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“Toughest School in North America”

That’s what the Knights of Columbus article my father flashed at me called the school. Ted Byfield used the term to recruit teachers for a dollar a day.  Judge for yourself.

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Chapter 22. The secret door

By Richard de Candole | March 9, 2022 - 3:26 am |May 21, 2022 St. John's Cathedral Boys' School of Manitoba, Toughest School in North America
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Chapter 22 of the Toughest School in North America by Richard de Candole. Secrets of the storeroom finally revealed 60 years later! Click here for the full article →

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Protected: Test Run 5

By pierre@bedard.com | August 19, 2024 - 9:43 pm |August 20, 2024 St. John's Cathedral Boys' School of Manitoba, Toughest School in North America
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Chapter 23. Grand Theft Auto Selkirk

By Richard de Candole | March 11, 2022 - 6:00 am |May 21, 2022 St. John's Cathedral Boys' School of Manitoba, Toughest School in North America
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Chapter 23 of the Toughest School in North America by Richard de Candole. Grand Theft Auto circa 1966 in Canada’s biggest little town. Click here for the full article →

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Chapter 24. The Fourth R

By Richard de Candole | March 14, 2022 - 4:00 am |May 21, 2022 St. John's Cathedral Boys' School of Manitoba, Toughest School in North America
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Chapter 24 of the Toughest School in North America by Richard de Candole. What is religion? What is music? What is music in the service of religion? Click here for the full article →

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Chapter 25. Discord on the Hudson

By Richard de Candole | March 16, 2022 - 4:25 am |May 21, 2022 St. John's Cathedral Boys' School of Manitoba, Toughest School in North America
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Chapter 25 of the Toughest School in North America by Richard de Candole. Montreal to New York, a trip I never did and always wanted to do. Click here for the full article →

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Chapter 26. Birth of a Salesman

By Richard de Candole | March 18, 2022 - 4:25 am |May 21, 2022 St. John's Cathedral Boys' School of Manitoba, Toughest School in North America
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Chapter 26 of the Toughest School in North America by Richard de Candole. Meat selling. Origin of the term “Christmas Hamper.” Click here for the full article →

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