the island for tours, driving to meet them at a museum on his golf cart wearing Bermuda shorts, knee-high socks, a button-up knit sweater and an Oak Island baseball cap. He would always arrive early. "Many summers Dan never missed a tour... The fans loved chatting with Dan, getting their picture taken with him. He enjoyed that," said Eisnor, adding that Blankenship was the impetus for a new era in Oak Island's story. "A new generation of Oak Island enthusiasts are now intrigued with the very same mystery that brought Dan to Canada." Follow (at)AlyThomson on Twitter. Aly Thomson, The Canadian Press Note to readers: This is a corrected story. An earlier version wrongly said that Dan Blankenship had worked at the Oak Island Motel, but he only stayed there. Let's block ads! (Why?)...
https://www.halifaxtoday.ca/local-news/famed-nova-scotia-treasure-hunter-did-it-his-way-reverend-tells-funeral-1340093

Dogs attack 76-year-old attending funeral in S. Carolina - CityNews Calgary

South Carolina, and the dogs’ owner has since been charged. News outlets report the woman was attacked Monday afternoon by five dogs that Spartanburg Environmental Enforcement officials say escaped from owner Daisy Ann Anderson, of Duncan. Arrest warrants accuse Anderson of allowing her dogs to escape despite knowing they had violent tendencies. The dogs were seized Tuesday and put under rabies quarantine at a humane society. SEE Director Jamie Nelson says 12 other dogs were found at the home of Anderson, who was arrested on an unrelated shoplifting charge. Nelson says Anderson faces charges related to owning an animal that attacks a human. It’s unclear if she has a lawyer. The Associated Press Let's block ads! (Why?)...
https://www.660citynews.com/2019/03/27/dogs-attack-76-year-old-attending-funeral-in-s-carolina/

Dogs attack 76-year-old attending funeral in S. Carolina - CityNews Vancouver

South Carolina, and the dogs’ owner has since been charged. News outlets report the woman was attacked Monday afternoon by five dogs that Spartanburg Environmental Enforcement officials say escaped from owner Daisy Ann Anderson, of Duncan. Arrest warrants accuse Anderson of allowing her dogs to escape despite knowing they had violent tendencies. The dogs were seized Tuesday and put under rabies quarantine at a humane society. SEE Director Jamie Nelson says 12 other dogs were found at the home of Anderson, who was arrested on an unrelated shoplifting charge. Nelson says Anderson faces charges related to owning an animal that attacks a human. It’s unclear if she has a lawyer. The Associated Press Let's block ads! (Why?)...
https://www.citynews1130.com/2019/03/27/dogs-attack-76-year-old-attending-funeral-in-s-carolina/

Dr. Barrie deVeber, founder of bioethics institute, dies at 90 - The Catholic Register

Veber Institute for Bioethics and Social Research was born and continues to thrive to this day. "He always said I didn't vote for that," said Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, but he was overruled by the board of what was then called the Human Life Research Institute. "He wasn't seeking any spotlight," said Schadenberg. Dr. deVeber, one of Canada's leading pro-life proponents, died Feb. 28 at the age of 90. Dr. deVeber's hands were all over the pro-life movement in Canada. He founded Defense of the Unborn, the first official pro-life group in Canada, and was national president of Alliance for Life when it presented a pro-life petition to then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau with more than one million signatures. In addition to being founding president of the deVeber Institute, he was also founding president of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. Dr. deVeber was born in Toronto Jan. 27, 1929 and graduated from the University of Toronto Medical School in 1953 before launching his career as a paediatric oncologist. Dr. deVeber was a pioneer in paediatric palliative care whose work took him around the world, from Canada to England, the United States, Saudi Arabia and throughout Africa. "His innovations in cancer, intra-uterine Rh factor treatment and hemophilia ...
https://www.catholicregister.org/item/29085-dr-barrie-deveber-founder-of-bioethics-institute-dies-at-90